1971 Virginia 500

Race 15 of 48

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:22:41
Average speed of winner: 77.707 mph
Margin of victory: 1.6 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison 1-132, Petty 133-147, D. Allison 148-186, Lorenzen 187, D. Allison 188-328, Petty 329-335, Pearson 336-349, D. Allison 350-371, Petty 372-379, D. Allison 380-412, Petty 413-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	4	118	running	5075	0
2	5	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'70 Ford	Holman-Moody			500	1	14	running	2550	0
3	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		492	0	0	out of gas	2350	0
4	8	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			486	0	0	running	1525	0
5	15	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			483	0	0	running	1225	0
6	4	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Dodge	Allison			482	0	0	running	1050	0
7	16	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			471	0	0	running	925	0
8	27	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			470	0	0	running	850	0
9	20	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			466	0	0	running	825	0
10	28	Bill Seifert	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			465	0	0	running	750	0
11	26	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			460	0	0	running	725	0
12	18	Elmo Langley	20		'70 Ford	Clyde Lynn			449	0	0	running	725	0
13	21	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			444	0	0	running	675	0
14	19	Bill Dennis	7		'69 Ford	Dean Dalton			434	0	0	running	675	0
15	1	Donnie Allison	21	Purolator	'71 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	82.529	413	5	367	engine	775	0
16	7	Benny Parsons	72		'70 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			367	0	0	engine	625	0
17	25	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			362	0	0	engine	575	0
18	17	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			337	0	0	engine	575	0
19	23	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			330	0	0	clutch	525	0
20	6	Fred Lorenzen	99	STP Oil Treatment	'71 Plymouth	Nichels-Goldsmith			329	1	1	heating	525	0
21	24	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			164	0	0	ignition	475	0
22	30	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				146	0	0	transmission	450	0
23	11	Dick Brooks	22		'70 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		133	0	0	engine	450	0
24	12	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			111	0	0	engine	425	0
25	22	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			99	0	0	clutch	375	0
26	14	Dub Simpson	51		'69 Chevrolet	Strong			92	0	0	rear end	375	0
27	9	Earl Brooks	64		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			67	0	0	rear end	350	0
28	29	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			37	0	0	engine	300	0
29	10	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			18	0	0	engine	300	0
30	13	Ed Negre	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			0	0	0	transmission	275	0