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| 1971 Halifax County 100 | 
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| Held on May 9, 1971 at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, VA | |
| 281 L, 112.4 M, 180.964 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | '70 Ford | 281 | 42 | running | |
| 2 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '71 Plymouth | 280 | 23 | running | |
| 3 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Ford | 277 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 10 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 273 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | '69 Mercury | 273 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 8 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | '71 Ford | 270 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | '71 Chevrolet | 270 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | '69 Dodge | 269 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 12 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | '70 Plymouth | 267 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 11 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | '69 Ford | 263 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 23 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | '69 Ford | 257 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 28 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | '69 Ford | 255 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 247 | 216 | engine | |
| 14 | 24 | 67 | Dick May | Ronacher Racing | '69 Ford | 185 | 0 | quit | |
| 15 | 15 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | '69 Plymouth | 134 | 0 | quit | |
| 16 | 19 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | '69 Ford | 109 | 0 | engine | |
| 17 | 16 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling | '69 Dodge | 103 | 0 | ignition | |
| 18 | 21 | 41 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | '70 Ford | 77 | 0 | quit | |
| 19 | 7 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | '70 Dodge | 60 | 0 | rear end | |
| 20 | 18 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 56 | 0 | overheating | |
| 21 | 20 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | '71 Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 14 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Lynn Racing | '70 Ford | 32 | 0 | engine | |
| 23 | 27 | 63 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | '69 Dodge | 25 | 0 | quit | |
| 24 | 5 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | '71 Ford | 24 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 22 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | '69 Ford | 20 | 0 | overheating | |
| 26 | 25 | 85 | Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | '70 Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | overheating | |
| 27 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | '69 Dodge | 9 | 0 | rear end | |
| 28 | 4 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | '69 Mercury | 6 | 0 | driveshaft |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
