
1971-RACES & FINAL POINTS STANDINGS
| Race | Date | Track | Location | Winning Driver |
| 1 | 01/10 | Riverside Intl Raceway | Riverside, CA | Ray Elder |
| 2 | 02/11 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Pete Hamilton |
| 3 | 02/11 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | David Pearson |
| 4 | 02/14 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Richard Petty |
| 5 | 02/28 | Ontario Motor Speedway | Ontario, CA | A. J. Foyt |
| 6 | 03/07 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Richard Petty |
| 7 | 03/14 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Richard Petty |
| 8 | 03/21 | Hickory Speedway | Hickory, NC | Richard Petty |
| 9 | 03/28 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | David Pearson |
| 10 | 04/04 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Hampton, GA | A. J. Foyt |
| 11 | 04/08 | Columbia Speedway | Columbia, SC | Richard Petty |
| 12 | 04/10 | Greenville-Pickens Spdwy | Greenville, SC | Bobby Isaac |
| 13 | 04/15 | Smoky Mountain Raceway | Marysville, TN | Richard Petty |
| 14 | 04/18 | N. Wilkesboro Speedway | N. Wilkesboro, NC | Richard Petty |
| 15 | 04/25 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Richard Petty |
| 16 | 05/02 | Darlingon Raceway | Darlington, SC | Buddy Baker |
| 17 | 05/09 | South Boston Speedway | South Boston, VA | Benny Parsons |
| 18 | 05/16 | Alabama Intl Motor Spdwy | Talladega, AL | Donnie Allison |
| 19 | 05/21 | New Asheville Speedway | Asheville, NC | Richard Petty |
| 20 | 05/23 | Kingsport Speedway | Kingsport, TN | Bobby Isaac |
| 21 | 05/30 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Bobby Allison |
| 22 | 06/06 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Bobby Allison |
| 23 | 06/13 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Bobby Allison |
| 24 | 06/20 | Riverside Intl Raceway | Riverside, CA | Bobby Allison |
| 25 | 06/23 | Meyer Speedway | Houston, TX | Bobby Allison |
| 26 | 06/26 | Greenville-Pickens Spdwy | Greenville, SC | Richard Petty |
| 27 | 07/04 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Bobby Isaac |
| 28 | 07/11 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Charlie Glotzbach |
| 29 | 07/14 | Albany-Saratoga Speedway | Malta, NY | Richard Petty |
| 30 | 07/15 | Islip Speedway | Islip, NY | Richard Petty |
| 31 | 07/18 | Trenton Speedway | Trenton, NJ | Richard Petty |
| 32 | 07/24 | Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, TN | Richard Petty |
| 33 | 08/01 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Hampton, GA | Richard Petty |
| 34 | 08/06 | Bowman Gray Stadium | Winston-Salem, NC | Bobby Allison * |
| 35 | 08/08 | International Raceway Park | Ona, WV | Richard Petty |
| 36 | 08/15 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Bobby Allison |
| 37 | 08/22 | Alabama Intl Motor Spdwy | Talladega, AL | Bobby Allison |
| 38 | 08/27 | Columbia Speedway | Columbia, SC | Richard Petty |
| 39 | 08/28 | Hickory Speedway | Hickory, NC | Tiny Lund * |
| 40 | 09/06 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Bobby Allison |
| 41 | 09/26 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Bobby Isaac |
| 42 | 10/10 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Bobby Allison |
| 43 | 10/17 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Richard Petty |
| 44 | 10/24 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Richard Petty |
| 45 | 11/07 | Middle Georgia Raceway | Macon, GA | Bobby Allison |
| 46 | 11/14 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Richard Petty |
| 47 | 11/21 | N. Wilkesboro Speedway | N. Wilkesboro, NC | Tiny Lund * |
| 48 | 12/12 | Texas World Speedway | College Station, TX | Richard Petty |
| Position | Driver | Starts | Wins | Points |
| 01 | Richard Petty | 46 | 21 | 4,435 |
| 02 | James Hylton | 46 | 0 | 4,071 |
| 03 | Cecil Gordon | 46 | 0 | 3,677 |
| 04 | Bobby Allison | 42 | 11 | 3,636 |
| 05 | Elmo Langley | 46 | 0 | 3,356 |
| 06 | Jabe Thomas | 43 | 0 | 3,200 |
| 07 | Bill Champion | 45 | 0 | 3,058 |
| 08 | Frank Warren | 47 | 0 | 2,886 |
| 09 | J.D. McDuffie | 43 | 0 | 2,862 |
| 10 | Walter Ballard | 41 | 0 | 2,633 |
| 11 | Benny Parsons | 35 | 1 | 2,611 |
| 12 | Ed Negre | 43 | 0 | 2,528 |
| 13 | Bill Seifert | 37 | 0 | 2,403 |
| 14 | Henley Gray | 39 | 0 | 2,392 |
| 15 | Buddy Baker | 19 | 1 | 2,358 |
| 16 | Friday Hassler | 29 | 0 | 2,277 |
| 17 | Earl Brooks | 35 | 0 | 2,205 |
| 18 | Bill Dennis | 28 | 0 | 2,181 |
| 19 | Wendell Scott | 37 | 0 | 2,180 |
| 20 | John Sears | 37 | 0 | 2,167 |
| 21 | Dave Marcis | 29 | 0 | 2,049 |
| 22 | Neil Castles | 38 | 0 | 2,036 |
| 23 | Bobby Isaac | 25 | 4 | 1,819 |
| 24 | Pete Hamilton | 22 | 1 | 1,739 |
| 25 | Joe Frasson | 17 | 0 | 1,619 |
| 26 | Ben Arnold | 18 | 0 | 1,618 |
| 27 | Ron Keselowski | 20 | 0 | 1,446 |
| 28 | Bill Shirley | 27 | 0 | 1,303 |
| 29 | Donnie Allison | 13 | 1 | 1,280 |
| 30 | Dean Dalton | 19 | 0 | 1,276 |
| 31 | Raymond Williams | 20 | 0 | 1,270 |
| 32 | Dick May | 22 | 0 | 1,090 |
| 33 | Charlie Roberts | 19 | 0 | 1,053 |
| 34 | G.C. Spencer | 17 | 0 | 1,008 |
| 35 | Richard Brown | 13 | 0 | 967 |
| 36 | Dick Brooks | 20 | 1 | 939 |
| 37 | Larry Baumel | 16 | 0 | 904 |
| 38 | Maynard Troyer | 13 | 0 | 879 |
| 39 | Roy Mayne | 11 | 0 | 852 |
| 40 | Ken Meisenhelder | 15 | 0 | 797 |
| 41 | Tommy Gade | 9 | 0 | 729 |
| 42 | Charlie Glotzbach | 20 | 0 | 699 |
| 43 | Bill Hollar | 11 | 0 | 644 |
| 44 | Marv Acton | 11 | 0 | 627 |
| 45 | Fred Lorenzen | 14 | 0 | 611 |
| 46 | Richard Childress | 12 | 0 | 601 |
| 47 | Paul Tyler | 10 | 0 | 561 |
| 48 | Jim Vandiver | 7 | 0 | 553 |
| 49 | Coo Coo Marlin | 12 | 0 | 527 |
| 50 | Eddie Yarboro | 7 | 0 | 497 |