|| *Comments on the 1971 Mason-Dixon 500:* View the most recent comment <#20> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. v2v1v5 posted: 04.23.2010 - 11:42 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Holman-Moody changed cars at the last minute,though they originally was going to run the 1969 Mercury Cyclone,Bobby Allison actually drove a 1971 Ford Torino to a dominating victory in this race.This was annother one of those Nascar deals,I don't know if they ever corrected the records but a Ford did win this race. 2. v2v1v5 posted: 08.26.2010 - 2:31 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) If you go onto Bobby Allison's website and check his 70's photo gallery,there is a picture of him taking the checkered flag at this race-driving a 1971 Ford Torino Cobra.I also have the Stock Car Racing magazine story that the photos verify this also.Just trying to set the record straight.Nascar should have done this years ago! 3. RaceFanX posted: 09.11.2011 - 8:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fred Lorenzen's 2nd-place here was the best finish of his early 1970s comeback. 4. David posted: 12.13.2012 - 8:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Only four drivers finished this race without relief help. That's how hot it was during this race. 5. rob posted: 01.08.2013 - 7:58 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) fred lorenzen ran a very strong race in his best effort in the nichels plymouth. results still need to be updated to show a 1971 ford as the winning car. 6. Anonymous posted: 06.02.2013 - 7:14 am Rate this comment: (3) (0) Webmaster: Bobby Allison drove a '71 Ford in this race. 7. The Great Dave posted: 06.25.2013 - 10:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsors #65 Cox Auto Sales #91 Fox Turkey Farm 8. The Great Dave posted: 06.25.2013 - 10:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) More Sponsors #79 Covil Insulation of Atlanta,GA #81 M&G Convoy 9. The Great Dave posted: 06.25.2013 - 10:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) DNQ #54 Bill Dennis McIlroy's Speed #92 Larry Smith Smith's Garage 10. Ed posted: 12.13.2015 - 11:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) 500 laps without a caution, that's unfathomable in today's NA$CAR 11. Rob posted: 08.01.2018 - 7:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) They did 500 laps without a caution at Bristol ( of all places ) a few weeks later. 12. 34McDowellFan posted: 08.01.2018 - 8:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race was 4.5 hours long, and it didn't have any cautions The previous race was a little bit shorter, but had 3 cautions and was 600 miles 13. Rob posted: 07.07.2019 - 12:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First of three career top ten finishes for Charlie Roberts. 14. A posted: 08.28.2019 - 10:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The guy that finished 11th out of 40 cars was 40 laps down 15. Anonymous posted: 10.03.2019 - 7:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) It appears I've made another error, the actual sponsor is Country Lad Foods. 16. Anonymous posted: 10.03.2019 - 8:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bobby Mausgrover's sponsor was Country Lab Foods, not Country Lab Ford, as seen here: https://twitter.com/rminenc/status/1179693960396181504 17. nascarvd/racing-reference.info posted: 05.05.2020 - 7:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Note: Bobby Isaac #71 was relieved by Pete Hamilton. 18. nascarvd/racing-reference.info posted: 05.09.2020 - 11:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) W1971-22 Dover Driver standings after this race (Top20): 1) Richard Petty = 1874 points 2) James Hylton = 1759 3) Elmo Langley = 1631 4) Cecil Gordon = 1601 5) Bobby Allison = 1508 6) Benny Parsons = 1457 7) Jabe Thomas = 1376 8) Bill Champion = 1339 9) Bobby Isaac = 1248 10) Frank Warren = 1183 11) J.D. McDuffie = 1164 12) Buddy Baker = 1138 13) Dave Marcis = 1095 14) Friday Hassler = 1076 15) Henley Gray = 1002 16) Ed Negre = 974 17) Dick Brooks = 939 18) Bill Seifert = 904 19) Earl Brooks = 880 20) Walter Ballard = 872 19. Rob posted: 05.20.2020 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There is overwhelming photo and print evidrnce that Bobby Allison drove a 1971 Torino in this race. 20. Canadianfan posted: 05.20.2020 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @19 All the newspapers I've seen see a 1970 Ford but if you looks at papers from the day of the race they say 1971 Ford and I saw a photo of him taking the checkered flag and I would say it is either a ?70 or ?71 Ford both cars are basically the same. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: