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1971 Richmond 500

Charlotte Speedway · 1971 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Richard Petty28301714348500271

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
12843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth500348running100
2371Bobby IsaacK&K Insurance RacingDodge498108running98
32972Benny ParsonsDeWitt RacingFord492running96
43012Bobby AllisonBobby Allison MotorsportsDodge49136running94
512Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingDodge4908running92
6964Elmo LangleyLangley-Woodfield RacingMercury480running90
71106Neil CastlesNeil Castles (Owner)Dodge479running88
8410Bill ChampionChampion RacingFord472running86
91424Cecil GordonGordon RacingFord466running84
102748James HyltonHylton EngineeringFord463running82
11820Clyde LynnNegre RacingFord461running0
12525Jabe ThomasRobertson RacingPlymouth460running78
132350Al GrinnanChevrolet459running0
1464John SearsJohn Sears (Owner)Dodge454running74
152456E.J. TrivetteGary Baird (Owner)Chevrolet445running72
162174Bill ShireyBill Shirey (Owner)Plymouth443running70
172513Eddie YarboroEddie Yarboro (Owner)Dodge430running68
181526Earl BrooksBrooks RacingFord396accident66
191619Henley GrayGray RacingFord371throttle64
201970J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingBuick210engine62
21138Ed NegreNegre RacingFord174ignition60
221251Dub SimpsonStrong RacingChevrolet158rear end58
23734Wendell ScottScott RacingFord133rear end56
241828Bill HollarBrooks RacingFord52engine54
252667Dick MayRon Ronacher (Owner)Ford47oil leak52
261765Joe PhippsJoe Phipps (Owner)Chevrolet44ignition50
27290Bill DennisDonlavey RacingMercury35rear end48
282079Frank WarrenWarren RacingPlymouth35transmission46
291088Ron KeselowskiLubinski RacingDodge5oil pressure44
302230Walter BallardBallard RacingPlymouth2accident42

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Richard Petty34869.6%P1
2Bobby Isaac10821.6%P2
3Bobby Allison367.2%P4
4Dave Marcis81.6%P5
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