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1971 Southeastern 500

Bristol Motor Speedway · 1971 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
David Pearson1301125133500266.5

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1117David PearsonHolman MoodyFord500133running100
2243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth500233running98
3722Dick BrooksMario Rossi (Owner)Dodge4892running0
4312Bobby AllisonBobby Allison MotorsportsDodge48778running94
5472Benny ParsonsDeWitt RacingFord485running92
6839Friday HasslerFriday Hassler (Owner)Chevrolet483running90
7564Elmo LangleyLangley-Woodfield RacingMercury469running88
81825Jabe ThomasRobertson RacingPlymouth448running86
91619Henley GrayGray RacingFord443running84
103006Neil CastlesNeil Castles (Owner)Dodge439running82
11102Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingDodge413overheating80
122579Frank WarrenWarren RacingDodge398running78
13174John SearsJohn Sears (Owner)Dodge367transmission76
141124Cecil GordonGordon RacingMercury366valve74
152434Wendell ScottScott RacingFord340engine72
162826Earl BrooksBrooks RacingFord267transmission70
171995Paul TylerPaul Tyler (Owner)Ford248rear end68
182658Robert BrownAllan Brown (Owner)Chevrolet228oil leak66
19948James HyltonHylton EngineeringFord18054accident64
202145Bill SeifertSeifert RacingFord152ignition62
212967Dick MayRon Ronacher (Owner)Ford130oil leak60
221510Bill ChampionChampion RacingFord111accident58
23147Ed NegreDalton RacingFord106accident56
242068Larry BaumelAllan Schlauer (Owner)Ford92oil pressure54
252230Walter BallardBallard RacingFord60overheating52
261374Bill ShireyBill Shirey (Owner)Plymouth58engine50
27649G.C. SpencerGC Spencer RacingPlymouth47accident48
281288Ron KeselowskiLubinski RacingDodge32ignition46
292341Ken MeisenhelderKen Meisenhelder (Owner)Chevrolet32overheating44
302770J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingChevrolet18oil line42

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Richard Petty23346.6%P2
2David Pearson13326.6%P1
3Bobby Allison7815.6%P4
4James Hylton5410.8%P19
5Dick Brooks20.4%P3
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