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Wilkes 400
NASCAR Winston Cup/Grand American race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
November 21, 1971
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| Ronnie Hopkins
| 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
| 400
| 3,875
| running
| 7 |
| 2
| 1
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 3
| Richard Howard
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 400
| 3,525
| running
| 76 |
| 3
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 400
| 1,650
| running
| 306 |
| 4
| 5
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 398
| 1,175
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 11
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Ford
| 394
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 14
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1971 Pontiac Firebird
| 387
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 22
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 385
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 15
| Frank Sessoms
| 21
| Frank Sessoms
| 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
| 384
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 10
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 382
| 655
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 9
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 382
| 695
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 13
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 380
| 585
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1970 Dodge
| 377
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 31
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 375
| 515
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 25
| Joe Dean Huss
| 33
| Jack Balmer
| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
| 374
| 505
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 30
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 372
| 520
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 29
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 362
| 485
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 28
| Wendell Scott
| 26
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 352
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 16
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 343
| 490
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 26
| Jabe Thomas
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 339
| 455
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 20
| Bob Williams
| 11
| James Rupe
| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
| 297
| 445
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Holman-Moody
| 1971 Ford
| 173
| 510
| engine
| 11 |
| 22
| 23
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Dodge
| 171
| 450
| rear end
| 0 |
| 23
| 27
| Jim Vaughan
| 59
| Jimmy Vaughn
| 1970 Ford Mustang
| 147
| 415
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 8
| Bill Dennis
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1969 Mercury
| 106
| 430
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 25
| 24
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 96
| 395
| vibration
| 0 |
| 26
| 17
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 87
| 415
| electrical
| 0 |
| 27
| 12
| Randy Hutchison
| 22
| Warren Prout
| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
| 70
| 405
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 21
| Eddie Yarboro
| 13
| Eddie Yarboro
| 1969 Plymouth
| 61
| 370
| clutch
| 0 |
| 29
| 19
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| 1971 Plymouth
| 17
| 385
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 4
| Richard D. Brown
| 91
| Junior Fields
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 12
| 475
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 31
| 7
| James Cox
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 0
| 375
| engine
| 0 |
Notes: Tiny Lund received credit for a victory in the Grand American division.
No victory was awarded in the Winston Cup division.
Time of race: 02:35:58
Average Speed: 96.174 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.919 seconds
3 cautions for 19 laps
Attendance: 9,500