1971 Winston 500

Auto race held at Talladega Superspeedway in 1971 February 2025 CUST Race 18 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Winston 500 Weather information for the 1971 Winston 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1971 05 16 1971 18 48 Talladega Superspeedway.png Layout of Talladega Superspeedway Temperatures of 78.1 F C; wind speeds of 6 mph km/h Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama 2.660 4.280 188 500.1 804.8 147.419 mi/h 29,000 Donnie Allison Wood Brothers Bobby Allison Holman-Moody 70 21 Donnie Allison Wood Brothers ABC Keith Jackson Chris Economaki The 1971 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 16, 1971, at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) in Talladega, Alabama.1971 Winston 500 racing information at Racing Reference George Altheide, Doc Faustina and David Sisco would make their NASCAR Winston Cup Series debuts in this race.1971 Winston 500 racing information at Race Database Background Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a Tri-oval and was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family, in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Truck Series. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 mi km, and the track at its peak had a seating capacity of 175,000 spectators.http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx Track Facts Talladega Superspeedway November 1, 2012 talladegasuperspeedway.com April 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20121101080016/http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx November 1, 2012 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 1 21 Donnie Allison '69 Mercury 2 71 Dave Marcis '71 Dodge 3 12 Bobby Allison '69 Mercury 4 99 Fred Lorenzen '71 Plymouth 5 43 Richard Petty '71 Plymouth 6 6 Pete Hamilton '71 Plymouth 7 11 Buddy Baker '71 Dodge 8 33 David Pearson '71 Pontiac 9 90 Bill Dennis '69 Mercury 10 48 James Hylton '70 Ford 11 79 Frank Warren '69 Dodge 12 10 Bill Champion '70 Ford 13 24 Cecil Gordon '69 Mercury 14 03 Tommy Gale '69 Mercury 15 88 Ron Keselowski '70 Dodge 16 60 Maynard Troyer '69 Mercury 17 39 Friday Hassler '69 Chevrolet 18 70 J.D. McDuffie '69 Mercury 19 47 Raymond Williams '71 Ford 20 76 Ben Arnold '69 Ford Race report Twenty-nine thousand people saw Donnie Allison (racing for the Wood Brothers racing team) defeat his brother Bobby (racing for Holman-Moody) by six car lengths in the first official race for new sponsor Winston. Both of them were driving 1969 Mercury Cyclones. The race took three hours and thirty-two minutes to complete. Seven cautions slowed the race for forty-five laps. Other finishers in the top ten included: Buddy Baker (driving for Petty Enterprises), Pete Hamilton, Fred Lorenzen, Jim Vandiver, James Hylton, Bill Dennis, Dave Marcis, and Larry Baumel. There were 45 lead changes between four drivers and Dave Marcis made his first race using #71. Marcis was a contender for the win until his engine blew on lap 181. Notable drivers in the race included: Richard Petty, J.D. McDuffie, Coo Coo Marlin, Benny Parsons, Neil Castles, and Ron Keselowski (uncle of current NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski). Bobby Isaac was hospitalized and could not compete in the race due to kidney stones. The prize purse was $145,040 ($ when adjusted for inflation); Donnie Allison received $31,140 for winning ($ when adjusted for inflation) while last-place finisher Bub Strickler got $1,000 ($ when adjusted for inflation).1971 Winston 500 racing information at FantasyRacingCheatSheet.com References 1971 Halifax County 100 1971 Asheville 300 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Races 1971 debut 1972 Winston 500 races 1971 Winston 500 Winston 500 Winston 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway