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1971 National 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 42 of 48
Sunday, October 10, 1971 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:49:38
Average Speed: 126.14 mph
Pole Speed: 157.085 mph

Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Margin of Victory: 5 sec
Attendance: 52,000
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1971 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
33	33	01	Earle Canavan	Earle Canavan	'71 Plymouth	120	865	crash	0
41	25	07	Wendell Scott	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'69 Chevrolet	64	714	wheel bearing	0
16	42	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'70 Mercury	224	1,324	running	0
6	2	11	Buddy Baker	Petty Enterprises	'71 Dodge	237	2,000	running	18
1	3	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Holman-Moody)	'69 Mercury	238	18,450	running	70
11	21	18	Joe Frasson	Joe Frasson	'70 Dodge	225	1,385	running	0
27	22	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'70 Ford	213	1,033	running	0
3	4	21	Donnie Allison	Purolator Special (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	238	6,050	running	0
15	12	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'69 Mercury	225	1,300	running	0
12	28	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	225	1,360	running	0
21	39	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	222	1,097	running	0
30	23	27	A.J. Foyt	Purolator / A.J. Foyt Chevrolet (Banjo Matthews)	'71 Chevrolet	184	974	steering	0
5	1	3	Charlie Glotzbach	Gaddy Motor Co. / Kmart (Richard Howard)	'71 Chevrolet	238	2,975	running	119
20	30	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	223	1,148	running	0
31	26	31	Stick Elliott	O.L. Nixon	'69 Dodge	163	923	driveshaft	0
8	14	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler	'70 Chevrolet	233	1,575	running	0
29	37	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling (John Sears)	'69 Dodge	206	981	running	0
37	15	42	Marty Robbins	Marty Robbins (Marty Robbins)	'69 Dodge	97	812	steering	0
4	5	43	Richard Petty	Pepsi (Petty Enterprises)	'71 Plymouth	238	4,025	running	9
17	20	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'71 Mercury	224	1,219	running	0
22	27	47	J.D. McDuffie	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	222	1,117	running	0
9	9	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'69 Mercury	231	1,500	running	0
36	17	49	Neil Castles	G.C. Spencer	'69 Plymouth	114	834	lug bolt	0
42	34	5	Jim Vandiver	Doc Faustina	'70 Plymouth	10	640	crash	0
24	32	53	Bobby Brack	Hopper-Crews (J.C. Crews)	'69 Ford	218	1,073	running	0
38	41	55	Tiny Lund	Tiny Lund	'69 Mercury	95	770	alternator	0
18	36	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'69 Dodge	224	1,184	running	0
7	6	6	Pete Hamilton	American Brakeblok (Cotton Owens)	'71 Plymouth	234	1,650	running	0
35	18	60	Maynard Troyer	Nagle Racers (Joe Nagle)	'69 Mercury	115	840	engine	0
14	31	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Mercury	225	1,300	running	0
39	38	66	Dick Brooks	Stephens-Ferguson / Plaza Pontiac (Ross Ferguson)	'71 Ford	76	796	running	0
2	8	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'71 Dodge	238	10,525	running	22
10	11	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Mercury	226	1,500	running	0
23	29	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'69 Ford	221	1,091	running	0
13	24	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Dodge	225	1,335	running	0
26	40	83	Johnny Halford		'69 Plymouth	214	1,039	running	0
28	35	87	Cale Yarborough	Kosins Auto Parts (James Mason)	'69 Mercury	209	1,054	overheating	0
40	13	90	Bill Dennis	Junie Donlavey	'69 Mercury	73	788	driveshaft	0
19	16	91	Ed Negre	Junior Fields	'71 Chevrolet	223	1,173	running	0
25	19	92	Larry Smith	Harley Smith	'69 Ford	218	1,068	running	0
34	7	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Thomas Bros. Country Ham (Richard Howard)	'71 Chevrolet	120	865	crash	0
32	10	99	Dave Marcis	STP (Ray Nichels)	'71 Plymouth	152	907	steering	0

* Race shortened to 238 laps due to rain/darkness.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Charlie Glotzbach	1	11	11
Buddy Baker	12	23	12
Charlie Glotzbach	24	63	40
Buddy Baker	64	69	6
Charlie Glotzbach	70	125	56
Richard Petty	126	134	9
Charlie Glotzbach	135	135	1
Bobby Isaac	136	157	22
Bobby Allison	158	165	8
Charlie Glotzbach	166	176	11
Bobby Allison	177	238	62

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