Capital City 500
1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 46 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$22,440Race Date:Nov 14, 1971Richmond Raceway
Margin of Victory:1 LapRace Duration:3Hr 23Min 11Sec.Richmond, Virginia
Lead Changes:9Average Speed:80.025 MPH.750 Mile D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:4 For 24 Lapsrichmondraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Bill Dennis B. DennisPlymouth:9
Car No.:#43 PlymouthCar No.:#90 MercuryFord:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Chevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief:Junie DonlaveyDodge:0
Laps Led:330 of 500Pole Speed:Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather
Official 1971 Capital City 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
11143 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises0500127Running
21012 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola0499105Running
336 Pete Hamilton P. HamiltonPete HamiltonAmerican Brakeblok04900Running
4298 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachRichard Howard (Car Owner)048719Running
51264 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing04800Running
6506 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing04800Running
71948 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering04760Running
8164 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJohn Sears (Car Owner)04720Running
91424 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04710Running
10479 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing04570Running
11830 Walter Ballard W. Ballard (R)Walter BallardBallard Racing04450Running
122913 Eddie Yarboro E. YarboroEddie YarboroYarboro Racing04420Running
132523 James Cox J. CoxJames CoxRobertson Racing04420Running
14190 Bill Dennis B. DennisBill DennisDonlavey Racing044046Running
152119 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing04350Running
161525 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing04330Running
171728 Bill Hollar B. HollarBill HollarEarl Brooks (Car Owner)04160Running
18208 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing04150Running
19970 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing03840Running
202696 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressGarn Racing03590Running
212880 Phil Finney P. FinneyPhil FinneyFinney Racing03570Running
222740 D.K. Ulrich D. Ulrich (R)D.K. UlrichUlrich Racing03140Rear Gear
231826 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksEarl Brooks (Car Owner)03090Running
242286 Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby MausgroverCastles Racing02820Suspension
251372 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing02530Engine
26745 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing01880Rear Gear
272362 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyKaye Engineering01180Oil Leak
282434 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing01030Engine
29610 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing0590Engine
303050 Gordon Birkett G. BirkettGordon BirkettJohn Hodges (Car Owner)0430Engine

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