1971 Carolina 500

Race 7 of 48

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:12:55
Average speed of winner: 118.696 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 19 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen 1-15, Isaac 16-28, Lorenzen 29, Spencer 30-41, Petty 42-98, Isaac 99-128, Yarbrough 129-130, Baker 131-215, Yarbrough 216-233, Baker 234-306, Hamilton 307-313, Petty 314, Baker 315-332, Yarbrough 333-334, Petty 335-422, Baker 423-425, Isaac 426-437, Petty 438-468, Baker 469-471, Petty 472-492

Race notes: Last pole for Fred Lorenzen. Finale for James Sears.

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		492	5	198	running	17315	0
2	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		492	3	55	running	11240	0
3	10	Buddy Baker	11		'71 Dodge	Petty			492	5	182	running	5065	0
4	1	Fred Lorenzen	99	STP Oil Treatment	'71 Plymouth	Nichels-Goldsmith		133.892	488	2	16	accident	3815	0
5	13	Dick Brooks	22		'69 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		488	0	0	running	1875	0
6	16	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Mercury	Johnson	Nab		486	3	22	accident	1565	0
7	27	Joe Frasson	18		'69 Dodge	Frasson			474	0	0	running	1340	0
8	8	Tiny Lund	55		'69 Dodge	John McConnell			471	0	0	running	1415	0
9	11	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			470	0	0	accident	1215	0
10	14	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			462	0	0	running	1165	0
11	18	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			455	0	0	running	1090	0
12	22	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			454	0	0	running	1040	0
13	12	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			446	0	0	running	1090	0
14	31	J.D. McDuffie	88		'69 Dodge	Lubinski			441	0	0	running	1015	0
15	35	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			439	0	0	accident	965	0
16	25	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			438	0	0	running	940	0
17	28	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			437	0	0	running	915	0
18	15	James Hylton	48		'70 Mercury	Hylton			436	0	0	suspension	965	0
19	40	Bobby Wawak	75		'69 Dodge	Wawak			436	0	0	accident	865	0
20	29	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				413	0	0	running	840	0
21	32	Bill Seifert	45		'70 Ford	Seifert			384	0	0	heating	815	0
22	34	E.J. Trivette	56		'71 Chevrolet	Baird			368	0	0	running	790	0
23	18	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			366	0	0	running	840	0
24	6	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		339	1	7	radiator	1115	0
25	9	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			304	0	0	accident	790	0
26	17	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			301	1	12	engine	790	0
27	21	Ray Hendrick	42		'70 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			295	0	0	accident	665	0
28	30	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			282	0	0	engine	640	0
29	37	Charlie Roberts	63		'69 Dodge	Charlie Roberts			265	0	0	engine	615	0
30	5	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'69 Dodge	Allison			231	0	0	engine	1065	0
31	7	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hassler			186	0	0	radiator	860	0
32	24	Marv Acton	40		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			162	0	0	accident	580	0
33	23	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			148	0	0	lug bolt	575	0
34	4	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			132	0	0	engine	1145	0
35	39	Dick May	67		'69 Ford	Ronacher			98	0	0	suspension	565	0
36	20	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			95	0	0	heating	560	0
37	33	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			72	0	0	heating	555	0
38	38	Dub Simpson	51		'69 Chevrolet	Strong			28	0	0	transmission	550	0
39	36	James Sears	44		'71 Ford	Giachetti Brothers			9	0	0	brakes	545	0
40	26	Raymond Williams	47		'70 Ford	Seifert			5	0	0	accident	540	0