| 1971 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $27,300 | Race Date: | Apr 25, 1971 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.600 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 22m 41s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 77.707 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 3 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 118 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 82.529 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 118 |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Out of Fuel |  | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 486 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Running | | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 20 | Elmo Langley | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 7 | Bill Dennis | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 434 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | Engine | | 0 | 413 | 367 |
| 16 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 337 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 330 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | Overheating | | 0 | 329 | 1 |
| 21 | 24 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Transmission | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 64 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Engine | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 49 | Ed Negre | Spencer Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
