1971 West Virginia 500

Race 35 of 48

Ona
500 laps
Time of race: 2:57:50
Average speed of winner: 83.805 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 13 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-29, Petty 30-52, Allison 53-54, Lund 55-74, Allison 75-147, Petty 148-233, Allison 234-297, Petty 298-299, Allison 300-315, Petty 316-348, Allison 349-361, Petty 362-419, Allison 420-423, Petty 424-500

Race notes: Debut for Gordon Birkett, Joe Dean Huss, and Pee Wee Wentz. Finale for Junior Spencer and Al Straub. Only start for Gary Myers.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	6	279	running	2300	0
2	1	Bobby Allison	49	Coca-Cola/Rollins Leasing	'70 Ford Mustang			84.053	498	7	201	running	1500	0
3	5	James Hylton	48		'71 Ford	Hylton			495	0	0	running	950	0
4	6	Tiny Lund	55		'70 Chevrolet Camaro	Ronnie Hopkins			493	1	20	running	750	0
5	14	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			482	0	0	running	650	0
6	4	Jim Paschal	14		'70 AMC Javelin	Cliff Stewart			477	0	0	engine	550	0
7	17	Gary Myers	41		'70 Mustang	Norris Reed			474	0	0	running	500	0
8	25	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			468	0	0	running	490	0
9	11	Bill Champion	10		'70 Ford	Bill Champion			468	0	0	running	480	0
10	26	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			467	0	0	running	470	0
11	16	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			459	0	0	running	460	0
12	28	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			452	0	0	running	450	0
13	27	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			432	0	0	running	440	0
14	12	David Ray Boggs	86		'71 Pontiac Firebird	Boggs			422	0	0	running	430	0
15	7	Joe Dean Huss	33		'69 Chevrolet Camaro	Balmer			417	0	0	running	420	0
16	9	Buck Baker	87		'71 Pontiac Firebird	Buck Baker			413	0	0	engine	410	0
17	30	Randy Hutchison	2		'71 Chevrolet Camaro	Prout			364	0	0	accident	400	0
18	10	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			312	0	0	engine	390	0
19	22	Jimmy Vaughn	7		'69 Chevrolet Camaro	Vaughn			266	0	0	oil leak	380	0
20	31	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			224	0	0	ignition	370	0
21	34	Gordon Birkett	50		'69 Chevrolet				220	0	0	accident	360	0
22	32	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			214	0	0	carburetor	350	0
23	15	Wayne Andrews	15		'71 Ford Mustang	Reid Shaw			206	0	0	heating	340	0
24	13	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			187	0	0	driver ill	330	0
25	3	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			141	0	0	ignition	320	0
26	8	Junior Spencer	11		'69 Chevrolet Camaro	Rupe			112	0	0	ignition	310	0
27	23	Charlie Glotzbach	3		'71 Chevrolet	Howard			100	0	0	heating	300	0
28	20	Pee Wee Wentz	5		'69 Chevrolet Camaro	Jerry Wentz			100	0	0	engine	300	0
29	29	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			48	0	0	heating	300	0
30	19	Al Straub	94		'71 Ford Mustang	Straub			48	0	0	heating	300	0
31	33	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			47	0	0	heating	300	0
32	24	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			31	0	0	withdrew	300	0
33	18	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			25	0	0	suspension	300	0
34	21	Paul Tyler	78		'69 Chevrolet Camaro	Christensen			11	0	0	engine	300	0
35	35	Jerry Churchill	73		'69 Ford				1	0	0	withdrew	300	0