Nascar Cup Series Motor Trend 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Riverside
From: 10-01-1971
To: 10-01-1971
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Riverside
From: 10-01-1971
To: 10-01-1971
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Elder | Privateer - United States of America | 4:57:55.000 | 191 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 4:58:05.500 | 191 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | 189 | |
| 4 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | 189 | |
| 5 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | 185 | |
| 6 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 184 | |
| 7 | Kevin Terris | White Racing | 184 | |
| 8 | Carl Joiner | Joiner Racing | 169 | |
| 9 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | 169 | |
| 10 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 167 | |
| 11 | G.T. Tallas | Privateer - United States of America | 157 | |
| 12 | Hershel McGriff | Privateer - United States of America | 156 | |
| 13 | Bob England | Privateer - United States of America | 155 | |
| 14 | Dick Kranzler | Kranzler Racing | 143 | |
| 15 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 140 | |
| 16 | Dick Bown | Privateer - United States of America | 133 | |
| 17 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 130 | |
| 18 | Jack McCoy | Privateer - United States of America | 126 | |
| 19 | Ron Gautsche | Privateer - United States of America | 118 | |
| 20 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 107 | |
| 21 | John Soares, Jr. | Privateer - United States of America | 101 | |
| 22 | Frank James | Privateer - United States of America | 97 | |
| 23 | Ron Grable | Privateer - United States of America | 77 | |
| 24 | Dick Guldstrand | Privateer - United States of America | 76 | |
| 25 | Jimmy Insolo | Privateer - United States of America | 75 | |
| 26 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | 58 | |
| 27 | Bob Kauf | Privateer - United States of America | 56 | |
| 28 | Paul Dorrity | Privateer - United States of America | 50 | |
| 29 | Jerry Oliver | Privateer - United States of America | 47 | |
| 30 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 40 | |
| 31 | Mike Kittlekow | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 32 | Ray Johnstone | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 33 | Don Noel | Privateer - United States of America | 27 | |
| 34 | Glenn Francis | Privateer - United States of America | 27 | |
| 35 | David Pearson | Gray Racing | 25 | |
| 36 | Joe Clark | Privateer - United States of America | 21 | |
| 37 | Harry Schilling | Privateer - United States of America | 18 | |
| 38 | Roy Collins | Privateer - United States of America | 7 | |
| 39 | Ivan Baldwin | Privateer - United States of America | 2 | |
| 40 | Pat Fay | Privateer - United States of America | 1 |