Nascar Cup Series Texas 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Texas World Speedway
From: 12-12-1971
To: 12-12-1971
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Texas World Speedway
From: 12-12-1971
To: 12-12-1971
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 3:28:20.000 | 250 |
| 2 | Buddy Baker | Privateer - United States of America | 3:28:38.000 | 250 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 248 | |
| 4 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | 245 | |
| 5 | Bill Dennis | Privateer - United States of America | 239 | |
| 6 | Joe Frasson | Privateer - United States of America | 238 | |
| 7 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 234 | |
| 8 | Richard Brown | Privateer - United States of America | 232 | |
| 9 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | 232 | |
| 10 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | 231 | |
| 11 | Ramo Stott | Privateer - United States of America | 231 | |
| 12 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | 230 | |
| 13 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | 219 | |
| 14 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | 216 | |
| 15 | George Altheide | Privateer - United States of America | 216 | |
| 16 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | 212 | |
| 17 | William Mack Hollar Sr. | Brooks Racing | 212 | |
| 18 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | 211 | |
| 19 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 211 | |
| 20 | Neil Castles | Privateer - United States of America | 209 | |
| 21 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | 209 | |
| 22 | Charlie Roberts | Privateer - United States of America | 208 | |
| 23 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | 196 | |
| 24 | John Sears | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | |
| 25 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | 174 | |
| 26 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 164 | |
| 27 | Ronnie Chumley | Privateer - United States of America | 155 | |
| 28 | Bill Shirey | Privateer - United States of America | 144 | |
| 29 | Bob England | Privateer - United States of America | 133 | |
| 30 | Doc Faustina | Faustina Racing | 128 | |
| 31 | DeWayne Louis Lund | Privateer - United States of America | 118 | |
| 32 | Jackie Oliver | Privateer - United Kingdom | 117 | |
| 33 | H.B. Bailey | Privateer - United States of America | 117 | |
| 34 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | 113 | |
| 35 | Dean Dalton | Privateer - United States of America | 111 | |
| 36 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 98 | |
| 37 | Jerry Barnett | Privateer - United States of America | 86 | |
| 38 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | 82 | |
| 39 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | 79 | |
| 40 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | 73 | |
| 41 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 69 | |
| 42 | David Ray Boggs | Privateer - United States of America | 67 | |
| 43 | Don Tarr | Privateer - United States of America | 59 | |
| 44 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | 34 | |
| 45 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Racing | 26 | |
| 46 | Raymond Elder | Privateer - United States of America | 24 | |
| 47 | Jimmy Finger | B & B Racing | 18 | |
| 48 | David Pearson | Privateer - United States of America | 15 | |
| 49 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | 1 |