Nascar Cup Series Delaware 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Dover International Speedway
From: 17-10-1971
To: 17-10-1971
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Dover International Speedway
From: 17-10-1971
To: 17-10-1971
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 4:03:25.000 | 500 |
| 2 | Charlie Glotzbach | Privateer - United States of America | 499 | |
| 3 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | 499 | |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 498 | |
| 5 | Bill Dennis | Privateer - United States of America | 483 | |
| 6 | David Ray Boggs | Privateer - United States of America | 480 | |
| 7 | Richard Brown | Privateer - United States of America | 477 | |
| 8 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 476 | |
| 9 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | 473 | |
| 10 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | 466 | |
| 11 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 465 | |
| 12 | Paul Tyler | Privateer - United States of America | 464 | |
| 13 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 460 | |
| 14 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | 459 | |
| 15 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | 458 | |
| 16 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | 442 | |
| 17 | John Soares, Jr. | Privateer - United States of America | 440 | |
| 18 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | 436 | |
| 19 | Dick May | Privateer - United States of America | 436 | |
| 20 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | 392 | |
| 21 | John Sears | Privateer - United States of America | 374 | |
| 22 | Neil Castles | Privateer - United States of America | 369 | |
| 23 | Tommy Gale | Privateer - United States of America | 319 | |
| 24 | Ken Meisenhelder | Privateer - United States of America | 297 | |
| 25 | Bill Shirey | Privateer - United States of America | 280 | |
| 26 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 266 | |
| 27 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | 266 | |
| 28 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | 266 | |
| 29 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | 229 | |
| 30 | Richard Childress | Faustina Racing | 180 | |
| 31 | Fred Lorenzen | Privateer - United States of America | 115 | |
| 32 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | 115 | |
| 33 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 114 | |
| 34 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | 102 | |
| 35 | Larry Baumel | Privateer - United States of America | 91 | |
| 36 | James Cox | Robertson Racing | 87 | |
| 37 | Charlie Roberts | Privateer - United States of America | 68 | |
| 38 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | 62 | |
| 39 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | 26 | |
| 40 | Dean Dalton | Privateer - United States of America | 10 |