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1971 Richmond 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 6 of 48
Sunday, March 7, 1971 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
500 laps on a .542 mile paved track (271.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:23:20
Average Speed: 79.836 mph
Pole Speed: 87.178 mph

Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 14,500
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1971 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	30	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'70 Plymouth	500	4,425	running	348
2	3	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'70 Dodge	498	2,850	running	108
3	28	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Ford	492	1,525	running	0
4	29	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'69 Dodge	491	1,125	running	36
5	1	2	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'69 Dodge	490	1,075	running	8
6	9	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Mercury	480	625	running	0
7	11	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	479	575	running	0
8	4	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'69 Ford	472	600	running	0
9	14	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'69 Ford	466	535	running	0
10	27	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'70 Ford	463	525	running	0
11	8	20	Clyde Lynn	Clyde Lynn	'69 Ford	461	515	running	0
12	5	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	460	530	running	0
13	23	50	Al Grinnan		'69 Chevrolet	459	495	running	0
14	6	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling (John Sears)	'69 Dodge	454	485	running	0
15	24	56	E.J. Trivette	Gary Baird	'71 Chevrolet	445	475	running	0
16	21	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	443	450	running	0
17	25	13	Eddie Yarboro	Eddie Yarboro	'69 Dodge	430	445	running	0
18	15	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	396	440	crash	0
19	16	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	371	435	throttle	0
20	19	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Buick	210	425	engine	0
21	13	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	174	395	ignition	0
22	12	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	158	385	rear end	0
23	7	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	133	375	rear end	0
24	18	28	Bill Hollar	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	52	365	engine	0
25	26	67	Dick May	Ron Ronacher	'69 Ford	47	355	oil leak	0
26	17	65	Joe Phipps	Joe Phipps	'69 Chevrolet	44	355	ignition	0
27	2	90	Bill Dennis	Junie Donlavey	'69 Mercury	35	455	rear end	0
28	20	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	35	355	transmission	0
29	10	88	Ron Keselowski	Roger Lubinski	'69 Dodge	5	355	engine	0
30	22	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	2	355	crash	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dave Marcis	1	8	8
Bobby Isaac	9	76	68
Bobby Allison	77	112	36
Bobby Isaac	113	134	22
Richard Petty	135	215	81
Bobby Isaac	216	233	18
Richard Petty	234	500	267

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