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1971 West Virginia 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 35 of 48
Sunday, August 8, 1971 at International Raceway Park, Ona, WV
500 laps on a .455 mile paved track (227.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:57:50
Average Speed: 83.805 mph
Pole Speed: 84.053 mph

Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 10,000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1971 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'71 Plymouth	500	2,300	running	279
2	1	49	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola / Rollins Leasing (Melvin Joseph)	'70 Mustang	498	1,500	running	201
3	5	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'71 Ford	495	950	running	0
4	6	55	Tiny Lund	Ronnie Hopkins	'70 Camaro	493	750	running	20
5	14	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'69 Mercury	482	650	running	0
6	4	14	Jim Paschal	Cliff Stewart	'70 Javelin	477	550	engine	0
7	17	41	Gary Myers	Norris Reed	'70 Mustang	474	500	running	0
8	25	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	468	490	running	0
9	11	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'70 Ford	468	480	running	0
10	26	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	467	470	running	0
11	16	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	459	460	running	0
12	28	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Mercury	452	450	running	0
13	27	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	432	440	running	0
14	12	86	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs	'71 Firebird	422	430	running	0
15	7	33	Joe Dean Huss	Jack Balmer	'69 Camaro	417	420	running	0
16	9	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'71 Firebird	413	410	engine	0
17	30	2	Randy Hutchison	Warren Prout	'71 Camaro	364	400	crash	0
18	10	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'70 Dodge	312	390	engine	0
19	22	7	Jimmy Vaughn	Jimmy Vaughn	'69 Camaro	266	380	oil leak	0
20	31	4	John Sears	J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling (John Sears)	'69 Dodge	224	370	ignition	0
21	34	50	Gordon Birkett	John Hodges	'69 Chevrolet	220	360	crash	0
22	32	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	214	350	carburetor	0
23	15	15	Wayne Andrews	Reid Shaw	'71 Mustang	206	340	overheating	0
24	13	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	187	330	driver ill	0
25	3	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	141	320	ignition	0
26	8	11	Junior Spencer	James Rupe	'69 Camaro	112	310	ignition	0
27	23	3	Charlie Glotzbach	Richard Howard	'71 Chevrolet	100	300	overheating	0
28	20	5	Pee Wee Wentz	Jerry Wentz	'69 Camaro	100	300	engine	0
29	29	47	Raymond Williams	Raymond Williams	'71 Ford	48	300	overheating	0
30	19	94	Al Straub	Al Straub	'71 Mustang	48	300	overheating	0
31	33	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Dodge	47	300	overheating	0
32	24	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	31	300	quit	0
33	18	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	25	300	suspension	0
34	21	78	Paul Tyler	Keith Christensen	'69 Camaro	11	300	engine	0
35	35	73	Jerry Churchill	Jerry Churchill	'69 Ford	1	300	quit	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	29	29
Richard Petty	30	52	23
Bobby Allison	53	54	2
Tiny Lund	55	74	20
Bobby Allison	75	147	73
Richard Petty	148	233	86
Bobby Allison	234	297	64
Richard Petty	298	299	2
Bobby Allison	300	315	16
Richard Petty	316	348	33
Bobby Allison	349	361	13
Richard Petty	362	419	58
Bobby Allison	420	423	4
Richard Petty	424	500	77

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