1971 American 500

Race 44 of 48

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:24:43
Average speed of winner: 113.405 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 14 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 58 laps
Lap leaders: Glotzbach 1, Baker 2-6, Glotzbach 7-82, Baker 83, B. Allison 84, Baker 85-86, Hamilton 87-100, Baker 101-146, Hamilton 147-148, Baker 149-233, Petty 234-235, Baker 236-293, Petty 294-337, Baker 338-349, Petty 350-492

Race notes: Finale for Stick Elliott.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		492	3	189	running	17120	0
2	2	Buddy Baker	11		'71 Dodge	Petty			492	7	209	running	9745	0
3	4	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Mercury	Holman-Moody			488	1	1	running	6320	0
4	7	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		487	2	16	running	4195	0
5	6	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		483	0	0	running	3920	0
6	11	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			482	0	0	running	2570	0
7	27	James Hylton	48		'69 Mercury	Hylton			476	0	0	running	1045	0
8	15	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			471	0	0	running	1670	0
9	23	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			471	0	0	running	1445	0
10	13	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			468	0	0	running	1270	0
11	19	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			464	0	0	running	1070	0
12	26	Tiny Lund	55		'69 Mercury				461	0	0	running	1045	0
13	21	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			459	0	0	running	1020	0
14	25	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			457	0	0	running	995	0
15	40	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			453	0	0	running	970	0
16	28	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			446	0	0	running	945	0
17	31	Richard D. Brown	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			445	0	0	running	1020	0
18	37	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			440	0	0	running	895	0
19	34	David Ray Boggs	57		'69 Dodge	Boggs			439	0	0	running	870	0
20	17	Stick Elliott	31		'69 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			435	0	0	running	895	0
21	36	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			421	0	0	running	820	0
22	38	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			397	0	0	engine	795	0
23	22	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			389	0	0	running	770	0
24	35	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			342	0	0	suspension	745	0
25	30	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			333	0	0	oil leak	720	0
26	41	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			297	0	0	suspension	670	0
27	39	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			254	0	0	engine	670	0
28	9	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			227	0	0	engine	670	0
29	32	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			216	0	0	engine	670	0
30	24	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			174	0	0	accident	595	0
31	16	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			171	0	0	accident	710	0
32	20	Bobby Brack	53		'69 Ford	Hopper-Crews			170	0	0	accident	580	0
33	29	Paul Tyler	95		'69 Ford	Paul Tyler			163	0	0	accident	575	0
34	10	A.J. Foyt	27		'71 Chevrolet	Banjo Matthews			139	0	0	accident	595	0
35	18	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			112	0	0	engine	590	0
36	8	David Pearson	99		'71 Plymouth	Nichels-Goldsmith			92	0	0	accident	585	0
37	1	Charlie Glotzbach	3		'71 Chevrolet	Howard		135.167	84	2	77	accident	1130	0
38	12	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			79	0	0	engine	575	0
39	3	Donnie Allison	21	Purolator	'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		63	0	0	heating	820	0
40	33	Eddie Yarboro	13		'69 Plymouth	Yarboro			36	0	0	engine	565	0
41	14	Maynard Troyer	60	Nagle Racers	'69 Mercury	Nagle			13	0	0	engine	545	0