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Carolina 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
March 14, 1971
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 492
| 17,315
| running
| 198 |
| 2
| 3
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1971 Dodge
| 492
| 11,240
| running
| 55 |
| 3
| 10
| Buddy Baker
| 11
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Dodge
| 492
| 5,065
| running
| 182 |
| 4
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1971 Plymouth
| 488
| 3,815
| accident
| 16 |
| 5
| 13
| Dick Brooks
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 488
| 1,875
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 16
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Mercury
| 486
| 1,565
| accident
| 22 |
| 7
| 27
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1969 Dodge
| 474
| 1,340
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 8
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| John McConnell
| 1969 Dodge
| 471
| 1,415
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 11
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 470
| 1,215
| accident
| 0 |
| 10
| 14
| Bill Dennis
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1969 Mercury
| 462
| 1,165
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 18
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 455
| 1,090
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 22
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 454
| 1,040
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 12
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 446
| 1,090
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 31
| J.D. McDuffie
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1969 Dodge
| 441
| 1,015
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 35
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 439
| 965
| accident
| 0 |
| 16
| 25
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 438
| 940
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 28
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 437
| 915
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 15
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1970 Mercury
| 436
| 965
| suspension
| 0 |
| 19
| 40
| Bobby Wawak
| 75
| Bobby Wawak
| 1969 Dodge
| 436
| 865
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 29
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Ford
| 413
| 840
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 32
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1970 Ford
| 384
| 815
| overheating
| 0 |
| 22
| 34
| E.J. Trivette
| 56
| Gary Baird
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 368
| 790
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 18
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 366
| 840
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 6
| Pete Hamilton
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1971 Plymouth
| 339
| 1,115
| radiator
| 7 |
| 25
| 9
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Mercury
| 304
| 790
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 17
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 301
| 790
| engine
| 12 |
| 27
| 21
| Ray Hendrick
| 42
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1970 Ford
| 295
| 665
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 30
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 282
| 640
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 37
| Charlie Roberts
| 63
| Charlie Roberts
| 1969 Dodge
| 265
| 615
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 5
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1969 Dodge
| 231
| 1,065
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 7
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| Friday Hassler
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 186
| 860
| radiator
| 0 |
| 32
| 24
| Marv Acton
| 40
| Dick Brooks
| 1969 Plymouth
| 162
| 580
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 23
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 148
| 575
| lug bolts
| 0 |
| 34
| 4
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 132
| 1,145
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 39
| Dick May
| 67
| Ron Ronacher
| 1969 Ford
| 98
| 565
| suspension
| 0 |
| 36
| 20
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 95
| 560
| overheating
| 0 |
| 37
| 33
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 72
| 555
| overheating
| 0 |
| 38
| 38
| Dub Simpson
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 28
| 550
| transmission
| 0 |
| 39
| 36
| James Sears
| 44
| Richard Giachetti
| 1971 Ford
| 9
| 545
| brakes
| 0 |
| 40
| 26
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1970 Ford
| 5
| 540
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:12:55
Average Speed: 118.696 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.344 seconds
7 cautions for 36 laps
Attendance: 33,000