Official NASCAR Race Results

Richard Petty won the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Albany-Saratoga 250 at Albany Saratoga Speedway.

07-14-1971 | Albany-Saratoga 250 | Albany Saratoga Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 250 181 Running 1,500
2 4 2 Dave Marcis Dodge Dave Marcis 0 248 59 Running 900
3 6 70 J.D. McDuffie Mercury J.D. McDuffie 0 244 5 Running 500
4 9 48 James Hylton Ford Hylton Engineering 0 243 0 Running 350
5 18 67 Elmo Langley Ford Ron Ronacher 0 242 0 Running 325
6 8 10 Bill Champion Ford Bill Champion 0 240 0 Running 300
7 10 34 Wendell Scott Ford Wendell Scott 0 240 0 Running 275
8 19 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury Cecil Gordon 0 240 0 Running 270
9 26 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge Roger Lubinski 0 239 0 Running 265
10 25 8 Ed Negre Ford Ed Negre 0 239 0 Running 260
11 23 77 Charlie Roberts Ford Charlie Roberts 0 236 0 Running 255
12 22 19 Henley Gray Ford Henley Gray 0 235 0 Running 250
13 11 30 Walter Ballard Ford Ballard Racing 0 233 0 Running 245
14 13 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth Bill Shirey 0 221 0 Running 240
15 33 73 Jerry Churchill Ford Jerry Churchill 0 216 0 Running 235
16 29 45 Bill Seifert Ford Bill Seifert 0 207 0 Rear end 230
17 28 41 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet Ken Meisenhelder 0 191 0 Ignition 225
18 15 23 Jabe Thomas Plymouth Don Robertson 0 189 0 Vibration 220
19 31 28 Bill Hollar Ford Earl Brooks 0 165 0 Brakes 215
20 3 12 Bobby Allison Mercury Coca-Cola 0 144 0 Engine 210
21 7 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet Friday Hassler 0 130 0 Vibration 205
22 14 68 Larry Baumel Ford Auto Lad 0 130 0 Engine 200
23 27 64 Dick May Mercury Elmo Langley 0 123 0 Brakes 100
24 5 49 G.C. Spencer Plymouth G.C. Spencer 0 105 0 Rear end 100
25 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge Frank Warren 0 97 0 Axle 100
26 30 6 Ed Hessert Dodge Neil Castles 0 94 0 Suspension 100
27 2 91 Pete Hamilton Chevrolet Junior Fields 0 82 5 Transmission 100
28 17 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet Tom Garn 0 75 0 Transmission 100
29 21 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge Neil Castles 0 53 0 Brakes 100
30 16 4 John Sears Dodge John Sears 0 36 0 Engine 100
31 12 62 Rene Charland Dodge Kaye Engineering 0 33 0 Brakes 100
32 32 40 D.K. Ulrich Ford D.K. Ulrich 0 27 0 Flat tire 100
33 24 06 Neil Castles Dodge Neil Castles 0 13 0 Transmission 100
34 34 25 James Cox Plymouth Don Robertson 0 1 0 Quit 100

Race Recap

  • Date: 07-14-1971
  • Track: Albany Saratoga Speedway
  • Race: Albany-Saratoga 250
  • Race #: 29
  • Cars: 34
  • Winner: Richard Petty
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: 1971 Plymouth
  • Avg Speed: 66.748 mph
  • Distance: 91 miles
  • Purse: $8,875
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 10
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Pole: 74.896 mph

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