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1971 Delaware 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 43 of 48
Sunday, October 17, 1971 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:03:25
Average Speed: 123.254 mph
Pole Speed: 132.811 mph

Cautions: 2 for 9 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 18,000
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1971 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'71 Plymouth	500	14,570	running	101
2	3	98	Charlie Glotzbach	Richard Howard	'71 Chevrolet	499	7,945	running	5
3	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'71 Dodge	499	4,970	running	0
4	1	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Holman-Moody)	'69 Mercury	498	2,695	running	394
5	12	90	Bill Dennis	Junie Donlavey	'69 Mercury	483	1,595	running	0
6	10	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'69 Dodge	480	1,295	running	0
7	6	91	Richard D. Brown	Junior Fields	'71 Chevrolet	477	1,195	running	0
8	17	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Mercury	476	1,095	running	0
9	18	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	473	1,070	running	0
10	7	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'69 Mercury	466	1,045	running	0
11	9	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'69 Mercury	465	1,020	running	0
12	11	95	Paul Tyler	Paul Tyler	'69 Ford	464	995	running	0
13	14	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Dodge	460	970	running	0
14	26	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	459	945	running	0
15	19	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	458	920	running	0
16	29	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	442	895	running	0
17	39	08	John Soares, Jr.	John Soares, Jr.	'69 Dodge	440	870	running	0
18	16	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	436	860	fuel pump	0
19	35	40	Dick May	D.K. Ulrich	'71 Ford	436	855	running	0
20	28	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	392	845	clutch	0
21	38	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling (John Sears)	'69 Dodge	374	835	running	0
22	20	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	369	810	alternator	0
23	36	03	Tommy Gale	Larry Jackson	'69 Mercury	319	785	engine	0
24	37	41	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder	'69 Chevrolet	297	760	rear end	0
25	33	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	280	735	engine	0
26	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Mercury	266	710	overheating	0
27	15	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'69 Ford	266	685	steering	0
28	5	60	Maynard Troyer	Nagle Racers (Joe Nagle)	'69 Mercury	266	695	wheel bearing	0
29	22	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Mercury	229	705	engine	0
30	25	5	Richard Childress	Doc Faustina	'70 Plymouth	180	645	steering	0
31	21	99	Fred Lorenzen	STP (Ray Nichels)	'71 Plymouth	115	705	engine	0
32	27	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	115	620	oil pan	0
33	8	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler	'70 Chevrolet	114	610	engine	0
34	23	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'69 Plymouth	102	625	axle	0
35	30	68	Larry Baumel	Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer)	'69 Ford	91	590	overheating	0
36	40	23	James Cox	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	87	580	engine	0
37	13	1	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'69 Ford	68	570	crash	0
38	34	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	62	560	frame	0
39	24	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	26	550	oil pan	0
40	32	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'69 Ford	10	540	oil leak	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	142	142
Charlie Glotzbach	143	147	5
Bobby Allison	148	399	252
Richard Petty	400	500	101

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