1971 Halifax County 100

Race 17 of 48

South Boston
281 laps
Time of race: 1:23:17
Average speed of winner: 72.271 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac 1-181, Parsons 182-189, Petty 190-212, Isaac 213-247, Parsons 248-281

Race notes: First win for Benny Parsons. Debut for Ronnie Daniel.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Benny Parsons	72		'70 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			281	2	42	running	1500	0
2	3	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		280	1	23	running	900	0
3	9	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			277	0	0	running	500	0
4	10	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			273	0	0	running	350	0
5	17	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			273	0	0	running	325	0
6	8	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			270	0	0	running	300	0
7	13	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			270	0	0	running	275	0
8	26	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			269	0	0	running	270	0
9	12	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			267	0	0	running	265	0
10	11	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			263	0	0	running	260	0
11	23	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			257	0	0	running	255	0
12	28	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			255	0	0	running	250	0
13	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde	81.548	247	2	216	engine	245	0
14	24	Dick May	67		'69 Ford	Ronacher			185	0	0	withdrew	240	0
15	15	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			134	0	0	withdrew	235	0
16	19	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			109	0	0	engine	230	0
17	16	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			103	0	0	ignition	225	0
18	21	D.K. Ulrich	4		'70 Ford	Ulrich			77	0	0	withdrew	220	0
19	7	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			60	0	0	rear end	215	0
20	18	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				56	0	0	heating	210	0
21	20	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Garn			37	0	0	engine	205	0
22	14	Clyde Lynn	20		'70 Ford	Clyde Lynn			32	0	0	engine	200	0
23	27	Charlie Roberts	63		'69 Dodge	Charlie Roberts			25	0	0	withdrew	200	0
24	5	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			24	0	0	engine	200	0
25	22	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			20	0	0	heating	200	0
26	25	Ronnie Daniel	85		'70 Chevrolet	Ronnie Daniel			16	0	0	heating	200	0
27	6	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			9	0	0	rear end	200	0
28	4	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			6	0	0	drive shaft	200	0