| 1971 Nashville 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 32 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $20,890 | Race Date: | Jul 24, 1971 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4 Laps | Race Duration: | 2h 47m 30s | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 89.667 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 46 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 400 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 114.628 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Nashville 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 420 | 400 |
| 2 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 416 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 416 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 411 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 403 | 0 |
| 6 | 25 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 398 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 23 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 385 | 0 |
| 8 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 28 | Bill Hollar | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Engine | | 0 | 329 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 73 | Jerry Churchill | Churchill Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running |  | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 236 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Water Pump | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | David Sisco | DeLong Chevrolet | Accident | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Engine | | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 58 | Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich (R) | Ulrich Racing | Tire | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 7 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Accident | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Suspension | | 0 | 22 | 20 |
| 28 | 28 | 25 | Bill Seifert | Robertson Racing | Quit | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
