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1971 Riverside NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Riverside circuit. Full information

1971 Riverside NASCAR

1971 Riverside NASCAR is 996th NASCAR race. Passed at the Riverside circuit. Richard Petty won the pole position, Ray Elder won this race. Bobby Allison and Benny Parsons also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 191 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1970 Hampton NASCAR
Next race: 1971 Daytona NASCAR
Race Start: 10th January 1971

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1971 Riverside NASCAR

1st victory for the Fred Elder team
1st victory for the Ray Elder
1st podium for the Ray Elder
68th podium for the Bobby Allison
5th podium for the Benny Parsons

Dodge Charger - 1971 Riverside NASCAR winner

Dodge Charger #96 - 1971 Riverside NASCAR winner

1971 Riverside NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Ray Elder	Dodge Charger, #96	0	4h 57m 55s	Fred Elder
2	Bobby Allison	Dodge ?? 1970, #12			Bobby Allison
3	Benny Parsons	Ford ?? 1969, #72			L.G. DeWitt
4	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1970, #71			Nord Krauskopf
5	James Hylton	Ford ?? 1970, #48			James Hylton
6	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #39			Friday Hassler
7	Kevin Terris	Plymouth ?? 1970, #32			Dean Barnicle
8	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #26			Dean Thorne
9	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1969, #19			Henley Gray
10	Cecil Gordon	Ford ?? 1969, #24			Cecil Gordon
11	G.T. Tallas	Ford ?? 1969, #23			G.T. Tallas
12	Hershel McGriff	Plymouth ?? 1970, #4			Beryl Jackson
13	Bob England	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #18			Bob England
14	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #4			Dick Kranzler
15	J.D. McDuffie	Mercury ?? 1969, #70			J.D. McDuffie
16	Dick Bown	Plymouth ?? 1970, #2			Mike Ober
17	Elmo Langley	Mercury ?? 1969, #64			Elmo Langley
18	Jack McCoy	Dodge ?? 1970, #7			Ernie Conn
19	Ron Gautsche	Ford ?? 1969, #82			Ron Gautsche
20	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1970, #43			Petty Enterprises
21	John Soares, Jr.	Plymouth ?? 1970, #8			John Soares, Jr.
22	Frank James	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #0			Jim Calder
23	Ron Grable	Ford ?? 1970, #5			Del Smith
24	Dick Guldstrand	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #44			James Good
25	Jimmy Insolo	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #38			Marvin Rowley
26	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1969, #10			Bill Champion
27	Bob Kauf	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #95			Paul Stockwell
28	Paul Dorrity	Chevrolet ?? 1971, #15			Glen Dorrity
29	Jerry Oliver	Oldsmobile ?? 1970, #6			Cos Cancilla
30	Frank Warren	Plymouth ?? 1969, #79			Frank Warren
31	Mike Pittlekow	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #107
32	Ray Johnstone	Plymouth ?? 1969, #77			Ray Johnstone
33	Don Noel	Ford ?? 1970, #88			Noel-Lewin
34	Glenn Francis	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #33			Bill Andersen
35	David Pearson	Ford ?? 1970, #17			Holman-Moody Racing
36	Joe Clark	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #83			Russ Whiteside
37	Harry Schilling	Dodge ?? 1969, #148			Thomas Hynes
38	Roy Collins	Dodge ?? 1969, #177
39	Ivan Baldwin	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #7			Ivan Baldwin
40	Pat Fay	Ford ?? 1971, #99			Martin Fay

Qualifying Results for the 1971 Riverside NASCAR on the Riverside circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1970, #43	Petty Enterprises
2	Bobby Allison	Dodge ?? 1970, #12	Bobby Allison
3	Ray Elder	Dodge Charger, #96	Fred Elder
4	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1970, #71	Nord Krauskopf
5	James Hylton	Ford ?? 1970, #48	James Hylton
6	Dick Bown	Plymouth ?? 1970, #2	Mike Ober
7	Benny Parsons	Ford ?? 1969, #72	L.G. DeWitt
8	Hershel McGriff	Plymouth ?? 1970, #4	Beryl Jackson
9	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #39	Friday Hassler
10	Kevin Terris	Plymouth ?? 1970, #32	Dean Barnicle
11	Jimmy Insolo	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #38	Marvin Rowley
12	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1969, #10	Bill Champion
13	Cecil Gordon	Ford ?? 1969, #24	Cecil Gordon
14	Dick Guldstrand	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #44	James Good
15	John Soares, Jr.	Plymouth ?? 1970, #8	John Soares, Jr.
16	David Pearson	Ford ?? 1970, #17	Holman-Moody Racing
17	Henley Gray	Ford ?? 1969, #19	Henley Gray
18	Don Noel	Ford ?? 1970, #88	Noel-Lewin
19	Elmo Langley	Mercury ?? 1969, #64	Elmo Langley
20	Joe Clark	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #83	Russ Whiteside
21	Pat Fay	Ford ?? 1971, #99	Martin Fay
22	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #26	Dean Thorne
23	Jerry Oliver	Oldsmobile ?? 1970, #6	Cos Cancilla
24	Bob Kauf	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #95	Paul Stockwell
25	Paul Dorrity	Chevrolet ?? 1971, #15	Glen Dorrity
26	Ron Gautsche	Ford ?? 1969, #82	Ron Gautsche
27	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #4	Dick Kranzler
28	Ivan Baldwin	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #7	Ivan Baldwin
29	G.T. Tallas	Ford ?? 1969, #23	G.T. Tallas
30	Frank James	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #0	Jim Calder
31	Jack McCoy	Dodge ?? 1970, #7	Ernie Conn
32	Ray Johnstone	Plymouth ?? 1969, #77	Ray Johnstone
33	Ron Grable	Ford ?? 1970, #5	Del Smith
34	J.D. McDuffie	Mercury ?? 1969, #70	J.D. McDuffie
35	Harry Schilling	Dodge ?? 1969, #148	Thomas Hynes
36	Roy Collins	Dodge ?? 1969, #177
37	Frank Warren	Plymouth ?? 1969, #79	Frank Warren
38	Mike Pittlekow	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #107
39	Glenn Francis	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #33	Bill Andersen
40	Bob England	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #18	Bob England