| Teams for 1971 Capital City 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | John Sears | John Sears |  |
| 06 | Castles Racing | Neil Castles | |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Pete Hamilton |  |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Ed Negre |  |
| 10 | Champion Racing | Bill Champion | |
| 12 | Holman-Moody Racing | Bobby Allison | |
| 13 | Yarboro Racing | Eddie Yarboro | |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Henley Gray | |
| 23 | Robertson Racing | James Cox | |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon |  |
| 25 | Robertson Racing | Jabe Thomas | |
| 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | |
| 28 | Earl Brooks | Bill Hollar | |
| 30 | Ballard Racing | Walter Ballard | |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | |
| 40 | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 45 | Siefert Racing | Bill Seifert | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 50 | John Hodges | Gordon Birkett |  |
| 62 | K-Automotive Motorsports | Bill Shirey | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | |
| 79 | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | |
| 80 | Finney Racing | Phil Finney | |
| 86 | Castles Racing | Bobby Mausgrover | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Bill Dennis | |
| 96 | Garn Racing | Richard Childress | |
| 98 | Howard & Egerton Racing | Charlie Glotzbach | |
