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1971 Capital City 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 46 of 48
November 14, 1971 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
500 laps on a .542 mile paved track (271.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:23:11
Average Speed: 80.025 mph
Pole Speed: n/a

Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 13,000
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1971 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	11	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'71 Plymouth	500	4,450	running	330
2	10	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Holman-Moody)	'71 Ford	499	2,585	running	105
3	3	6	Pete Hamilton	American Brakeblok (Cotton Owens)	'71 Plymouth	490	1,750	running	0
4	2	98	Charlie Glotzbach	Richard Howard	'71 Chevrolet	487	1,175	running	19
5	12	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	480	965	running	0
6	5	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'70 Dodge	480	650	running	0
7	19	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'69 Ford	476	575	running	0
8	16	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling (John Sears)	'69 Dodge	472	550	running	0
9	14	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'69 Mercury	471	560	running	0
10	4	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Dodge	457	550	running	0
11	8	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	445	515	running	0
12	29	13	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'69 Plymouth	442	505	running	0
13	25	23	James Cox	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	442	495	running	0
14	1	90	Bill Dennis	Junie Donlavey	'69 Mercury	440	985	running	46
15	21	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	435	475	running	0
16	15	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	433	450	running	0
17	17	28	Bill Hollar	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	416	445	running	0
18	20	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	415	440	running	0
19	9	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'71 Chevrolet	384	435	running	0
20	26	96	Richard Childress	Tom Garn	'70 Chevrolet	359	425	running	0
21	28	80	Phil Finney	Phil Finney	'69 Chevrolet	357	400	running	0
22	27	40	D.K. Ulrich	D.K. Ulrich	'71 Ford	314	390	rear end	0
23	18	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	309	380	running	0
24	22	86	Bobby Mausgrover	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	282	370	suspension	0
25	13	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'71 Ford	253	385	engine	0
26	7	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	188	350	rear end	0
27	23	62	Bill Shirey	Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski)	'69 Dodge	118	325	oil leak	0
28	24	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	103	300	engine	0
29	6	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'71 Ford	59	285	engine	0
30	30	50	Gordon Birkett	John Hodges	'69 Chevrolet	43	275	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Charlie Glotzbach	1	5	5
Bill Dennis	6	51	46
Charlie Glotzbach	52	65	14
Bobby Allison	66	137	72
Richard Petty	138	167	30
Bobby Allison	168	190	23
Richard Petty	191	191	1
Bobby Allison	192	201	10
Richard Petty	202	500	299

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