# NASCAR Winston Cup de 1971

A Temporada da NASCAR Winston Cup de 1971 foi a 23º edição da Nascar, com 48 etapas disputadas o campeão foi Richard Petty.

## Calendário

| N.'' | Data | Corrida | Circuito | Campeão | Segundo | Terceiro |
| 1 | 10-jan | Motor Trend 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Ray Elder | Bobby Allison | Benny Parsons |
| 2 | 11-feb | Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 | Daytona International Speedway | Pete Hamilton | A.J. Foyt | Richard Petty |
| 3 | 11-feb | Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 | Daytona International Speedway | David Pearson | Buddy Baker | Dick Brooks |
| 4 | 14-feb | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker | A.J. Foyt |
| 5 | 28-feb | Miller High Life 500 | Ontario Motor Speedway | A.J. Foyt | Buddy Baker | Richard Petty |
| 6 | 7-mrt | Richmond 500 | Richmond International Raceway | Richard Petty | Bobby Isaac | Benny Parsons |
| 7 | 14-mrt | Carolina 500 | Rockingham Speedway | Richard Petty | Bobby Isaac | Buddy Baker |
| 8 | 21-mrt | Hickory 276 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Richard Petty | David Pearson | Benny Parsons |
| 9 | 28-mrt | Southeastern 400 | Bristol Motor Speedway | David Pearson | Richard Petty | Dick Brooks |
| 10 | 4-apr | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | A.J. Foyt | Richard Petty | Pete Hamilton |
| 11 | 8-apr | Columbia 200 | Columbia Speedway | Richard Petty | Benny Parsons | Dick Brooks |
| 12 | 10-apr | Greenville 200 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | Bobby Isaac | David Pearson | Dick Brooks |
| 13 | 15-apr | Maryville 200 | Smoky Mountain Raceway | Richard Petty | Benny Parsons | Friday Hassler |
| 14 | 18-apr | Gwyn Staley 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Richard Petty | David Pearson | Dick Brooks |
| 15 | 25-apr | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Richard Petty | David Pearson | Bobby Isaac |
| 16 | 2-mei | Rebel 400 | Darlington Raceway | Buddy Baker | Dick Brooks | Dave Marcis |
| 17 | 9-mei | Halifax County 100 | South Boston Speedway | Benny Parsons | Richard Petty | James Hylton |
| 18 | 16-mei | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Donnie Allison | Bobby Allison | Buddy Baker |
| 19 | 21-mei | Asheville 300 | New Asheville Speedway | Richard Petty | Elmo Langley | Cecil Gordon |
| 20 | 23-mei | Kingsport 300 | Kingsport Speedway | Bobby Isaac | Elmo Langley | James Hylton |
| 21 | 30-mei | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Bobby Allison | Donnie Allison | Pete Hamilton |
| 22 | 6-jun | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover International Speedway | Bobby Allison | Fred Lorenzen | Richard Petty |
| 23 | 13-jun | Motor State 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Bobby Allison | Bobby Isaac | Pete Hamilton |
| 24 | 20-jun | Golden State 400 | Riverside International Raceway | Bobby Allison | Ray Elder | Cecil Gordon |
| 25 | 23-jun | Space City 300 | Meyer Speedway$^1$ | Bobby Allison | James Hylton | Walter Ballard |
| 26 | 26-jun | Pickens 200 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | Richard Petty | Tiny Lund | Bill Dennis |
| 27 | 4-jul | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | Bobby Isaac | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker |
| 28 | 11-jul | Volunteer 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Charlie Glotzbach | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty |
| 29 | 14-jul | Albany-Saratoga 250 | Albany-Saratoga Speedway | Richard Petty | Dave Marcis | J.D. McDuffie |
| 30 | 15-jul | Islip 250 | Islip Speedway | Richard Petty | Friday Hassler | Elmo Langley |
| 31 | 18-jul | Northern 300 | Trenton Speedway | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker | Bobby Allison |
| 32 | 24-jul | Nashville 420 | Music City Motorplex | Richard Petty | James Hylton | Benny Parsons |
| 33 | 1-aug | Dixie 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison | Benny Parsons |
| 34 | 6-aug | Myers Brothers 250 | Bowman Gray Stadium | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty | Jim Paschal |
| 35 | 8-aug | West Virginia 500 | West Virginia International Speedway | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison | James Hylton |
| 36 | 15-aug | Yankee 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker |
| 37 | 22-aug | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty | Pete Hamilton |
| 38 | 27-aug | Sandlapper 200 | Columbia Speedway | Richard Petty | Tiny Lund | Jim Paschal |
| 39 | 28-aug | Buddy Shuman 276 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Tiny Lund | Elmo Langley | Richard Petty |
| 40 | 6-sep | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker |
| 41 | 26-sep | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Bobby Isaac | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty |
| 42 | 10-okt | National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Bobby Allison | Bobby Isaac | Donnie Allison |
| 43 | 17-okt | Delaware 500 | Dover International Speedway | Richard Petty | Charlie Glotzbach | Bobby Isaac |
| 44 | 24-okt | American 500 | Rockingham Speedway | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker | Bobby Allison |
| 45 | 7-nov | Georgia 500 | Middle Georgia Raceway | Bobby Allison | Tiny Lund | Friday Hassler |
| 46 | 14-nov | Capital City 500 | Richmond International Raceway | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison | Pete Hamilton |
| 47 | 21-nov | Wilkes 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Tiny Lund | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Petty |
| 48 | 12-dec | Texas 500 | Texas World Speedway | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker | Bobby Allison |
* $^1$ De Meyer Speedway was gelegen in Houston en werd eenmalig gebruikt.

## Classificação final - Top 10

| 1 | Richard Petty | 4435 |
| 2 | James Hylton | 4071 |
| 3 | Cecil Gordon | 3677 |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | 3636 |
| 5 | Elmo Langley | 3356 |
| 6 | Jabe Thomas | 3200 |
| 7 | Bill Champion | 3058 |
| 8 | Frank Warren | 2886 |
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 2862 |
| 10 | Walter Ballard | 2633 |