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Results

The 1971 Capital City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 500

Sunday, November 14th, 1971

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 13 Ford
  • 2 Mercury
  • 5 Dodge
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 5 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 80.025
  • Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Capital City 500 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
25 13 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 253 0 0 engine
29 6 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 59 0 0 engine
14 1 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 440 46 0 running
17 17 28 Bill Hollar Ford 0 0 416 0 0 running
26 7 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 188 0 0 rear end
27 23 62 Bill Shirey Dodge 0 0 118 0 0 oil leak
2 10 12 Bobby Allison Ford 0 0 499 105 0 running
24 22 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 282 0 0 suspension
9 14 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 471 0 0 running
4 2 98 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 487 19 0 running
22 27 40 DK Ulrich Ford 0 0 314 0 0 rear end
23 18 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 309 0 0 running
18 20 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 415 0 0 running
12 29 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 442 0 0 running
5 12 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 480 0 0 running
10 4 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 457 0 0 running
30 30 50 Gordon Birkett Chevrolet 0 0 43 0 0 engine
15 21 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 435 0 0 running
19 9 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 384 0 0 running
16 15 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 433 0 0 running
13 25 23 James Cox Plymouth 0 0 442 0 0 running
7 19 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 476 0 0 running
8 16 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 472 0 0 running
6 5 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 480 0 0 running
3 3 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 490 0 0 running
21 28 80 Phil Finney Chevrolet 0 0 357 0 0 running
20 26 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 359 0 0 running
1 11 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 500 330 0 running
11 8 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 445 0 0 running
28 24 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 103 0 0 engine

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