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1971 Rebel 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 48 Sunday, May 2, 1971 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 293 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (400.238 miles) Time of race: 3:03:46 Average speed: 130.678 mph Pole speed: 151.471 mph Cautions: 5 for 30 laps Margin of victory: 7 laps + Attendance: 46500 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 11   Buddy Baker Dodge by Petty   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Dodge 293 16065 running 27 2 11 22   Dick Brooks Golden Products   (Mario Rossi) '70 Dodge 286 8165 running 0 3 14 2   Dave Marcis Burnside Dodge   (Dave Marcis) '69 Dodge 286 5540 running 8 4 1 21   Donnie Allison Purolator   (Wood Brothers) '71 Mercury 283 4090 engine 244 5 15 31   Jim Vandiver Moss-Thornton   (O.L. Nixon) '70 Dodge 276 2215 running 0 6 16 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '69 Plymouth 268 1725 running 0 7 34 70   J.D. McDuffie Mercury Cyclone   (J.D. McDuffie) '69 Mercury 265 1400 running 0 8 13 39   Friday Hassler Friday Hassler '69 Chevrolet 264 1350 running 0 9 27 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '69 Ford 261 1175 running 0 10 10 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '69 Mercury 258 1100 running 0 11 31 19   Henley Gray Fairway Ford   (Henley Gray) '69 Ford 256 1225 running 0 12 17 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '70 Ford 255 975 running 0 13 23 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 252 950 running 0 14 32 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 247 925 running 0 15 18 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '69 Mercury 245 900 engine 0 16 21 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 219 850 rear end 0 17 19 95   Paul Tyler Paul Tyler '69 Mercury 215 825 suspension 0 18 3 99   Fred Lorenzen STP   (Ray Nichels) '71 Plymouth 205 1000 engine 0 19 22 7   Dean Dalton Dean Dalton '69 Ford 201 750 engine 0 20 4 43   Richard Petty Southern Chrysler Plymouth   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Plymouth 185 925 engine 10 21 7 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '71 Dodge 177 700 engine 1 22 29 18   Joe Frasson Mario Frasson Cement Co.   (Joe Frasson) '70 Dodge 159 675 lug bolts 0 23 8 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '70 Mercury 132 650 engine 0 24 26 48   James Hylton Mullins Ford   (James Hylton) '69 Ford 122 640 engine 0 25 6 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 119 625 suspension 0 26 36 5   Earl Brooks Doc Faustina '70 Plymouth 97 610 fire 0 27 28 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '69 Plymouth 69 650 ignition 0 28 30 47   Raymond Williams Bill Seifert '70 Ford 60 615 brakes 0 29 25 93   Richard D. Brown Harold Furr '70 Chevrolet 52 660 crash 0 30 20 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '70 Ford 48 580 ignition 0 31 2 17   David Pearson Holman-Moody   (Holman-Moody Racing) '71 Mercury 30 1075 steering 3 32 35 63   Frank Warren Charlie Roberts '69 Dodge 26 570 oil leak 0 33 24 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '69 Chevrolet 23 565 engine 0 34 12 91   Charlie Glotzbach Junior Fields '71 Chevrolet 13 560 motor mount 0 35 9 6   Pete Hamilton American Brakeblok   (Cotton Owens) '71 Plymouth 3 555 engine 0 36 33 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '70 Dodge 2 550 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car John Sears 4 John Sears Dodge Dick Poling 62 John Keselowski Dodge Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren Dodge Lee Roy Carrigg 87 John Pemberton Ford DC Charlie Roberts 63 Charlie Roberts Dodge Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 3 3   Donnie Allison 4 15 12   Dave Marcis 16 23 8   Donnie Allison 24 66 43   Bobby Allison 67 67 1   Donnie Allison 68 109 42   Richard Petty 110 110 1   Donnie Allison 111 153 43   Richard Petty 154 162 9   Donnie Allison 163 251 89   Buddy Baker 252 267 16   Donnie Allison 268 282 15   Buddy Baker 283 293 11