From The Third Turn, an online resource for all news and results stock car racing.
| 1971 Winston 500 | 
|
| Held on May 16, 1971 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL | |
| 188 L, 500.08 M, 804.828 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
|---|
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | '69 Mercury | 188 | 63 | running | |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Mercury | 188 | 73 | running | |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | '71 Dodge | 188 | 14 | running | |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | '71 Plymouth | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 4 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | '71 Plymouth | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 27 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Moss-Thornton | '69 Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '70 Ford | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 9 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Junie Donlavey | '69 Mercury | 183 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 2 | 71 | Dave Marcis | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 181 | 38 | engine | |
| 10 | 32 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 178 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 36 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 178 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 22 | 2 | Bill Seifert | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 13 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '69 Mercury | 176 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 20 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 175 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 38 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling | '69 Dodge | 174 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 17 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '69 Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 15 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 173 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 44 | 5 | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 170 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 47 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 170 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 39 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '69 Ford | 169 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 16 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | '69 Mercury | 167 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 24 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 167 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 31 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '70 Dodge | 166 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 42 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 165 | 0 | running | ||
| 25 | 49 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '70 Ford | 160 | 0 | running | ||
| 26 | 46 | 32 | Kevin Terris | Black & Decker | '70 Plymouth | 150 | 0 | overheating | |
| 27 | 43 | 0 | George Altheide | '70 Dodge | 135 | 0 | engine | ||
| 28 | 26 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Woodfield Ford | '69 Mercury | 133 | 0 | spindle | |
| 29 | 29 | 20 | Bill Ward | Jimmy McCain | '71 Ford | 108 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 11 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Dodge | 97 | 0 | engine | ||
| 31 | 37 | 05 | David Sisco | Charlie McGee | '70 Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | fan pulley | |
| 32 | 48 | 63 | Roy Milligan | Charlie Roberts | '69 Dodge | 83 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Mercury | 81 | 0 | fuel line | ||
| 34 | 33 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '69 Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 34 | 36 | Jimmy Crawford | Crawford Racing | '70 Dodge | 66 | 0 | engine./crash | |
| 36 | 50 | 26 | Earl Brooks | '69 Ford | 58 | 0 | engine | ||
| 37 | 14 | 03 | Tommy Gale | McCaig Motel | '69 Mercury | 53 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pepsi | '71 Plymouth | 42 | 0 | crash | |
| 39 | 35 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '69 Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | engine | |
| 40 | 45 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 35 | 0 | engine | ||
| 41 | 19 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 31 | 0 | overheating | |
| 42 | 12 | 10 | Bill Champion | '70 Ford | 25 | 0 | engine | ||
| 43 | 8 | 33 | David Pearson | C.V. Enterprises | '71 Pontiac | 19 | 0 | engine | |
| 44 | 21 | 93 | Richard D. Brown | Harold Furr | '69 Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | engine | |
| 45 | 28 | 95 | Paul Tyler | '69 Mercury | 15 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 46 | 41 | 45 | Dub Simpson | Bill Seifert | '69 Mercury | 11 | 0 | engine | |
| 47 | 23 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 9 | 0 | transmission | |
| 48 | 30 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Mercury | 6 | 0 | engine | |
| 49 | 40 | 06 | Neil Castles | '70 Dodge | 4 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 50 | 25 | 35 | Bub Strickler | '69 Ford | 1 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
