| 1971 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $26,970 | Race Date: | Jul 11, 1971 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 38Min 12Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 74 | Average Speed: | 101.074 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Charlie Glotzbach C. Glotzbach | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Howard & Egerton Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 411 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 104.589 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Howard (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 411 |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 46 |
| 3 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 494 | 43 |
| 4 | 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 67 | Elmo Langley | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 77 | Frank Warren | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 464 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 432 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 420 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Overheating | | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 32 | Bill Dennis | Brooks Racing | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 37 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Alternator | | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Broken Spindle | | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Wheel Bearing | | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 95 | Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Quit | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 91 | Richard D. Brown (R) | Junior Fields (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 64 | Dick May | Langley Racing | Quit | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
