1971 Pickens 200

Race 26 of 48

Greenville-Pickens
200 laps
Time of race: 1:23:00
Average speed of winner: 74.297 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 15 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-47, Dennis 48, Allison 49-107, Petty 108-109, Lund 110, Petty 111, Lund 112-114, Petty 115-200

Race notes: Finale for Ernest Eury.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		200	3	89	running	1500	0
2	4	Tiny Lund	55		'70 Dodge	John McConnell			199	2	4	running	900	0
3	3	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			199	1	1	running	500	0
4	8	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			197	0	0	running	350	0
5	16	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			197	0	0	running	325	0
6	12	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			194	0	0	running	300	0
7	18	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			189	0	0	running	275	0
8	21	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			189	0	0	running	270	0
9	13	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			189	0	0	running	265	0
10	27	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			188	0	0	running	260	0
11	7	Marv Acton	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			187	0	0	running	255	0
12	15	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			187	0	0	running	250	0
13	26	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			183	0	0	running	245	0
14	6	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			180	0	0	fuel pump	240	0
15	25	Eddie Yarboro	13		'69 Plymouth	Yarboro			179	0	0	running	235	0
16	10	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			169	0	0	running	230	0
17	24	Ken Meisenhelder	41		'69 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			160	0	0	running	225	0
18	19	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			123	0	0	transmission	220	0
19	14	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			108	0	0	accident	215	0
20	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Ford	Holman-Moody		81.555	108	2	106	engine	210	0
21	23	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			100	0	0	ignition	205	0
22	11	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			92	0	0	engine	200	0
23	17	Richard Childress	96		'71 Chevrolet	Garn			77	0	0	alternator	200	0
24	9	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			60	0	0	rear end	200	0
25	22	Dick May	67		'69 Ford	Ronacher			60	0	0	heating	200	0
26	20	D.K. Ulrich	40		'70 Ford	Ulrich			32	0	0	oil leak	200	0
27	5	John Sears	4		'69 Ford	Sears			31	0	0	heating	200	0
28	28	Robert Brown	58		'71 Chevrolet	Allan Brown			31	0	0	fuel pump	200	0
29	29	Ernest Eury	05		'69 Chevrolet				1	0	0	flagged	200	0