1971 Talladega 500

Race 37 of 48

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:25:38
Average speed of winner: 145.945 mph
Margin of victory: 2.1 sec.
Lead changes: 54 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison 1-4, Hamilton 5-7, D. Allison 8, Baker 9, B. Allison 10-11, Baker 12-13, B. Allison 14, Baker 15, D. Allison 16, B. Allison 17-19, D. Allison 20-21, Baker 22, D. Allison 23-25, Baker 26-30, D. Allison 31-33, Glotzbach 34, D. Allison 35-38, Hamilton 39, Petty 40, D. Allison 41-44, Hamilton 45-48, Petty 49-51, Hamilton 52-55, Glotzbach 56-57, Hamilton 58-70, Glotzbach 71, B. Allison 72-86, Hamilton 87, Petty 88, Hamilton 89, B. Allison 90-97, Petty 98, B. Allison 99-104, Petty 105-106, Hamilton 107-108, B. Allison 109-116, Hamilton 117-118, Petty 119-120, B. Allison 121-125, Petty 126-127, B. Allison 128-129, Hamilton 130, B. Allison 131-133, Hamilton 134, B. Allison 135-152, Glotzbach 153, Hamilton 154, B. Allison 155-157, Petty 158, B. Allison 159-175, Petty 176-177, Hamilton 178, B. Allison 179, Hamilton 180, B. Allison 181-188

Race notes: Debut for Johnny Barnes. Only start for Harry Gailey and Rolf Stommelen.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'69 Mercury	Holman-Moody			188	15	100	running	19565	0
2	5	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		188	9	15	running	10040	0
3	4	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		187	14	36	accident	6265	0
4	8	Fred Lorenzen	99		'71 Plymouth	Nichels-Goldsmith			184	0	0	running	4290	0
5	14	James Hylton	48		'69 Mercury	Hylton			183	0	0	running	4340	0
6	11	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Mercury	Seifert			181	0	0	running	2515	0
7	20	Don Tarr	15		'70 Ford				181	0	0	running	2265	0
8	39	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			179	0	0	running	2015	0
9	31	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			179	0	0	running	1865	0
10	19	Larry Smith	92		'69 Ford	Harley Smith			179	0	0	running	1775	0
11	13	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			179	0	0	running	1490	0
12	25	Bill Champion	10		'70 Ford	Bill Champion			178	0	0	running	1465	0
13	38	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			178	0	0	running	1440	0
14	32	Tommy Gale	03		'69 Mercury	Larry Jackson			176	0	0	running	1415	0
15	14	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			175	0	0	running	1390	0
16	46	David Sisco	05		'70 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			173	0	0	running	1365	0
17	30	Bill Ward	20		'70 Ford	McCain			173	0	0	running	1340	0
18	33	Raymond Williams	47		'70 Ford	Raymond Williams			169	0	0	running	1315	0
19	36	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			163	0	0	running	1290	0
20	50	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			162	0	0	running	1265	0
21	27	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			161	0	0	running	1240	0
22	23	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			156	0	0	running	1240	0
23	3	Charlie Glotzbach	3		'71 Chevrolet	Howard			155	4	5	engine	1265	0
24	26	Charlie Roberts	77		'70 Ford	Charlie Roberts			155	0	0	engine	1165	0
25	48	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			155	0	0	running	1140	0
26	49	Wendell Scott	96		'70 Chevrolet	Garn			153	0	0	running	1115	0
27	43	Dick May	84		'69 Ford	Ralph Davis			153	0	0	running	1115	0
28	40	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			151	0	0	running	1065	0
29	37	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				148	0	0	axle	1040	0
30	28	Marv Acton	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			146	0	0	engine	1015	0
31	45	Harry Gailey	94		'69 Ford				141	0	0	running	990	0
32	15	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			105	0	0	accident	965	0
33	44	Bobby Brack	53		'69 Ford	Hopper-Crews			105	0	0	accident	965	0
34	29	Dave Marcis	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			101	0	0	accident	915	0
35	17	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			97	0	0	engine	890	0
36	7	Buddy Baker	11		'71 Dodge	Petty			95	5	10	engine	865	0
37	9	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			86	0	0	windshield	840	0
38	12	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			63	0	0	accident	815	0
39	6	Rolf Stommelen	52		'69 Mercury	Holman-Moody			53	0	0	frame	790	0
40	24	Dub Simpson	93		'71 Chevrolet	Furr			49	0	0	fuel line	790	0
41	1	Donnie Allison	21	Purolator	'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	187.323	44	8	22	engine	790	0
42	34	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			42	0	0	axle	715	0
43	42	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			39	0	0	engine	740	0
44	10	Maynard Troyer	60	Nagle Racers	'69 Mercury	Nagle			33	0	0	oil leak	665	0
45	35	Bobby Mausgrover	86		'69 Dodge	Castles			27	0	0	engine	640	0
46	47	Johnny Barnes	63		'69 Dodge				23	0	0	oil pan	615	0
47	21	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			10	0	0	engine	690	0
48	22	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			10	0	0	engine	615	0
49	16	Richard D. Brown	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			5	0	0	engine	540	0
50	18	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			1	0	0	ignition	515	0