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Texas 500

NASCAR Winston Cup/Winston West race
Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX
December 12, 1971
250 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 500 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1971 Plymouth	250	13,395	running	111
2	4	Buddy Baker	11	Petty Enterprises	1971 Dodge	250	6,805	running	52
3	5	Bobby Allison	12	Holman-Moody	1971 Mercury	248	5,125	running	75
4	1	Pete Hamilton	6	Cotton Owens	1971 Plymouth	245	3,865	running	12
5	8	Bill Dennis	90	Junie Donlavey	1969 Mercury	239	3,100	running	0
6	10	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	1970 Dodge	238	2,540	running	0
7	15	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	1969 Mercury	234	2,035	running	0
8	14	Richard D. Brown	91	Junior Fields	1971 Chevrolet	232	1,535	running	0
9	30	Ben Arnold	76	Ben Arnold	1969 Ford	232	1,045	running	0
10	22	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1970 Plymouth	231	965	running	0
11	21	Ramo Stott	9	Ramo Stott	1970 Dodge	231	965	running	0
12	12	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1971 Ford	230	835	running	0
13	35	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	1971 Ford	219	765	running	0
14	32	Earl Brooks	26	Earl Brooks	1969 Ford	216	745	running	0
15	37	George Altheide	0	George Altheide	1970 Dodge	216	690	running	0
16	25	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	1969 Ford	212	685	running	0
17	43	Bill Hollar	28	Earl Brooks	1969 Ford	212	680	running	0
18	33	Ray Williams	47	Raymond Williams	1971 Ford	211	675	running	0
19	44	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1969 Mercury	211	720	running	0
20	16	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1970 Dodge	209	665	running	0
21	49	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1969 Ford	209	660	running	0
22	39	Charlie Roberts	63	Charlie Roberts	1969 Dodge	208	655	running	0
23	40	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	1969 Ford	196	650	running	0
24	24	John Sears	4	John Sears	1969 Dodge	194	685	fuel pump	0
25	20	Marty Robbins	42	Marty Robbins	1971 Dodge	174	640	engine	0
26	9	Friday Hassler	39	Friday Hassler	1970 Chevrolet	164	665	valve	0
27	29	Ronnie Chumley	00	R.B. Chumley	1969 Mercury	155	630	engine	0
28	46	Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	1969 Plymouth	144	625	out of gas	0
29	47	Bob England	81	Bob England	1970 Chevrolet	133	620	vibration	0
30	31	Doc Faustina	5	Doc Faustina	1970 Plymouth	128	615	oil leak	0
31	38	Tiny Lund	55	Tiny Lund	1969 Mercury	118	610	engine	0
32	19	Jackie Oliver	87	James Mason	1969 Mercury	117	605	engine	0
33	18	H.B. Bailey	53	J.C. Crews	1969 Ford	117	600	engine	0
34	28	Earle Canavan	01	Earle Canavan	1971 Plymouth	113	630	engine	0
35	41	Dean Dalton	7	Dean Dalton	1969 Ford	111	665	lug bolt	0
36	13	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	1969 Dodge	98	605	valve	0
37	34	Jerry Barnett	27		1971 Dodge	86	580	accident	0
38	2	Benny Parsons	72	L.G. DeWitt	1971 Chevrolet	82	675	engine	0
39	23	Walter Ballard	30	Vic Ballard	1971 Ford	79	615	engine	0
40	11	Dave Marcis	2	Dave Marcis	1969 Dodge	73	585	engine	0
41	27	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1971 Ford	69	560	oil pressure	0
42	26	David Boggs	57	David Ray Boggs	1969 Dodge	67	555	engine	0
43	36	Don Tarr	37	Don Tarr	1970 Dodge	59	550	lug bolt	0
44	42	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1969 Ford	34	545	engine	0
45	45	D.K. Ulrich	40	D.K. Ulrich	1971 Ford	26	540	clutch	0
46	17	Ray Elder	96	Fred Elder	1971 Dodge	24	535	engine	0
47	48	Jimmy Finger	61	Don Bierschwale	1969 Ford	18	530	engine	0
48	6	David Pearson	17	Ray Nichels	1971 Pontiac	15	575	overheating	0
49	7	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1971 Dodge	1	1,020	engine	0

Notes: Scheduled for December 5; postponed by rain.
A.J. Foyt, Johnny Rutherford, Jim McElreath, Lloyd Ruby, and Roger McCluskey were denied permission from USAC to compete in the race.
Time of race: 03:28:20
Average Speed: 144 MPH
Pole Speed: 42.147 seconds
3 cautions for 28 laps
Attendance: 18,600