American 500 1971 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Winston Cup Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 24 oktober 1971 på den 1,017 mile (1,637 km) långa ovalbanan North Carolina Motor Speedway i Rockingham i North Carolina. Totalt avverkades 500,364 miles (805,258 km) fördelat på 492 varv. Banunderlaget var asfalt. Loppet vanns av Richard Petty i en Plymouth på tiden 4:24.43 körande för Petty Enterprises. Pettys snitthastighet uppgick till 113,405 mph. Det var Pettys 138:a seger av totalt 200 i cup-serien. Prispotten uppgick till 73 420 dollar, varav 17 120 dollar gick till segraren.
Resultat FörareTeam/bilägareKonstruktörVarvLeddavarv143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth5492189211Buddy BakerPetty EnterprisesDodge2492209312Bobby AllisonHolman MoodyMercury4488146Pete HamiltonOwens RacingPlymouth748716571Bobby IsaacK&K Insurance RacingDodge64830672Benny ParsonsDeWitt RacingMercury114820748James HyltonHylton EngineeringMercury274760818Joe FrassonFrasson RacingDodge154710990Bill DennisDonlavey RacingMercury2347101039Friday HasslerFriday HasslerChevrolet1346801124Cecil GordonGordon RacingMercury1946401255Tiny LundLund RacingMercury2646101376Ben ArnoldArnold RacingFord2145901447Raymond WilliamsWilliams RacingFord2545701545Bill SeifertSeifert RacingFord404530168Ed NegreNegre RacingFord2844601791Richard D. BrownJunior FieldsChevrolet3144501819Henley GrayGray RacingFord3744001957David Ray BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDodge3443902031Stick ElliottVandiver RacingDodge1743502134Wendell ScottScott RacingFord3642102230Walter BallardBallard RacingFord383970234John SearsJohn SearsDodge2238902470J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingMercury3534202510Bill ChampionChampion RacingFord3033302626Earl BrooksBrooks RacingFord4129702706Neil CastlesNeil CastlesDodge392540282Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingDodge922702964Elmo LangleyLangley-Woodfield RacingMercury3221603025Jabe ThomasRobertson RacingPlymouth2417403149G.C. SpencerGC Spencer RacingPlymouth1617103293Bobby BrackJ.C. CrewsFord2017003395Paul TylerPaul TylerFord2916303427A.J. FoytMatthews RacingChevrolet1013903579Frank WarrenWarren RacingPlymouth1811203699David PearsonNichels EngineeringPlymouth8920373Charlie GlotzbachHoward & Egerton RacingChevrolet184773807Coo Coo MarlinCunningham-KelleyChevrolet127903921Donnie AllisonWood Brothers RacingMercury36304013Eddie YarboroEddie YarboroPlymouth333604160Maynard TroyerNagle RacersMercury14130 Källor:
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