1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1971 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 48 races across 31 tracks, with 12 different drivers reaching victory lane. Richard Petty captured the championship driving a Plymouth.

Total Races

Different Winners

Richard Petty

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Plymouth: 22, Mercury: 11, Dodge: 8, Ford: 4, Chevrolet: 3

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Ray Elder	Dodge	40
2	125 Mile Qualifying Race 1	Daytona International Speedway	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth	33
3	125 Mile Qualifying Race 2	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	31
4	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
5	Miller High Life 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	A.J. Foyt	Mercury	51
6	Richmond 500	Charlotte Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
7	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
8	Hickory 276	Hickory Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	22
9	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Ford	30
10	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	A.J. Foyt	Mercury	40
11	Columbia 200	Columbia Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	26
12	Greenville 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	26
13	Maryville 200	Smokey Mountain Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
14	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
15	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
16	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Buddy Baker	Dodge	36
17	Halifax County 100	South Boston Speedway	Benny Parsons	Ford	28
18	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Donnie Allison	Mercury	50
19	Asheville 300	New Asheville Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	18
20	Kingsport 300	Kingsport Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	25
21	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Mercury	40
22	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Mercury	40
23	Motor State 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Mercury	40
24	Winston Golden State 400	Riverside International Raceway	Bobby Allison	Dodge	40
25	Space City 300	Meyer Speedway	Bobby Allison	Dodge	14
26	Pickens 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	29
27	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	40
28	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Charlie Glotzbach	Chevrolet	30
29	Albany-Saratoga 250	Albany Saratoga Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	34
30	Islip 250	Islip Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	33
31	Northern 300	Trenton Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
32	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	29
33	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
34	Myers Brothers 250	Bowman Gray Stadium	Bobby Allison	Ford	29
35	West Vriginia 500	West Virginia International Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	35
36	Yankee 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Mercury	40
37	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Bobby Allison	Mercury	50
38	Sandlapper 200	Columbia Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
39	Buddy Shuman 276	Hickory Speedway	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet	22
40	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Bobby Allison	Mercury	40
41	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	30
42	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Mercury	42
43	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
44	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	41
45	Georgia 500	Middle Georgia Raceway	Bobby Allison	Ford	32
46	Capital City 500	Richmond Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
47	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet	31
48	Texas 500	Texas World Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	49

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Richard Petty ★	21	38	41	46	4.2
2	Bobby Allison	11	27	31	42	8.3
3	Bobby Isaac	4	16	17	25	10.8
4	David Pearson	2	8	9	17	18.9
5	Tiny Lund	2	6	9	15	13.3
6	A.J. Foyt	2	4	4	7	15.6
7	Buddy Baker	1	13	16	19	7.1
8	Benny Parsons	1	13	18	35	16.2
9	Pete Hamilton	1	11	12	22	14.7
10	Donnie Allison	1	7	9	13	12.1
11	Charlie Glotzbach	1	7	10	20	16.1
12	Ray Elder	1	2	3	4	14.0
13	James Hylton	0	14	37	46	8.3
14	Elmo Langley	0	11	23	46	13.9
15	Dick Brooks	0	9	12	20	12.7
16	Dave Marcis	0	9	14	29	16.8
17	Fred Lorenzen	0	7	9	14	12.7
18	Cecil Gordon	0	6	21	46	11.9
19	Friday Hassler	0	4	13	29	18.0
20	Bill Dennis	0	4	10	28	18.3
21	Bill Champion	0	3	14	45	16.6
22	Walter Ballard	0	3	11	41	16.9
23	Jim Paschal	0	2	3	6	10.5
24	Jabe Thomas	0	2	15	43	15.0
25	J.D. McDuffie	0	2	8	43	19.0
26	G.C. Spencer	0	2	6	17	20.2
27	Wayne Andrews	0	1	3	5	10.8
28	Buck Baker	0	1	2	6	12.3
29	Jim Vandiver	0	1	4	7	13.6
30	Jerry Oliver	0	1	1	2	17.0