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Results

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

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
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Entry List
Richmond 500 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
13 23 50 Al Grinnan Chevrolet 0 0 459 0 0 running
3 28 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 492 0 0 running
8 4 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 472 0 0 running
27 2 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 35 0 0 rear end
24 18 28 Bill Hollar Ford 0 0 52 0 0 engine
16 21 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 443 0 0 running
4 29 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 491 36 0 running
2 3 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 498 108 0 running
9 14 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 466 0 0 running
11 8 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 461 0 0 running
5 1 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 490 8 0 running
25 26 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 47 0 0 oil leak
22 12 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 158 0 0 rear end
15 24 56 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 445 0 0 running
18 15 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 396 0 0 crash
21 13 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 174 0 0 ignition
17 25 13 Eddie Yarboro Dodge 0 0 430 0 0 running
6 9 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 480 0 0 running
28 20 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 35 0 0 transmission
19 16 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 371 0 0 throttle
20 19 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 210 0 0 engine
12 5 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 460 0 0 running
10 27 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 463 0 0 running
26 17 65 Joe Phipps Chevrolet 0 0 44 0 0 ignition
14 6 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 454 0 0 running
7 11 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 479 0 0 running
1 30 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 500 348 0 running
29 10 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 5 0 0 engine
30 22 30 Walter Ballard Plymouth 0 0 2 0 0 crash
23 7 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 133 0 0 rear end

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