1971 Motor Trend 500

Race 1 of 48

Riverside
191 laps
Time of race: 4:57:55
Average speed of winner: 100.783 mph
Margin of victory: 10.5 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 9 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-3, Allison 4, Pearson 5-24, Petty 25-83, Elder 84-106, Allison 107-119, Elder 120-135, Allison 136-149, Elder 150-165, Allison 166-179, Elder 180-191

Race notes: First win for Ray Elder. Debut for Ivan Baldwin, Ron Gautsche, Bob Kauf, and Harry Schilling. Finale for Joe Clark. Only start for Roy Collins, Ron Grable, and Mike Kittlekow.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Ray Elder	96		'70 Dodge	Elder			191	4	67	running	18715	0
2	2	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'70 Dodge	Allison			191	4	42	running	9215	0
3	7	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			189	0	0	running	6390	0
4	4	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		189	0	0	running	4540	0
5	5	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			185	0	0	running	2915	0
6	9	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hassler			184	0	0	running	2040	0
7	10	Kevin Terris	32		'70 Plymouth	Barnicle			184	0	0	running	1785	0
8	22	Carl Joiner	26		'69 Chevrolet	Dean Thorne			169	0	0	running	1615	0
9	17	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			169	0	0	running	1640	0
10	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Ford	Cecil Gordon			167	0	0	running	1415	0
11	29	G.T. Tallas	23		'69 Ford	Tallas			157	0	0	engine	1315	0
12	8	Hershel McGriff	04		'70 Plymouth	Beryl Jackson			156	0	0	ignition	1290	0
13	40	Bob England	18		'70 Chevrolet	England			155	0	0	engine	1240	0
14	27	Dick Kranzler	4		'70 Chevrolet	Kranzler			143	0	0	running	1215	0
15	34	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			140	0	0	engine	1190	0
16	6	Dick Bown	02		'70 Plymouth	Ober			133	0	0	steering	1215	0
17	19	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			130	0	0	engine	1190	0
18	31	Jack McCoy	7		'70 Dodge	Conn			126	0	0	engine	1235	0
19	26	Ron Gautsche	82		'69 Ford	Gautsche			118	0	0	lug bolt	1125	0
20	1	Richard Petty	43		'70 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	107.084	107	2	62	engine	1515	0
21	15	John Soares, Jr.	08		'70 Plymouth	Soares Jr.			101	0	0	engine	1105	0
22	30	Frank James	00		'69 Chevrolet	Calder			97	0	0	transmission	1095	0
23	33	Ron Grable	5		'70 Ford				77	0	0	engine	1160	0
24	14	Dick Guldstrand	44		'68 Chevrolet	James Good			76	0	0	a-frame	1075	0
25	11	Jimmy Insolo	38		'69 Chevrolet	Rowley			75	0	0	engine	1065	0
26	12	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			58	0	0	transmission	1055	0
27	24	Bob Kauf	95		'69 Chevrolet	Stockwell			56	0	0	transmission	1045	0
28	25	Paul Dorrity	15		'71 Chevrolet	Glen Dorrity			50	0	0	engine	1035	0
29	23	Jerry Oliver	6		'70 Oldsmobile	Cancilla			47	0	0	engine	1025	0
30	37	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			40	0	0	transmission	1015	0
31	38	Mike Kittlekow	107		'69 Chevrolet				38	0	0	clutch	1015	0
32	32	Ray Johnstone	77		'69 Plymouth	Johnstone			36	0	0	accident	1095	0
33	18	Don Noel	88		'70 Ford	Noel-Lewin			27	0	0	engine	1090	0
34	39	Glenn Francis	33		'70 Chevrolet	Bill Andersen			27	0	0	engine	1015	0
35	16	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'70 Ford	Holman-Moody			25	1	20	engine	1165	0
36	20	Joe Clark	83		'69 Chevrolet				21	0	0	transmission	1065	0
37	35	Harry Schilling	148		'69 Dodge	Hynes			18	0	0	engine	1065	0
38	36	Roy Collins	177		'69 Dodge				7	0	0	engine	1040	0
39	28	Ivan Baldwin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Ivan Baldwin			2	0	0	engine	1015	0
40	21	Pat Fay	99		'71 Ford				1	0	0	engine	1015	0