| 1971 West Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $17,500 | Race Date: | Aug 8, 1971 | West Virginia International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 2Hr 57Min 50Sec. | Huntington, West Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 83.805 MPH | .437 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 38 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #49 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Ernie Irvan Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 279 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 84.053 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 West Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 279 |
| 2 | 1 | 49 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola / Rollins Leasing | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 155 |
| 3 | 5 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 495 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Ronnie Hopkins (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 493 | 20 |
| 5 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Engine | Javelin | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 41 | Gary Myers | Norris Reed (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 452 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 432 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 86 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 422 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 33 | Joe Dean Huss | Jack Balmer (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 417 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 413 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 2 | Randy Hutchison | Warren Prout (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 7 | Jimmy Vaughn | Jimmy Vaughn (Car Owner) | | 0 | 266 | 0 | |
| 20 | 31 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 224 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 50 | Gordon Birkett | John Hodges (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Carburetor | | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 15 | Wayne Andrews | Reid Shaw (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | | 0 | 187 | 0 | |
| 25 | 3 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 11 | Junior Spencer | James Rupe (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Howard (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 5 | Pee Wee Wentz | Wentz Motor Company | Engine | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 94 | Al Straub | Al Straub (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Quit | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 78 | Paul Tyler | Keith Christensen (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 73 | Jerry Churchill | Churchill Motorsports | Quit | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
