1971 Texas 500

Race 48 of 48

Texas World
250 laps
Time of race: 3:28:20
Average speed of winner: 144.000 mph
Margin of victory: 18 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 28 laps
Lap leaders: Hamilton pole, Petty 1-16, Baker 17-47, Hamilton 48-51, Allison 52, Petty 53-77, Allison 78-88, Petty 89-95, Allison 96-99, Baker 100, Petty 101-113, Baker 114-133, Allison 134, Petty 135, Allison 136-139, Petty 140-164, Allison 165-172, Hamilton 173-180, Petty 181, Allison 182-222, Petty 223-225, Allison 226-230, Petty 231-250

Race notes: Last pole for Pete Hamilton. Debut for Jimmy Finger and Jackie Oliver. Finale for Jerry Barnett, Bob England, and Don Tarr.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		250	9	111	running	13395	0
2	4	Buddy Baker	11		'71 Dodge	Petty			250	3	52	running	6805	0
3	5	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Mercury	Holman-Moody			248	8	75	running	5125	0
4	1	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens	170.830	245	2	12	running	3865	0
5	8	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			239	0	0	running	3100	0
6	10	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			238	0	0	running	2540	0
7	15	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			234	0	0	running	2035	0
8	14	Richard D. Brown	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			232	0	0	running	1535	0
9	30	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			232	0	0	running	1045	0
10	22	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			231	0	0	running	965	0
11	21	Ramo Stott	9		'70 Dodge	Stott			231	0	0	running	965	0
12	12	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			230	0	0	running	835	0
13	35	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			219	0	0	running	765	0
14	32	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			216	0	0	running	745	0
15	37	George Altheide	0		'70 Dodge				216	0	0	running	690	0
16	25	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			212	0	0	running	685	0
17	43	Bill Hollar	28		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			212	0	0	running	680	0
18	33	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			211	0	0	running	675	0
19	44	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			211	0	0	running	720	0
20	16	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			209	0	0	running	665	0
21	49	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			209	0	0	running	660	0
22	39	Charlie Roberts	63		'69 Dodge	Charlie Roberts			208	0	0	running	655	0
23	40	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			196	0	0	running	650	0
24	24	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			194	0	0	fuel pump	685	0
25	20	Marty Robbins	42		'71 Dodge	Robbins			174	0	0	engine	640	0
26	9	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			164	0	0	valve	665	0
27	29	Ronnie Chumley	00		'69 Mercury				155	0	0	engine	630	0
28	46	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			144	0	0	out of gas	625	0
29	47	Bob England	81		'70 Chevrolet	England			133	0	0	vibration	620	0
30	31	Doc Faustina	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			128	0	0	oil leak	615	0
31	38	Tiny Lund	55		'69 Mercury				118	0	0	engine	610	0
32	19	Jackie Oliver	87		'69 Mercury				117	0	0	engine	605	0
33	18	H.B. Bailey	53		'69 Ford	Hopper-Crews			117	0	0	engine	600	0
34	28	Earle Canavan	01		'71 Plymouth	Canavan			113	0	0	engine	630	0
35	41	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			111	0	0	lug bolt	665	0
36	13	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			98	0	0	valve	605	0
37	34	Jerry Barnett	27		'71 Dodge				86	0	0	accident	580	0
38	2	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			82	0	0	engine	675	0
39	23	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			79	0	0	engine	615	0
40	11	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			73	0	0	engine	585	0
41	27	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			69	0	0	oil pressure	560	0
42	26	David Ray Boggs	57		'69 Dodge	Boggs			67	0	0	engine	555	0
43	36	Don Tarr	37		'70 Dodge	Tarr			59	0	0	lug bolt	550	0
44	42	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			34	0	0	engine	545	0
45	45	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			26	0	0	clutch	540	0
46	17	Ray Elder	96		'71 Dodge	Elder			24	0	0	engine	535	0
47	48	Jimmy Finger	61		'69 Ford	Bierschwale-Burke			18	0	0	engine	530	0
48	6	David Pearson	17		'71 Pontiac	C V			15	0	0	heating	575	0
49	7	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		1	0	0	engine	1020	0