1971 Winston Golden State 400

Race 24 of 48

Riverside
153 laps
Time of race: 4:17:05
Average speed of winner: 93.427 mph
Margin of victory: 59.3 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 32 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-15, McGriff 16, Allison 17-33, Petty 34-35, McGriff 36, Elder 37-38, Petty 39-40, Allison 41-44, McGriff 45, Parsons 46-51, Allison 52-116, Elder 117, Allison 118-153

Race notes: Debut for John Anderson, Jerry Barnett, Tru Cheek, Mike James, and Pete Torres. Finale for Scotty Cain and Pat Fay. Only start for John Lyons and J.R. Skinner.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'70 Dodge	Allison		107.315	153	5	137	running	14395	0
2	3	Ray Elder	96		'71 Dodge	Elder			153	2	3	running	7695	0
3	11	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			147	0	0	running	4595	0
4	8	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			146	0	0	running	2870	0
5	31	Jerry Oliver	6		'70 Dodge	Cancilla			145	0	0	running	1945	0
6	25	John Soares, Jr.	08		'71 Plymouth	Soares Jr.			145	0	0	running	1495	0
7	7	Kevin Terris	32		'70 Plymouth	Barnicle			144	0	0	running	1320	0
8	22	Scotty Cain	1		'69 Ford				143	0	0	running	1270	0
9	14	Pat Fay	99		'71 Ford				136	0	0	running	1120	0
10	19	Frank James	00		'69 Chevrolet	Calder			135	0	0	running	1020	0
11	9	Jack McCoy	7		'71 Dodge	Conn			127	0	0	engine	995	0
12	37	Bob England	18		'70 Chevrolet	England			126	0	0	suspension	970	0
13	2	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		110	2	4	engine	1020	0
14	21	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			107	0	0	running	995	0
15	29	Don Noel	88		'71 Ford	Noel-Lewin			99	0	0	flagged	895	0
16	39	Ivan Baldwin	07		'71 Chevrolet	Ivan Baldwin			98	0	0	flagged	870	0
17	12	Jimmy Insolo	38		'69 Chevrolet	Rowley			91	0	0	engine	850	0
18	15	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			90	0	0	axle	840	0
19	24	Charlie Roberts	77		'70 Ford	Charlie Roberts			89	0	0	accident	825	0
20	20	Ray Johnstone	74		'69 Plymouth				79	0	0	rear end	810	0
21	6	Hershel McGriff	04		'70 Plymouth	Beryl Jackson			78	3	3	engine	795	0
22	4	Benny Parsons	72		'70 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			76	1	6	accident	780	0
23	30	Dick Kranzler	4		'71 Chevrolet	Kranzler			59	0	0	radiator	765	0
24	32	Tru Cheek	62		'69 Chevrolet				57	0	0	suspension	750	0
25	26	Ron Gautsche	82		'69 Ford	Gautsche			48	0	0	heating	735	0
26	35	Bill Osborne	9		'71 Ford				37	0	0	engine	720	0
27	10	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			35	0	0	engine	710	0
28	28	John Lyons	83		'69 Chevrolet				35	0	0	accident	700	0
29	17	John Anderson	91		'69 Chevrolet				34	0	0	engine	690	0
30	33	Jerry Barnett	55		'70 Chevrolet				32	0	0	engine	680	0
31	23	Carl Joiner	26		'69 Chevrolet	Dean Thorne			31	0	0	water pump	685	0
32	27	Harry Schilling	34		'69 Dodge				31	0	0	oil leak	655	0
33	38	Paul Dorrity	15		'71 Chevrolet	Glen Dorrity			24	0	0	engine	650	0
34	18	Pete Torres	01		'69 Ford				19	0	0	engine	645	0
35	34	J.R. Skinner	47		'71 Ford				17	0	0	engine	640	0
36	13	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			10	0	0	engine	635	0
37	36	Bob Kauf	95		'70 Chevrolet	Stockwell			8	0	0	engine	630	0
38	40	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			6	0	0	steering	625	0
39	5	Dick Bown	02		'71 Plymouth	Ober			2	0	0	engine	620	0
40	16	Mike James	10		'69 Chevrolet	Calder			1	0	0	engine	615	0