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The 1971 Nashville 420 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville race.

Nashville 420

Saturday, July 24th, 1971

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

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  • 14 Ford
  • 3 Mercury
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 2 Dodge
  • 6 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 420
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 89.667
  • Cautions: 4 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Nashville 420 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
9 8 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 375 0 0 running
3 9 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 416 0 0 running
18 13 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 154 0 0 rear end
10 27 28 Bill Hollar Ford 0 0 375 0 0 running
28 28 25 Bill Seifert Plymouth 0 0 9 0 0 quit
22 16 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 102 0 0 throttle
27 2 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 22 20 0 suspension
16 3 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 236 0 0 running
25 22 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 51 0 0 crash
24 17 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 60 0 0 flat tire
19 12 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 141 0 0 crash
13 5 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 329 0 0 engine
29 23 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 5 0 0 suspension
4 11 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 411 0 0 running
11 6 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 374 0 0 throttle
17 4 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 167 0 0 water pump
15 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 249 0 0 running
8 29 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 379 0 0 running
5 7 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 403 0 0 running
7 19 23 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 385 0 0 running
2 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 416 0 0 running
14 21 73 Jerry Churchill Ford 0 0 323 0 0 running
12 20 41 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 359 0 0 running
21 18 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 108 0 0 engine
1 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 420 400 0 running
23 15 58 Robert Brown Chevrolet 0 0 73 0 0 suspension
6 25 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 398 0 0 running
26 14 38 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 49 0 0 engine
20 26 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 121 0 0 engine

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