1971 Winston 500

Race 18 of 48

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:23:32
Average speed of winner: 147.419 mph
Margin of victory: 6 car lengths
Lead changes: 45 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison 1-2, Baker 3, D. Allison 4-5, B. Allison 6-15, D. Allison 16-21, B. Allison 22-26, D. Allison 27-30, Baker 31-34, Marcis 35-37, B. Allison 38-44, Marcis 45-46, B. Allison 47-49, D. Allison 50-53, Baker 54-55, B. Allison 56-72, D. Allison 73, Marcis 74, D. Allison 75-86, B. Allison 87, Baker 88, D. Allison 89-92, Baker 93, B. Allison 94-96, Marcis 97-102, B. Allison 103, D. Allison 104-110, B. Allison 111-113, D. Allison 114-116, B. Allison 117-123, D. Allison 124-125, Marcis 126-128, D. Allison 129-130, Marcis 131-138, B. Allison 139-142, Baker 143-144, B. Allison 145-150, D. Allison 151-156, Marcis 157-158, B. Allison 159-161, D. Allison 162, Marcis 163-166, D. Allison 167, Marcis 168-174, Baker 175-178, Marcis 179-180, D. Allison 181-188

Race notes: Debut for George Altheide, Doc Faustina, and David Sisco. Only start for Roy Mulligan.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Donnie Allison	21	Purolator	'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	185.869	188	16	65	running	31140	0
2	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'69 Mercury	Holman-Moody			188	13	70	running	19225	0
3	7	Buddy Baker	11		'71 Dodge	Petty			188	7	15	running	9825	0
4	6	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		187	0	0	running	5825	0
5	4	Fred Lorenzen	99	STP Oil Treatment	'71 Plymouth	Nichels-Goldsmith			187	0	0	running	3950	0
6	27	Jim Vandiver	31		'69 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			186	0	0	running	2800	0
7	10	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			185	0	0	running	2500	0
8	9	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			183	0	0	running	2250	0
9	2	Dave Marcis	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		181	10	38	engine	6025	0
10	32	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				178	0	0	running	2000	0
11	36	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			178	0	0	running	1975	0
12	22	Bill Seifert	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			177	0	0	running	1950	0
13	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			176	0	0	running	1925	0
14	20	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			175	0	0	running	1900	0
15	38	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			174	0	0	running	1875	0
16	17	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hassler			174	0	0	running	1850	0
17	15	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			173	0	0	running	1825	0
18	44	Doc Faustina	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			170	0	0	running	1800	0
19	47	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			170	0	0	running	1775	0
20	39	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			169	0	0	running	1750	0
21	16	Maynard Troyer	60	Nagle Racers	'69 Mercury	Nagle			167	0	0	running	1725	0
22	24	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			167	0	0	running	1700	0
23	31	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			166	0	0	running	1675	0
24	42	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			165	0	0	running	1650	0
25	49	Charlie Roberts	77		'70 Ford	Bob Freeman			160	0	0	running	1625	0
26	46	Kevin Terris	32		'70 Plymouth	Barnicle			150	0	0	heating	1600	0
27	43	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge				135	0	0	engine	1575	0
28	26	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			133	0	0	spindle	1550	0
29	29	Bill Ward	20		'71 Ford	McCain			108	0	0	engine	1525	0
30	11	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			97	0	0	engine	1500	0
31	37	David Sisco	05		'70 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			85	0	0	fan pulley	1475	0
32	48	Roy Mulligan	63		'69 Dodge	Charlie Roberts			83	0	0	engine	1450	0
33	18	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			81	0	0	fuel line	1425	0
34	33	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			68	0	0	engine	1400	0
35	34	Jimmy Crawford	36		'70 Dodge	Jimmy Crawford			66	0	0	accident	1375	0
36	50	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			58	0	0	engine	1350	0
37	14	Tommy Gale	03		'69 Mercury	Larry Jackson			53	0	0	engine	1325	0
38	5	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		42	0	0	accident	1300	0
39	35	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			39	0	0	engine	1275	0
40	45	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			35	0	0	engine	1250	0
41	19	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Seifert			31	0	0	heating	1225	0
42	12	Bill Champion	10		'70 Ford	Bill Champion			25	0	0	engine	1200	0
43	8	David Pearson	33		'71 Pontiac	C V			19	0	0	engine	1175	0
44	21	Richard D. Brown	93		'69 Chevrolet	Furr			17	0	0	engine	1150	0
45	28	Paul Tyler	95		'69 Mercury	Paul Tyler			15	0	0	heating	1125	0
46	41	Dub Simpson	45		'69 Mercury	Seifert			11	0	0	engine	1100	0
47	23	Bobby Mausgrover	86		'69 Dodge	Castles			9	0	0	transmission	1075	0
48	30	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			6	0	0	engine	1050	0
49	40	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			4	0	0	ignition	1025	0
50	25	Bub Strickler	35		'69 Ford				1	0	0	engine	1000	0