1971 Delaware 500

Race 43 of 48

Dover
500 laps
Time of race: 4:03:25
Average speed of winner: 123.254 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 9 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-142, Glotzbach 143-147, Allison 148-399, Petty 400-500

Race notes: Finale for Larry Baumel and Ken Meisenhelder.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	1	101	running	14570	0
2	3	Charlie Glotzbach	98		'71 Chevrolet	Howard			499	1	5	running	7945	0
3	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		499	0	0	running	4970	0
4	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'69 Mercury	Holman-Moody		132.811	498	2	394	running	2695	0
5	12	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			483	0	0	running	1595	0
6	10	David Ray Boggs	57		'69 Dodge	Boggs			480	0	0	running	1295	0
7	6	Richard D. Brown	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			477	0	0	running	1195	0
8	17	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			476	0	0	running	1095	0
9	18	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			473	0	0	running	1070	0
10	7	James Hylton	48		'69 Mercury	Hylton			466	0	0	running	1045	0
11	9	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			465	0	0	running	1020	0
12	11	Paul Tyler	95		'69 Ford	Paul Tyler			464	0	0	running	995	0
13	14	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			460	0	0	running	970	0
14	26	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			459	0	0	running	945	0
15	19	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			458	0	0	running	920	0
16	29	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			442	0	0	running	895	0
17	39	John Soares, Jr.	08		'69 Dodge	Soares, Jr.			440	0	0	running	870	0
18	16	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			436	0	0	fuel pump	860	0
19	35	Dick May	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			436	0	0	running	855	0
20	28	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			392	0	0	clutch	845	0
21	38	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			374	0	0	running	835	0
22	20	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			369	0	0	alternator	810	0
23	36	Tommy Gale	03		'69 Mercury	Larry Jackson			319	0	0	engine	785	0
24	37	Ken Meisenhelder	41		'69 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			297	0	0	rear end	760	0
25	33	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			280	0	0	engine	735	0
26	31	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			266	0	0	heating	710	0
27	15	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			266	0	0	steering	685	0
28	5	Maynard Troyer	60	Nagle Racers	'69 Mercury	Nagle			266	0	0	wheel bearing	695	0
29	22	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			229	0	0	engine	705	0
30	25	Richard Childress	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			180	0	0	steering	645	0
31	21	Fred Lorenzen	99		'71 Plymouth	Nichels-Goldsmith			115	0	0	engine	705	0
32	27	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			115	0	0	oil pan	620	0
33	8	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			114	0	0	engine	610	0
34	23	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			102	0	0	axle	625	0
35	30	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				91	0	0	heating	590	0
36	40	James Cox	23		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			87	0	0	engine	580	0
37	13	Charlie Roberts	1		'69 Ford	Charlie Roberts			68	0	0	accident	570	0
38	34	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			62	0	0	frame	560	0
39	24	Dub Simpson	51		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Strong			26	0	0	oil pan	550	0
40	32	Dean Dalton	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			10	0	0	oil leak	540	0