1971 Motor Trend 500 Results
Ray Elder won the 1971 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Raceway on January 10, 1971, leading 67 of 191 laps. Full Winston Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | Ray Elder | 3 | 191 | 67 | Running |
| 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 191 | 42 | Running |
| 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 7 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | 4 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 48 | James Hylton | 5 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 39 | Friday Hassler | 9 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 32 | Kevin Terris | 10 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 26 | Carl Joiner | 22 | 169 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 19 | Henley Gray | 17 | 169 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 13 | 167 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 23 | G.T. Tallas | 29 | 157 | 0 | Engine |
| 12 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | 8 | 156 | 0 | Ignition |
| 13 | 18 | Bob England | 40 | 155 | 0 | Engine |
| 14 | 4 | Dick Kranzler | 27 | 143 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 34 | 140 | 0 | Engine |
| 16 | 02 | Dick Bown | 6 | 133 | 0 | Steering |
| 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | 19 | 130 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | 7 | Jack McCoy | 31 | 126 | 0 | Engine |
| 19 | 82 | Ron Gautsche | 26 | 118 | 0 | Lug bolt |
| 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | 1 | 107 | 62 | Engine |
| 21 | 08 | John Soares Jr. | 15 | 101 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 00 | Frank James | 30 | 97 | 0 | Transmission |
| 23 | 5 | Ron Grable | 33 | 77 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | 44 | Dick Guldstrand | 14 | 76 | 0 | A frame |
| 25 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | 11 | 75 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 10 | Bill Champion | 12 | 58 | 0 | Transmission |
| 27 | 95 | Bob Kauf | 24 | 56 | 0 | Transmission |
| 28 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | 25 | 50 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 6 | Jerry Oliver | 23 | 47 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | 37 | 40 | 0 | Transmission |
| 31 | 107 | Mike Pittlekow | 38 | 38 | 0 | Clutch |
| 32 | 77 | Ray Johnstone | 32 | 36 | 0 | Crash |
| 33 | 88 | Don Noel | 18 | 27 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 33 | Glenn Francis | 39 | 27 | 0 | Engine |
| 35 | 17 | David Pearson | 16 | 25 | 20 | Engine |
| 36 | 83 | Joe Clark | 20 | 21 | 0 | Transmission |
| 37 | 148 | Harry Schilling | 35 | 18 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 177 | Roy Collins | 36 | 7 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 07 | Ivan Baldwin | 28 | 2 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 99 | Pat Fay | 21 | 1 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | January 10, 1971 |
| Track | Riverside International Raceway |
| Laps | 191 |