1971 Southeastern 500

Race 9 of 48

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:52:23
Average speed of winner: 91.704 mph
Margin of victory: 4 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 45 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-48, Allison 49-69, Hylton 70, Allison 71-127, Hylton 128-180, Brooks 181-182, Petty 183-331, Pearson 332-336, Petty 337-420, Pearson 421-500

Race notes: Debut for Paul Tyler.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'71 Ford	Holman-Moody		105.525	500	3	133	running	6120	0
2	2	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	2	233	running	3570	0
3	7	Dick Brooks	22		'70 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		489	1	2	running	2245	0
4	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Dodge	Allison			487	2	78	running	1320	0
5	4	Benny Parsons	72		'70 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			485	0	0	running	1045	0
6	8	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hassler			483	0	0	running	845	0
7	5	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			469	0	0	running	795	0
8	18	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			448	0	0	running	670	0
9	16	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			443	0	0	running	620	0
10	30	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			439	0	0	running	595	0
11	10	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			413	0	0	heating	580	0
12	25	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			398	0	0	running	545	0
13	17	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			367	0	0	transmission	535	0
14	11	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			366	0	0	engine	525	0
15	24	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			340	0	0	engine	515	0
16	28	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			267	0	0	transmission	505	0
17	19	Paul Tyler	95		'69 Ford	Paul Tyler			248	0	0	rear end	495	0
18	26	Robert Brown	58		'71 Chevrolet	Allan Brown			228	0	0	oil leak	485	0
19	9	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			180	2	54	accident	500	0
20	21	Bill Seifert	45		'70 Ford	Seifert			152	0	0	ignition	465	0
21	29	Dick May	67		'69 Ford	Ronacher			130	0	0	oil leak	455	0
22	15	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			111	0	0	accident	445	0
23	14	Ed Negre	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			106	0	0	accident	435	0
24	20	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				92	0	0	engine	425	0
25	22	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			60	0	0	heating	415	0
26	13	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			58	0	0	engine	410	0
27	6	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			47	0	0	accident	425	0
28	12	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			32	0	0	ignition	390	0
29	23	Ken Meisenhelder	41		'69 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			32	0	0	heating	380	0
30	27	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			18	0	0	oil line	370	0