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Nashville 420
1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 32 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$20,890Race Date:Jul 24, 1971Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Margin of Victory:4 LapsRace Duration:2Hr 47Min 30Sec.Nashville, Tennessee
Lead Changes:2Average Speed:89.667 MPH.5 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:29No. of Cautions:4 For 46 Lapshttp

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Richard Petty R. PettyPlymouth:9
Car No.:#43 PlymouthCar No.:#43 PlymouthFord:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Petty EnterprisesMercury:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief:Dale InmanChevrolet:0
Laps Led:400 of 420Pole Speed:114.628 MPH

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Official 1971 Nashville 420 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1143 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises0420127Running
21048 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering04160Running
3972 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing04160Running
41126 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)04110Running
5770 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing04030Running
62530 Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter BallardBallard Racing03980Running
71923 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing03850Running
82919 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing03790Running
9876 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing03750Running
102728 Bill Hollar B. HollarBill HollarEarl Brooks (Car Owner)03750Running
1168 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing03740Throttle Linkage
122041 Ken Meisenhelder K. MeisenhelderKen MeisenhelderKen Meisenhelder (Car Owner)03590Running
1357 Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean DaltonDean Dalton (Car Owner)03290Engine
142173 Jerry Churchill J. ChurchillJerry ChurchillChurchill Motorsports03230Running
152479 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing02490Running
16324 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing02360Running
17464 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing01670Water Pump
181310 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing01540Rear Gear
191205 David Sisco D. SiscoDavid SiscoDeLong Chevrolet01410Accident
202634 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing01210Engine
211896 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressGarn Racing01080Engine
221674 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing01020Throttle Linkage
231558 Robert Brown R. BrownRobert BrownAllan Brown (Car Owner)0730Suspension
241740 D.K. Ulrich D. Ulrich (R)D.K. UlrichUlrich Racing0600Tire
25227 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet0510Accident
261438 Wayne Smith W. SmithWayne SmithWayne Smith (Car Owner)0490Engine
27212 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola02220Suspension
282825 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertRobertson Racing090Quit
292367 Dick May D. MayDick MayRon Ronacher (Car Owner)050Suspension
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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