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Entry List

The official 1971 Richmond 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Richmond Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Richmond 500

Sunday, March 7th, 1971

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 4 Chevrolet
  • 11 Ford
  • 2 Mercury
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 7 Dodge
  • 1 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 79.836
  • Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Richmond 500 at Richmond Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 50 Al Grinnan , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Chevrolet -- --
2 72 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
3 10 Bill Champion , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Bill Champion Bill Champion
4 90 Bill Dennis , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Mercury Junie Donlavey Junie Donlavey
5 28 Bill Hollar , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Earl Brooks Earl Brooks
6 74 Bill Shirey , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Bill Shirey Bill Shirey
7 12 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Dodge Coca-Cola Bobby Allison
8 71 Bobby Isaac , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Dodge K & K Insurance Nord Krauskopf
9 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
10 20 Clyde Lynn , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Clyde Lynn Clyde Lynn
11 2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 30 Dodge Dave Marcis Dave Marcis
12 67 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Ron Ronacher Ron Ronacher
13 51 Dub Simpson , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Chevrolet Bill Strong Bill Strong
14 56 EJ Trivette , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Chevrolet Gary Baird Gary Baird
15 26 Earl Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Earl Brooks Earl Brooks
16 8 Ed Negre , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Ed Negre Ed Negre
17 13 Eddie Yarboro , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Dodge Eddie Yarboro Eddie Yarboro
18 64 Elmo Langley , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Mercury Elmo Langley Elmo Langley
19 79 Frank Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Frank Warren Frank Warren
20 19 Henley Gray , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Henley Gray Henley Gray
21 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Buick J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie
22 25 Jabe Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Don Robertson Don Robertson
23 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 36 Ford Hylton Engineering James Hylton
24 65 Joe Phipps , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Chevrolet Joe Phipps Joe Phipps
25 4 John Sears , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Dodge John Sears John Sears
26 06 Neil Castles , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Dodge Neil Castles Neil Castles
27 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
28 88 Ron Keselowski , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Dodge Roger Lubinski Roger Lubinski
29 30 Walter Ballard , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Plymouth Ballard Racing Vic Ballard
30 34 Wendell Scott , Nov 30, -0001 1971 Ford Wendell Scott Wendell Scott