| 1971 Capital City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 46 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $22,440 | Race Date: | Nov 14, 1971 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 23m 11s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 80.025 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 24 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bill Dennis B. Dennis | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #90 Mercury | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Junie Donlavey | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 330 of 500 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1971 Capital City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 330 |
| 2 | 10 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 105 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Running | | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 98 | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Howard (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 487 | 19 |
| 5 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 480 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running |  | 0 | 480 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Yarboro Racing | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 23 | James Cox | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Running | | 0 | 440 | 46 |
| 15 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 435 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 433 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 28 | Bill Hollar | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 416 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 415 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 384 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 96 | Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Running | | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 80 | Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Running | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich (R) | Ulrich Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 314 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Castles Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 282 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 62 | Bill Shirey | Kaye Engineering | Oil Leak | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 28 | 24 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 29 | 6 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 50 | Gordon Birkett | John Hodges (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
