1971 Sandlapper 200

Race 11 of 48

Columbia
200 laps
Time of race: 1:18:25
Average speed of winner: 76.514 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: Hylton 1-37, Parsons 38-118, Petty 119-121, D. Brooks 122-123, Petty 124-197, Parsons 198, Petty 199-200

Race notes: Last pole for James Hylton.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		200	3	79	running	1700	0
2	3	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			200	2	82	running	1200	0
3	2	Dick Brooks	22		'70 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		200	1	2	running	800	0
4	1	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton		84.229	198	1	37	running	550	0
5	6	Elmo Langley	20		'70 Ford	Clyde Lynn			198	0	0	running	425	0
6	9	Charlie Glotzbach	38		'70 Dodge	McCarthy			198	0	0	running	360	0
7	5	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Dodge	Allison			197	0	0	running	325	0
8	13	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			193	0	0	running	300	0
9	7	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			192	0	0	running	285	0
10	12	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			191	0	0	running	280	0
11	14	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			188	0	0	running	275	0
12	26	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			182	0	0	running	270	0
13	10	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			174	0	0	running	265	0
14	18	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			172	0	0	running	260	0
15	25	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			135	0	0	engine	255	0
16	8	Marv Acton	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			115	0	0	accident	250	0
17	17	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			68	0	0	oil leak	245	0
18	23	Dick May	67		'69 Ford	Ronacher			63	0	0	transmission	240	0
19	24	Ken Meisenhelder	41		'69 Ford				44	0	0	oil leak	235	0
20	16	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			42	0	0	engine	230	0
21	15	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			39	0	0	rear end	225	0
22	19	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			10	0	0	transmission	220	0
23	21	E.J. Trivette	56		'71 Chevrolet	Baird			10	0	0	brakes	215	0
24	11	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			8	0	0	oil leak	210	0
25	20	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			8	0	0	clutch	205	0
26	22	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			7	0	0	withdrew	200	0