| 1971 Richmond 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $22,305 | Race Date: | Mar 7, 1971 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 20Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 79.836 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 18 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #2 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Marcis Auto Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | : | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 348 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 87.178 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Richmond 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 348 |
| 2 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 108 |
| 3 | 28 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 4 | 29 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 491 | 36 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 490 | 8 |
| 6 | 9 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running |  | 0 | 480 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 463 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 50 | Al Grinnan | Running |  | 0 | 459 | 0 | |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 56 | E.J. Trivette | Gary Baird (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Running | | 0 | 443 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Running | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 396 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 371 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 28 | Bill Hollar | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 26 | 17 | 65 | Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Engine | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Accident | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
