NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1971 - Southern 500 Race Results
Race Name - Southern 500Date - 9/6/1971Race Track - Darlington RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.366 milesRace Length (Miles) - 501 milesPole Speed - 147.915 mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - 32Average Race Speed - 131.39 mphLead Changes - 14Total Race Purse - $86,400Race Number - 40 | More Races from 1971 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 12 | CocaCola (HolmanMoody) | 367 | 69 Mercury | 329 | $22,450 |
2 | 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 366 | 71 Plymout | 13 | $10,050 |
3 | 4 | Buddy Baker | 11 | Petty Enterprises | 363 | 71 Dodge | 0 | $6,575 |
4 | 7 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 361 | 71 Dodge | 25 | $4,625 |
5 | 5 | Dave Marcis | 99 | NichelsGoldsmith (Ray Nichels) | 355 | 71 Plymout | 0 | $3,600 |
6 | 9 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 343 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $3,050 |
7 | 18 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Marty Robbins | 339 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $2,550 |
8 | 22 | John Sears | 4 | J Marvin Mills Heating Cooling (John Sears) | 338 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $2,350 |
9 | 11 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 337 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $2,150 |
10 | 37 | Roy Mayne | 40 | DK Ulrich | 320 | 71 Ford | 0 | $2,050 |
11 | 25 | Ben Arnold | 76 | Ben Arnold | 316 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,850 |
12 | 30 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 315 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,575 |
13 | 32 | Earl Brooks | 26 | Earl Brooks | 313 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,430 |
14 | 34 | Raymond Williams | 47 | Raymond Williams | 313 | 71 Ford | 0 | $1,350 |
15 | 36 | Eddie Yarboro | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | 303 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $1,200 |
16 | 8 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 276 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $1,545 |
17 | 20 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 274 | 69 Ford | 0 | $945 |
18 | 35 | Larry Baumel | 68 | Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer) | 267 | 69 Ford | 0 | $895 |
19 | 10 | Bill Dennis | 90 | Junie Donlavey | 264 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $845 |
20 | 40 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 242 | 69 Ford | 0 | $820 |
21 | 15 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 223 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $820 |
22 | 21 | Dean Dalton | 7 | Dean Dalton | 217 | 69 Ford | 0 | $770 |
23 | 12 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Joe Frasson | 216 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $745 |
24 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | 3 | Richard Howard | 214 | 71 Chevrol | 0 | $785 |
25 | 23 | Dick May | 84 | Ralph Davis | 204 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $725 |
26 | 19 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 194 | 70 Ford | 0 | $720 |
27 | 27 | Marv Acton | 32 | Dick Brooks | 187 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $790 |
28 | 33 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 170 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $710 |
29 | 14 | Walter Ballard | 30 | Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) | 167 | 71 Ford | 0 | $755 |
30 | 2 | Pete Hamilton | 6 | American Brakeblok (Cotton Owens) | 156 | 71 Plymout | 0 | $800 |
31 | 28 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 149 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $695 |
32 | 17 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 111 | 69 Ford | 0 | $685 |
33 | 16 | Friday Hassler | 39 | Friday Hassler | 96 | 70 Chevrol | 0 | $680 |
34 | 24 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 81 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $675 |
35 | 13 | David Pearson | 17 | CV Enterprises (Ray Nichels) | 50 | 71 Pontiac | 0 | $795 |
36 | 29 | Bobby Mausgrover | 86 | Neil Castles | 44 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $715 |
37 | 38 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 41 | 70 Dodge | 0 | $680 |
38 | 26 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 13 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $655 |
39 | 39 | Dick Brooks | 66 | FergusonStephens (Ross Ferguson) | 8 | 71 Pontiac | 0 | $650 |
40 | 31 | JD McDuffie | 91 | Junior Fields | 2 | 71 Chevrol | 0 | $645 |