1971 Volunteer 500

Race 28 of 48

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:38:12
Average speed of winner: 101.074 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 7 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-43, Glotzbach 44-255, Allison 256-280, Glotzbach 281-282, Allison 283-297, Glotzbach 298-350, Allison 351-356, Glotzbach 357-500

Race notes: Last win for Charlie Glotzbach.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Charlie Glotzbach	3		'71 Chevrolet	Howard			500	4	411	running	5675	0
2	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'70 Ford	Holman-Moody			497	3	46	running	3450	0
3	1	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	104.589	494	1	43	running	2575	0
4	10	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			477	0	0	running	1200	0
5	8	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			473	0	0	running	1025	0
6	12	Elmo Langley	67		'69 Ford	Ronacher			465	0	0	running	865	0
7	15	Frank Warren	77		'71 Ford	Charlie Roberts			464	0	0	running	800	0
8	9	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			454	0	0	running	675	0
9	18	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			450	0	0	running	625	0
10	30	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			445	0	0	running	600	0
11	15	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			445	0	0	running	580	0
12	24	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			432	0	0	running	550	0
13	29	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			420	0	0	running	540	0
14	7	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			369	0	0	heating	530	0
15	13	Bill Dennis	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			328	0	0	lug bolt	545	0
16	18	Don Tarr	37		'71 Dodge	Tarr			283	0	0	alternator	510	0
17	5	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			262	0	0	spindle	525	0
18	26	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			168	0	0	rear end	490	0
19	23	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			167	0	0	lug bolt	480	0
20	16	Ken Meisenhelder	41		'69 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			131	0	0	vibration	470	0
21	11	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			104	0	0	wheel bearing	520	0
22	25	Paul Tyler	95		'69 Mercury	Paul Tyler			70	0	0	rear end	450	0
23	17	Bill Seifert	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			63	0	0	heating	440	0
24	6	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			59	0	0	engine	430	0
25	27	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			40	0	0	engine	420	0
26	28	Wayne Smith	38		'69 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			18	0	0	accident	415	0
27	22	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			18	0	0	withdrew	405	0
28	4	Richard D. Brown	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			12	0	0	transmission	420	0
29	20	Dick May	64		'71 Ford	Langley			6	0	0	withdrew	385	0
30	21	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			5	0	0	ignition	375	0