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1971 Capital City 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 46 of 48 Sunday, November 14, 1971 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 500 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (271.000 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: 13000 Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 11 43   Richard Petty Southern Chrysler Plymouth   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Plymouth 500 4450 running 330 2 10 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Holman-Moody Racing) '71 Ford 499 2585 running 105 3 3 6   Pete Hamilton American Brakeblok   (Cotton Owens) '71 Plymouth 490 1750 running 0 4 2 98   Charlie Glotzbach Richard Howard '71 Chevrolet 487 1175 running 19 5 12 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '71 Ford 480 965 running 0 6 5 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (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 Tecorp 10 Refuse Bodies   (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

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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