Nascar Cup Series Southern 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Darlington Raceway
From: 06-09-1971
To: 06-09-1971
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Darlington Raceway
From: 06-09-1971
To: 06-09-1971
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 3:48:55.000 | 367 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 366 | |
| 3 | Buddy Baker | Privateer - United States of America | 363 | |
| 4 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | 361 | |
| 5 | Dave Marcis | Privateer - United States of America | 355 | |
| 6 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | 343 | |
| 7 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | 339 | |
| 8 | John Sears | Privateer - United States of America | 338 | |
| 9 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 337 | |
| 10 | Roy Mayne | Privateer - United States of America | 320 | |
| 11 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | 316 | |
| 12 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | 315 | |
| 13 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | 313 | |
| 14 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | 313 | |
| 15 | Eddie Yarboro | Privateer - United States of America | 303 | |
| 16 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | 276 | |
| 17 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | 274 | |
| 18 | Larry Baumel | Privateer - United States of America | 267 | |
| 19 | Bill Dennis | Privateer - United States of America | 264 | |
| 20 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | 242 | |
| 21 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | 223 | |
| 22 | Dean Dalton | Privateer - United States of America | 217 | |
| 23 | Joe Frasson | Privateer - United States of America | 216 | |
| 24 | Charlie Glotzbach | Privateer - United States of America | 214 | |
| 25 | Dick May | Privateer - United States of America | 204 | |
| 26 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | 194 | |
| 27 | Marv Acton | Brooks Racing | 187 | |
| 28 | Bill Shirey | Privateer - United States of America | 170 | |
| 29 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | 167 | |
| 30 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | 156 | |
| 31 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 149 | |
| 32 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | 111 | |
| 33 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 96 | |
| 34 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 81 | |
| 35 | David Pearson | Privateer - United States of America | 50 | |
| 36 | Bobby Mausgrover | Privateer - United States of America | 44 | |
| 37 | Neil Castles | Privateer - United States of America | 41 | |
| 38 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | 13 | |
| 39 | Dick Brooks | Privateer - United States of America | 8 | |
| 40 | J.D. McDuffie | Privateer - United States of America | 2 |