Race: World 600
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 21 of 48
Date: May 30, 1971
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway
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World 600 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Allison | Car | No. 12 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Holman Moody | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Charlie Glotzbach | Most Laps Led | Bobby Allison (303) |
| Race Distance | 600 miles (400 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 21 of 48 |
World 600 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 400 | 303 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 13 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 400 | 0 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 399 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 398 | 0 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 4 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 395 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 394 | 2 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 15 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 392 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 25 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 12 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 390 | 7 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 7 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 10 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 386 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 11 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Bill Ellis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 385 | 1 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 16 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 382 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 19 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 376 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 91 | Speedy Thompson | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 374 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 37 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 27 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 363 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 39 | 04 | Ed Negre | Buster Davis (Owner) | Plymouth | 354 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 30 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Faustina Racing | Plymouth | 353 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 24 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 352 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 35 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 349 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 24 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 333 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 26 | 93 | Richard D. Brown | Harold Furr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | wheel bearing | 78 |
| 26 | 34 | 07 | Jabe Thomas | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | a-frame | 75 |
| 27 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 282 | 0 | clutch | 72 |
| 28 | 1 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 234 | 87 | accident | 69 |
| 29 | 31 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 232 | 0 | vibration | 66 |
| 30 | 28 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 213 | 0 | engine | 63 |
| 31 | 33 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | head gasket | 60 |
| 32 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 160 | 0 | radiator | 57 |
| 33 | 36 | 02 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Plymouth | 110 | 0 | ball joint | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 33 | David Pearson | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 94 | 0 | oil leak | 51 |
| 35 | 23 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 79 | 0 | oil pan | 48 |
| 36 | 20 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 60 | 0 | oil pressure | 45 |
| 37 | 22 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | Mercury | 39 | 0 | steering | 42 |
| 38 | 40 | 55 | Ben Arnold | Lund Racing | Mercury | 33 | 0 | oil line | 39 |
| 39 | 38 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | — | Ford | 17 | 0 | clutch | 36 |
| 40 | 29 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | accident | 33 |
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