1971 Southern 500

Race 40 of 48

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 3:48:55
Average speed of winner: 131.398 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 3 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-16, Isaac 17-40, Allison 41-89, Petty 90-91, Allison 92-121, Isaac 122, Allison 123-155, Petty 156-157, Allison 158-239, Petty 240, Allison 241-293, Petty 294, Allison 295-301, Petty 302-308, Allison 309-367

Video links: Behind-the-scenes footage

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'69 Mercury	Holman-Moody		147.915	367	8	329	running	22450	0
2	6	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		366	5	13	running	10050	0
3	4	Buddy Baker	11		'71 Dodge	Petty			363	0	0	running	6575	0
4	7	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		361	2	25	running	4625	0
5	5	Dave Marcis	99		'71 Plymouth	Nichels-Goldsmith			355	0	0	running	3600	0
6	9	James Hylton	48		'69 Mercury	Hylton			343	0	0	running	3050	0
7	18	Marty Robbins	42		'69 Dodge	Robbins			339	0	0	running	2550	0
8	22	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			338	0	0	running	2350	0
9	11	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			337	0	0	running	2150	0
10	37	Roy Mayne	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			320	0	0	running	2050	0
11	25	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			316	0	0	running	1850	0
12	30	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			315	0	0	running	1575	0
13	32	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			313	0	0	running	1430	0
14	34	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			313	0	0	running	1350	0
15	36	Eddie Yarboro	13		'69 Plymouth	Yarboro			303	0	0	running	1200	0
16	8	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			276	0	0	engine	1545	0
17	20	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			274	0	0	running	945	0
18	35	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				267	0	0	running	895	0
19	10	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			264	0	0	battery	845	0
20	40	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			242	0	0	running	820	0
21	15	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			223	0	0	accident	820	0
22	21	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			217	0	0	engine	770	0
23	12	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			216	0	0	battery	745	0
24	3	Charlie Glotzbach	3		'71 Chevrolet	Howard			214	0	0	accident	785	0
25	23	Dick May	84		'69 Dodge	Ralph Davis			204	0	0	engine	725	0
26	19	Bill Champion	10		'70 Ford	Bill Champion			194	0	0	rear end	720	0
27	27	Marv Acton	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			187	0	0	hood pin	790	0
28	33	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			170	0	0	engine	710	0
29	14	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			167	0	0	engine	755	0
30	2	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		156	0	0	heating	800	0
31	28	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			149	0	0	engine	695	0
32	17	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			111	0	0	engine	685	0
33	16	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			96	0	0	engine	680	0
34	24	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			81	0	0	engine	675	0
35	13	David Pearson	17		'71 Pontiac	C V			50	0	0	engine	795	0
36	29	Bobby Mausgrover	86		'69 Dodge	Castles			44	0	0	suspension	715	0
37	38	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			41	0	0	suspension	660	0
38	26	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			13	0	0	engine	655	0
39	39	Dick Brooks	66		'71 Pontiac	Ferguson-Stephens			8	0	0	heating	650	0
40	31	J.D. McDuffie	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			2	0	0	steering	645	0