The
1971 Motor Trend 500
was the first official race in
NASCAR
's
Winston Cup
era. Drivers had to contend with 191 laps on a 2.620 mile
road course
at
Riverside International Raceway
in
Riverside
,
California
.
Ray Elder
won the race.
- 96- Ray Elder
- 12-
Bobby Allison
- 72-
Benny Parsons
(2 laps behind)
- 71-
Bobby Isaac
(2 laps behind)
- 48-
James Hylton
(6 laps behind)
- 39-
Friday Hassler
(7 laps behind)
- 32-
Kevin Terris
(7 laps behind)
- 26-
Carl Joiner
(22 laps behind)
- 19-
Henley Gray
(22 laps behind)
- 24-
Cecil Gordon
(24 laps behind)
The 12th annual Daytona 500 was run on February 14 at
Daytona International Speedway
in
Daytona Beach
,
Florida
.
A. J. Foyt
won the pole and
Richard Petty
would win his third Daytona 500.
Top Ten Results
- 43-
Richard Petty
- 11-
Buddy Baker
- 21-
A. J. Foyt
- 17-
David Pearson
(1 lap behind)
- 99-
Fred Lorenzen
(1 lap behind)
- 31-
Jim Vandiver
(2 laps behind)
- 22-
Dick Brooks
(2 laps behind)
- 20-
Jim Hurtubise
(3 laps behind)
- 48-
James Hylton
(3 laps behind)
- 71-
Bobby Isaac
(3 laps behind)
Miller High Life 500
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The Miller High Life 500 was run on February 28 at
Ontario Motor Speedway
.
A. J. Foyt
would win this race after more than three hours of racing (from the pole position).
- 21-
A. J. Foyt
- 11-
Buddy Baker
- 43-
Richard Petty
- 71-
Bobby Isaac
- 22-
Dick Brooks
- 98-
LeeRoy Yarbrough
- 96-
Ray Elder
- 55-
Tiny Lund
- 72-
Benny Parsons
- 48-
James Hylton
The Greenville 200 was the first live flag-to-flag telecast of a NASCAR race. The race was run on Saturday, April 10 at
Greenville-Pickens Speedway
and was carried live on
ABC
with
Jim McKay
,
Chris Economaki
and
Ken Squier
.
Bobby Isaac
won the race.
- 71-
Bobby Isaac
,
1970 Dodge Charger
- 17-
David Pearson
(2 laps behind),
1970 Ford
Purolator
- 22-
Dick Brooks
(2 laps behind),
1969 Dodge Charger
- 2-
Dave Marcis
(2 laps behind),
1969 Dodge Charger
- 72-
Benny Parsons
(2 laps behind),
1969 Ford
- 48-
James Hylton
(4 laps behind),
1971 Ford
- 43-
Richard Petty
(4 laps behind),
1970 Plymouth Road Runner
- 39-
Friday Hassler
(5 laps behind),
1969 Chevrolet
- 06-
Neil Castles
(5 laps behind),
1969 Dodge Charger
- 20-
Elmo Langley
(7 laps behind),
1970 Mercury
The
Rebel 400
was run on May 2 at
Darlington Raceway
in
Darlington
,
South Carolina
.
Donnie Allison
won the pole and
Buddy Baker
would win his third Rebel 400.
- 11-
Buddy Baker
- 22-
Dick Brooks
- 2-
Dave Marcis
- 21-
Donnie Allison
- 31-
Jim Vandiver
- 49-
G. C. Spencer
- 70-
J. D. McDuffie
- 39-
Friday Hassler
- 76-
Ben Arnold
- 64-
Elmo Langley
The
Winston 500
was run on May 16 at
Alabama International Motor Speedway
in
Talladega
,
Alabama
.
Donnie Allison
won the pole and won the race. He defeated Bobby by some seconds.
- 21-
Donnie Allison
- 12-
Bobby Allison
- 11-
Buddy Baker
- 6-
Pete Hamilton
(1 lap behind)
- 99-
Fred Lorenzen
(1 lap behind)
- 31-
Jim Vandiver
(2 laps behind)
- 48-
James Hylton
(3 laps behind)
- 90-
Bill Dennis
(5 laps behind)
- 71-
Dave Marcis
(7 laps behind)
- 68-
Larry Baumel
(10 laps behind)
The World 600 was run on May 30 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway
in
Concord
,
South Carolina
.
Charlie Glotzbach
won the pole and
Bobby Allison
would win the 1971 World 600 (defeating his brother).
- 12-
Bobby Allison
- 21-
Donnie Allison
- 6-
Pete Hamilton
(1 lap behind)
- 43-
Richard Petty
(2 laps behind)
- 99-
Fred Lorenzen
(5 laps behind)
- 11-
Buddy Baker
(6 laps behind)
- 72-
Benny Parsons
(8 laps behind)
- 39-
Friday Hassler
(9 laps behind)
- 2-
Dave Marcis
(10 laps behind)
- 22-
Dick Brooks
(10 laps behind)
The
1971 Myers Brothers 250
was a
NASCAR
Winston Cup Series
event that took place on August 6, 1971, at
Bowman Gray Stadium
in the American community of
Winston-Salem
,
North Carolina
.
Due to the reduced sponsorship money being given out by the "Big Three" automobile companies in Detroit, NASCAR decided to hold six of their smaller Winston Cup Series races in conjunction with the "minor league" NASCAR Grand American Series.
As Bobby Allison was not racing in a Grand National car, he never received credit in that series, but was credited with a Grand American Series ("pony" cars) win. Richard Petty, who finished second in a Grand National car, was never given credit for the class win. Under current rules used in various combination races among cars in NASCAR series, Petty would be credited with a series win.
- 49-Bobby Allison
- 43-Richard Petty
- 14-
Jim Paschal
- 87-
Buck Baker
- 11-
Dave Marcis
- 55-
Tiny Lund
- 15-
Wayne Andrews
- 25-
Jabe Thomas
- 86-
David Ray Boggs
- 30-
Walter Ballard
The Yankee 400 was run on August 15 at
Michigan International Speedway
in
Brooklyn
,
Michigan
.
Pete Hamilton
won the pole and
Bobby Allison
would win the 1971 Yankee 400.
- 12-
Bobby Allison
- 43-
Richard Petty
- 11-
Buddy Baker
- 60-
Maynard Troyer
- 18-
Joe Frasson
- 24-
Cecil Gordon
- 88-
Ron Keselowski
- 48-
James Hylton
- 25-
Jabe Thomas
- 06-
Neil Castles
The
1971 Delaware 500
is a
NASCAR
Winston Cup Series
race that took place on October 17, 1971.
Richard Petty
defeated
Charlie Glotzbach
by more than one lap in front of eighteen thousand people.
- 43-
Richard Petty
- 98-
Charlie Glotzbach
- 71-
Bobby Isaac
- 12-
Bobby Allison
- 90-
Bill Dennis
- 57-
David Ray Boggs
- 91-
Richard D. Brown
- 64-
Elmo Langley
- 30-
Walter Ballard
- 48-
James Hylton