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Results

The 1971 West Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the International Raceway Park race.

West Virginia 500

Sunday, August 8th, 1971

International Raceway Park, Ona, WV

Previous race at International Raceway Park
  • 15 Ford
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 2 Mercury
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 83.805
  • Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
West Virginia 500 at International Raceway Park results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
30 19 94 Al Straub Ford 0 0 48 0 0 overheating
9 11 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 468 0 0 running
24 13 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 187 0 0 driver ill
32 24 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 31 0 0 quit
2 1 49 Bobby Allison Ford 0 0 498 201 0 running
16 9 87 Buck Baker Pontiac 0 0 413 0 0 engine
5 14 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 482 0 0 running
27 23 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 100 0 0 overheating
14 12 86 David Ray Boggs Pontiac 0 0 422 0 0 running
11 16 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 459 0 0 running
22 32 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 214 0 0 carburetor
25 3 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 141 0 0 ignition
31 33 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 47 0 0 overheating
7 17 41 Gary Myers Ford 0 0 474 0 0 running
21 34 50 Gordon Birkett Chevrolet 0 0 220 0 0 crash
33 18 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 25 0 0 suspension
12 28 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 452 0 0 running
10 26 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 467 0 0 running
3 5 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 495 0 0 running
35 35 73 Jerry Churchill Ford 0 0 1 0 0 quit
6 4 14 Jim Paschal AMC 0 0 477 0 0 engine
19 22 7 Jimmy Vaughn Chevrolet 0 0 266 0 0 oil leak
15 7 33 Joe Dean Huss Chevrolet 0 0 417 0 0 running
20 31 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 224 0 0 ignition
26 8 11 Junior Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 112 0 0 ignition
18 10 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 312 0 0 engine
34 21 78 Paul Tyler Chevrolet 0 0 11 0 0 engine
28 20 5 Pee Wee Wentz Chevrolet 0 0 100 0 0 engine
17 30 2 Randy Hutchison Chevrolet 0 0 364 0 0 crash
29 29 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 48 0 0 overheating
1 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 500 279 0 running
4 6 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 493 20 0 running
8 25 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 468 0 0 running
23 15 15 Wayne Andrews Ford 0 0 206 0 0 overheating
13 27 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 432 0 0 running

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