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| 1971 Mason-Dixon 500 | 
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| Held on June 6, 1971 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE | |
| 500 L, 500 M, 804.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Mercury | 500 | 245 | running | |
| 2 | 21 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | '71 Plymouth | 499 | 85 | running | |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '71 Plymouth | 498 | 30 | running | |
| 4 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 496 | 53 | running | |
| 5 | 23 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '69 Plymouth | 486 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '71 Ford | 477 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 11 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '71 Ford | 475 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Bill Champion | '71 Ford | 475 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 27 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '70 Ford | 474 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 28 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 469 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 26 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Garrett Ford | '69 Ford | 460 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Mercury Cyclone | '69 Mercury | 456 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 32 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '69 Ford | 451 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 30 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Country Lab Ford | '69 Dodge | 450 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 10 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 448 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 13 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 427 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 18 | 28 | Bill Hollar | Earl Brooks | '69 Dodge | 395 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 37 | 96 | Richard Childress | Tom Garn | '71 Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 38 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | '70 Ford | 357 | 0 | engine | ||
| 20 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | Covil Insulation of Atlanta, GA | '69 Dodge | 349 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 35 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | '69 Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 22 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | '71 Dodge | 253 | 22 | engine | |
| 23 | 22 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | Mercury | 225 | 0 | engine | |
| 24 | 36 | 26 | Earl Brooks | '69 Ford | 196 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 25 | 17 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling | '69 Dodge | 141 | 0 | lug bolts | |
| 26 | 7 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | '71 Plymouth | 138 | 65 | engine | |
| 27 | 34 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 137 | 0 | engine | ||
| 28 | 6 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '69 Mercury | 135 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 20 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '69 Plymouth | 121 | 0 | quit | ||
| 30 | 31 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher | '69 Ford | 98 | 0 | throttle | |
| 31 | 19 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 88 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 32 | 39 | 81 | A.J. Cox | M&G Convoy | '69 Plymouth | 82 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 25 | 95 | Paul Tyler | '69 Mercury | 58 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 8 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 57 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 33 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 55 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 15 | 91 | Lawrence Fields | Fox Turkey Farm | '71 Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 40 | 65 | Joe Phipps | Cox Auto Sales | '69 Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 38 | 24 | 06 | Neil Castles | '70 Dodge | 22 | 0 | fuel pump | ||
| 39 | 5 | 39 | Friday Hassler | See Rock City | '70 Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | engine | |
| 40 | 12 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 9 | 0 | suspension |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Bill Dennis, Larry Smith | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
