1971 Albany-Saratoga 250

Race 29 of 48

Malta
250 laps
Time of race: 1:21:21
Average speed of winner: 66.748 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-58, McDuffie 59-63, Hamilton 64-67, Marcis 68-69, Hamilton 70, Petty 71-98, Marcis 99-155, Petty 156-250

Race notes: Debut for Jerry Churchill. Finale for Rene Charland.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	74.896	250	3	181	running	1500	0
2	4	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			248	2	59	running	900	0
3	6	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			244	1	5	running	500	0
4	9	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			243	0	0	running	350	0
5	18	Elmo Langley	67		'69 Ford	Ronacher			242	0	0	running	325	0
6	8	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			240	0	0	running	300	0
7	10	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			240	0	0	running	275	0
8	19	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			240	0	0	running	270	0
9	26	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			239	0	0	running	265	0
10	25	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			239	0	0	running	260	0
11	23	Charlie Roberts	77		'70 Ford	Charlie Roberts			236	0	0	running	255	0
12	22	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			235	0	0	running	250	0
13	11	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			233	0	0	running	245	0
14	13	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			221	0	0	running	240	0
15	33	Jerry Churchill	73		'69 Ford				216	0	0	running	235	0
16	29	Bill Seifert	45		'70 Ford	Seifert			207	0	0	rear end	230	0
17	28	Ken Meisenhelder	41		'69 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			191	0	0	ignition	225	0
18	15	Jabe Thomas	23		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			189	0	0	vibration	220	0
19	31	Bill Hollar	28		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			165	0	0	brakes	215	0
20	3	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'69 Mercury	Holman-Moody			144	0	0	engine	210	0
21	7	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			130	0	0	vibration	205	0
22	14	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				130	0	0	engine	200	0
23	27	Dick May	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			123	0	0	brakes	100	0
24	5	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			105	0	0	rear end	100	0
25	20	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			97	0	0	axle	100	0
26	30	Ed Hessert	6		'69 Dodge	Castles			94	0	0	suspension	100	0
27	2	Pete Hamilton	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			82	2	5	transmission	100	0
28	17	Richard Childress	96		'70 Chevrolet	Garn			75	0	0	transmission	100	0
29	21	Bobby Mausgrover	86		'69 Dodge	Castles			53	0	0	brakes	100	0
30	16	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			36	0	0	engine	100	0
31	12	Rene Charland	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				33	0	0	brakes	100	0
32	32	D.K. Ulrich	40		'70 Ford	Ulrich			27	0	0	flat tire	100	0
33	24	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			13	0	0	transmission	100	0
34	34	James Cox	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			1	0	0	withdrew	100	0