Nascar Cup Series Wilkes 400
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: North Wilkesboro Speedway
From: 21-11-1971
To: 21-11-1971
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: North Wilkesboro Speedway
From: 21-11-1971
To: 21-11-1971
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeWayne Louis Lund | Privateer - United States of America | 2:35:58.000 | 400 |
| 2 | Charlie Glotzbach | Privateer - United States of America | 2:36:04.000 | 400 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 400 | |
| 4 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | 398 | |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | 394 | |
| 6 | Elzie Wylie "Buck" Baker Sr | Privateer - United States of America | 387 | |
| 7 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | 385 | |
| 8 | Frank Sessoms | Privateer - United States of America | 384 | |
| 9 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 382 | |
| 10 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 382 | |
| 11 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | 380 | |
| 12 | Neil Castles | Privateer - United States of America | 377 | |
| 13 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | 375 | |
| 14 | Joe Dean Huss | Privateer - United States of America | 374 | |
| 15 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 372 | |
| 16 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | 362 | |
| 17 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | 352 | |
| 18 | John Sears | Privateer - United States of America | 343 | |
| 19 | Jabe Thomas | Privateer - United States of America | 339 | |
| 20 | Bob Williams | Privateer - United States of America | 297 | |
| 21 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 173 | |
| 22 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 171 | |
| 23 | Jimmy Vaughn | Privateer - United States of America | 147 | |
| 24 | Bill Dennis | Privateer - United States of America | 106 | |
| 25 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | 96 | |
| 26 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | 87 | |
| 27 | Randy Hutchison | Privateer - United States of America | 70 | |
| 28 | Eddie Yarboro | Privateer - United States of America | 61 | |
| 29 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | 17 | |
| 30 | Richard Brown | Privateer - United States of America | 12 | |
| 31 | James Cox | Robertson Racing | 0 |