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| 1971 Rebel 400 | 
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| Held on May 2, 1971 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC | |
| 293 L, 400.238 M, 644.014 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge by Petty | '71 Dodge | 293 | 27 | running | |
| 2 | 11 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Golden Products | '70 Dodge | 286 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 14 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Burnside Dodge | '69 Dodge | 286 | 8 | running | |
| 4 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | '71 Mercury | 283 | 244 | engine | |
| 5 | 15 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Moss-Thornton | '70 Dodge | 276 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '69 Plymouth | 268 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Mercury Cyclone | '69 Mercury | 265 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 13 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '69 Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 27 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 261 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 10 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 258 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 31 | 19 | Henley Gray | Fairway Ford | '69 Ford | 256 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | '70 Ford | 255 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 252 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 32 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 247 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '69 Mercury | 245 | 0 | engine | ||
| 16 | 21 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 219 | 0 | rear end | |
| 17 | 19 | 95 | Paul Tyler | '69 Mercury | 215 | 0 | suspension | ||
| 18 | 3 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | '71 Plymouth | 205 | 0 | engine | |
| 19 | 22 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '69 Ford | 201 | 0 | engine | ||
| 20 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Southern Chrysler Plymouth | '71 Plymouth | 185 | 10 | engine | |
| 21 | 7 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '71 Dodge | 177 | 1 | engine | |
| 22 | 29 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Mario Frasson Cement | '70 Dodge | 159 | 0 | lug bolts | |
| 23 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '70 Mercury | 132 | 0 | engine | |
| 24 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Mullins Ford | '69 Ford | 122 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 6 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 119 | 0 | suspension | |
| 26 | 36 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 97 | 0 | fire | |
| 27 | 28 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 69 | 0 | ignition | |
| 28 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Bill Seifert | '70 Ford | 60 | 0 | brakes | |
| 29 | 25 | 93 | Richard D. Brown | Harold Furr | '70 Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | crash | |
| 30 | 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '70 Ford | 48 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 31 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | '71 Mercury | 30 | 3 | steering | |
| 32 | 35 | 63 | Frank Warren | Charlie Roberts | '69 Dodge | 26 | 0 | oil leak | |
| 33 | 24 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '69 Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 12 | 91 | Charlie Glotzbach | Junior Fields | '71 Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | motor mount | |
| 35 | 9 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | '71 Plymouth | 3 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 33 | 06 | Neil Castles | '70 Dodge | 2 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
