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Capital City 500 1971
Capital City 500 1971
Richmond Raceway
· 1971 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
500
100
2
Bobby Allison
Holman Moody
Ford
499
98
3
Pete Hamilton
Owens Racing
Plymouth
490
96
4
Charlie Glotzbach
Howard & Egerton Racing
Chevrolet
487
0
5
Elmo Langley
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
480
92
6
Neil Castles
Neil Castles (Owner)
Plymouth
480
90
7
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Ford
476
88
8
John Sears
John Sears (Owner)
Dodge
472
86
9
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Mercury
471
84
10
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
457
82
11
Walter Ballard
Ballard Racing
Ford
445
80
12
Eddie Yarboro
Eddie Yarboro (Owner)
Plymouth
442
78
13
James Cox
Robertson Racing
Plymouth
442
0
14
Bill Dennis
Donlavey Racing
Mercury
440
74
15
Henley Gray
Gray Racing
Ford
435
72
16
Jabe Thomas
Robertson Racing
Plymouth
433
70
17
Bill Hollar
Brooks Racing
Ford
416
68
18
Ed Negre
Negre Racing
Ford
415
66
19
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
384
64
20
Richard Childress
Garn Racing
Chevrolet
359
62
21
Phil Finney
Finney Racing
Chevrolet
357
60
22
D.K. Ulrich
Jasper Motorsports
Ford
314
58
23
Earl Brooks
Brooks Racing
Ford
309
56
24
Bobby Mausgrover
Neil Castles (Owner)
Dodge
282
54
25
Benny Parsons
DeWitt Racing
Ford
253
52
26
Bill Seifert
Seifert Racing
Ford
188
50
27
Bill Shirey
K-Automotive Motorsports
Dodge
118
48
28
Wendell Scott
Scott Racing
Ford
103
46
29
Bill Champion
Champion Racing
Ford
59
44
30
Gordon Birkett
John Hodges (Owner)
Chevrolet
43
42
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1971 NASCAR Cup season
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Petty Enterprises
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