Richmond 500
1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$22,305Race Date:Mar 7, 1971Richmond Raceway
Margin of Victory:2 LapsRace Duration:3Hr 23Min 20Sec.Richmond, Virginia
Lead Changes:6Average Speed:79.836 MPH.750 Mile D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:3 For 18 Lapsrichmondraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Dave Marcis D. MarcisPlymouth:9
Car No.:#43 PlymouthCar No.:#2 DodgeDodge:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Marcis Auto RacingFord:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief::0
Laps Led:348 of 500Pole Speed:87.178 MPH
Official 1971 Richmond 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
13043 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises0500127Running
2371 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance0498108Running
32872 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing04920Running
42912 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola049136Running
512 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis Racing04908Running
6964 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing04800Running
71106 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing04790Running
8410 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing04720Running
91424 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04660Running
102748 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering04630Running
11820 Clyde Lynn C. LynnClyde LynnClyde Lynn (Car Owner)04610Running
12525 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing04600Running
132350 Al Grinnan Al GrinnanAl Grinnan04590Running
1464 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJohn Sears (Car Owner)04540Running
152456 E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. TrivetteGary Baird (Car Owner)04450Running
162174 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing04430Running
172513 Eddie Yarboro E. YarboroEddie YarboroYarboro Racing04300Running
181526 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)03960Accident
191619 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing03710Throttle Linkage
201970 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing02100Engine
21138 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing01740Ignition
221251 Dub Simpson D. SimpsonDub SimpsonStrong Racing01580Rear Gear
23734 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing01330Rear Gear
241828 Bill Hollar B. HollarBill HollarEarl Brooks (Car Owner)0520Engine
252667 Dick May D. MayDick MayRon Ronacher (Car Owner)0470Oil Leak
261765 Joe Phipps J. PhippsJoe PhippsJoe Phipps (Car Owner)0440Ignition
27290 Bill Dennis B. DennisBill DennisDonlavey Racing0350Rear Gear
282079 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing0350Transmission
291088 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing050Engine
302230 Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter BallardBallard Racing020Accident

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