Nascar Cup Series American 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Rockingham Speedway
From: 24-10-1971
To: 24-10-1971
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Rockingham Speedway
From: 24-10-1971
To: 24-10-1971
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 4:24:43.000 | 492 |
| 2 | Buddy Baker | Privateer - United States of America | 492 | |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 488 | |
| 4 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | 487 | |
| 5 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | 483 | |
| 6 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | 482 | |
| 7 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | 476 | |
| 8 | Joe Frasson | Privateer - United States of America | 471 | |
| 9 | Bill Dennis | Privateer - United States of America | 471 | |
| 10 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 468 | |
| 11 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 464 | |
| 12 | DeWayne Louis Lund | Privateer - United States of America | 461 | |
| 13 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | 459 | |
| 14 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | 457 | |
| 15 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | 453 | |
| 16 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | 446 | |
| 17 | Richard Brown | Privateer - United States of America | 445 | |
| 18 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | 440 | |
| 19 | David Ray Boggs | Privateer - United States of America | 439 | |
| 20 | Stick Elliott | Nixon Racing | 435 | |
| 21 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | 421 | |
| 22 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | 397 | |
| 23 | John Sears | Privateer - United States of America | 389 | |
| 24 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 342 | |
| 25 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | 333 | |
| 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | 297 | |
| 27 | Neil Castles | Privateer - United States of America | 254 | |
| 28 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | 227 | |
| 29 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 216 | |
| 30 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | 174 | |
| 31 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | 171 | |
| 32 | Bobby Brack | Privateer - United States of America | 170 | |
| 33 | Paul Tyler | Privateer - United States of America | 163 | |
| 34 | No drivers found. | Privateer - United States of America | 139 | |
| 35 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 112 | |
| 36 | David Pearson | Privateer - United States of America | 92 | |
| 37 | Charlie Glotzbach | Privateer - United States of America | 84 | |
| 38 | Coo Coo Marlin | Privateer - United States of America | 79 | |
| 39 | Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing | 63 | |
| 40 | Eddie Yarboro | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 41 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | 13 |