1971 World 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Official poster for the 1971 World 600 | |||
| Date | May 30, 1971 | ||
| Official name | World 600 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.500 miles (2.410 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 66 °F (19 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 140.422 miles per hour (225.987 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 78,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Howard | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | |
| Laps | 303 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1971 World 600, the 12th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 30, 1971, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It marked the return of Chevrolet to NASCAR.
Chevrolet would go on to dominate NASCAR during the subsequent decades.