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West Virginia 500
1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$17,500Race Date:Aug 8, 1971West Virginia International Speedway
Margin of Victory:2 LapsRace Duration:2Hr 57Min 50Sec.Huntington, West Virginia
Lead Changes:13Average Speed:83.805 MPH.437 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:35No. of Cautions:5 For 38 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonPlymouth:9
Car No.:#43 PlymouthCar No.:#49 FordFord:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Ernie Irvan RacingChevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief:Mercury:0
Laps Led:279 of 500Pole Speed:84.053 MPH

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Official 1971 West Virginia 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1243 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises0500127Running
2149 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola / Rollins Leasing0498127Running
3548 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering04950Running
4655 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundRonnie Hopkins (Car Owner)049320Running
51424 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04820Running
6414 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalCliff Stewart RacingJavelin04770Engine
71741 Gary Myers G. MyersGary MyersNorris Reed (Car Owner)04740Running
82530 Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter BallardBallard Racing04680Running
91110 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing04680Running
102625 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing04670Running
111626 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)04590Running
122870 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing04520Running
132734 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing04320Running
141286 David Ray Boggs D. BoggsDavid Ray BoggsDavid Ray Boggs (Car Owner)04220Running
15733 Joe Dean Huss J. HussJoe Dean HussJack Balmer (Car Owner)04170Running
16987 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)04130Engine
17302 Randy Hutchison R. HutchisonRandy HutchisonWarren Prout (Car Owner)03640Accident
181006 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing03120Engine
19227 Jimmy Vaughn J. VaughnJimmy VaughnJimmy Vaughn (Car Owner)02660Oil Leak
20314 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJohn Sears (Car Owner)02240Ignition
213450 Gordon Birkett G. BirkettGordon BirkettJohn Hodges (Car Owner)02200Accident
22328 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing02140Carburetor
231515 Wayne Andrews W. AndrewsWayne AndrewsReid Shaw (Car Owner)02060Overheating
241345 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing01870Driver Sick
25364 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing01410Ignition
26811 Junior Spencer J. SpencerJunior SpencerJames Rupe (Car Owner)01120Ignition
27233 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachRichard Howard (Car Owner)01000Overheating
28205 Pee Wee Wentz P. WentzPee Wee WentzWentz Motor Company01000Engine
292947 Raymond Williams R. WilliamsRaymond WilliamsWilliams Racing0480Overheating
301994 Al Straub Al StraubAl StraubAl Straub (Car Owner)0480Overheating
313379 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing0470Overheating
322474 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing0310Quit
331819 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing0250Suspension
342178 Paul Tyler P. TylerPaul TylerKeith Christensen (Car Owner)0110Engine
353573 Jerry Churchill J. ChurchillJerry ChurchillChurchill Motorsports010Quit
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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