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1971 Capital City 500

Richmond Raceway · 1971 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Richard Petty11302214330500271

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth500330running100
21012Bobby AllisonHolman MoodyFord499105running98
336Pete HamiltonOwens RacingPlymouth490running96
4298Charlie GlotzbachHoward & Egerton RacingChevrolet48719running0
51264Elmo LangleyLangley-Woodfield RacingFord480running92
6506Neil CastlesNeil Castles (Owner)Plymouth480running90
71948James HyltonHylton EngineeringFord476running88
8164John SearsJohn Sears (Owner)Dodge472running86
91424Cecil GordonGordon RacingMercury471running84
10479Frank WarrenWarren RacingDodge457running82
11830Walter BallardBallard RacingFord445running80
122913Eddie YarboroEddie Yarboro (Owner)Plymouth442running78
132523James CoxRobertson RacingPlymouth442running0
14190Bill DennisDonlavey RacingMercury44046running74
152119Henley GrayGray RacingFord435running72
161525Jabe ThomasRobertson RacingPlymouth433running70
171728Bill HollarBrooks RacingFord416running68
18208Ed NegreNegre RacingFord415running66
19970J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingChevrolet384running64
202696Richard ChildressGarn RacingChevrolet359running62
212880Phil FinneyFinney RacingChevrolet357running60
222740D.K. UlrichJasper MotorsportsFord314rear end58
231826Earl BrooksBrooks RacingFord309running56
242286Bobby MausgroverNeil Castles (Owner)Dodge282hub54
251372Benny ParsonsDeWitt RacingFord253engine52
26745Bill SeifertSeifert RacingFord188rear end50
272362Bill ShireyK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge118oil leak48
282434Wendell ScottScott RacingFord103engine46
29610Bill ChampionChampion RacingFord59oil pressure44
303050Gordon BirkettJohn Hodges (Owner)Chevrolet43engine42

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Richard Petty33066.0%P1
2Bobby Allison10521.0%P2
3Bill Dennis469.2%P14
4Charlie Glotzbach193.8%P4
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