Virginia 500
1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$27,300Race Date:Apr 25, 1971Martinsville Speedway
Margin of Victory:1.600 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 22Min 41Sec.Ridgeway, Virginia
Lead Changes:10Average Speed:77.707 MPH.526 Mile Paved Oval
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:1 For 3 Lapsmartinsvillespeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Donnie Allison D. AllisonPlymouth:9
Car No.:#43 PlymouthCar No.:#21 MercuryFord:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Wood Brothers RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief:Leonard WoodMercury:0
Laps Led:118 of 500Pole Speed:82.529 MPH
Official 1971 Virginia 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1343 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises0500118Running
2517 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonHolman-Moody050014Running
3271 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance04920Out of Fuel
482 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis Racing04860Running
51548 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering04830Running
6412 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola04820Running
71624 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04710Running
82788 Ron Keselowski R. KeselowskiRon KeselowskiLubinski Racing04700Running
92006 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing04660Running
102845 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing04650Running
112646 Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy MayneTom Hunter (Car Owner)04600Running
121820 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyClyde Lynn (Car Owner)04490Running
132119 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing04440Running
14197 Bill Dennis B. DennisBill DennisDean Dalton (Car Owner)04340Running
15121 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonPurolator0413127Engine
16772 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing03670Engine
172534 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing03620Engine
181725 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing03370Engine
192370 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing03300Clutch
20699 Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred LorenzenSTP03291Overheating
21244 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJohn Sears (Car Owner)01640Ignition
223068 Larry Baumel L. BaumelLarry BaumelAuto Lad01460Transmission
231122 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksMario Rossi (Car Owner)01330Engine
241210 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing01110Engine
252230 Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter BallardBallard Racing0990Clutch
261451 Dub Simpson D. SimpsonDub SimpsonStrong Racing0920Rear Gear
27964 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)0670Rear Gear
282974 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing0370Engine
291079 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing0180Engine
301349 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreSpencer Racing000Transmission

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