Results

The 1971 Winston 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Winston 500

Sunday, May 16th, 1971

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 14 Ford
  • 11 Mercury
  • 13 Dodge
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 6 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 147.419
  • Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 45
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
14 20 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 175 0 0 running
48 30 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 6 0 0 engine
42 12 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 25 0 0 engine
8 9 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 183 0 0 running
12 22 2 Bill Seifert Dodge 0 0 177 0 0 running
29 29 20 Bill Ward Ford 0 0 108 0 0 engine
2 3 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 188 70 0 running
47 23 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 transmission
50 25 35 Bub Strickler Ford 0 0 1 0 0 engine
3 7 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 188 15 0 running
13 13 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 176 0 0 running
25 49 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 160 0 0 running
39 35 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 39 0 0 engine
9 2 71 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 181 38 0 engine
43 8 33 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 19 0 0 engine
31 37 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 85 0 0 fan pulley
20 39 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 169 0 0 running
18 44 5 Doc Faustina Plymouth 0 0 170 0 0 running
1 1 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 188 65 0 running
46 41 45 Dub Simpson Mercury 0 0 11 0 0 engine
36 50 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 58 0 0 engine
24 42 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 165 0 0 running
28 26 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 133 0 0 spindle
30 11 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 97 0 0 engine
5 4 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 187 0 0 running
16 17 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 174 0 0 running
27 43 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 135 0 0 engine
40 45 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 35 0 0 engine
33 18 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 81 0 0 fuel line
11 36 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 178 0 0 running
7 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
6 27 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 186 0 0 running
35 34 36 Jimmy Crawford Dodge 0 0 66 0 0 engine./crash
23 31 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 166 0 0 running
15 38 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 174 0 0 running
26 46 32 Kevin Terris Plymouth 0 0 150 0 0 overheating
10 32 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 178 0 0 running
21 16 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 167 0 0 running
49 40 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 4 0 0 ignition
45 28 95 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 15 0 0 overheating
4 6 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 187 0 0 running
41 19 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 31 0 0 overheating
44 21 93 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 17 0 0 engine
38 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 42 0 0 crash
17 15 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 173 0 0 running
34 33 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 68 0 0 engine
32 48 63 Roy Mulligan Dodge 0 0 83 0 0 engine
37 14 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 53 0 0 engine
22 24 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 167 0 0 running
19 47 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 170 0 0 running

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