1971 Capital City 500

Race 46 of 48

Richmond
500 laps
Time of race: 3:23:11
Average speed of winner: 80.025 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Dennis pole, Glotzbach 1-5, Dennis 6-51, Glotzbach 52-65, Allison 66-137, Petty 138-167, Allison 168-190, Petty 191, Allison 192-201, Petty 202-500

Race notes: Only pole for Bill Dennis. Debut for Phil Finney. Finale for Gordon Birkett.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	3	330	running	4450	0
2	10	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Ford	Holman-Moody		87.584	499	3	105	running	2585	0
3	3	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		490	0	0	running	1750	0
4	2	Charlie Glotzbach	3		'71 Chevrolet	Howard			487	2	19	running	1175	0
5	12	Elmo Langley	64		'71 Ford	Langley			480	0	0	running	965	0
6	5	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			480	0	0	running	650	0
7	19	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			476	0	0	running	575	0
8	16	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			472	0	0	running	550	0
9	14	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			471	0	0	running	560	0
10	4	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			457	0	0	running	550	0
11	8	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			445	0	0	running	515	0
12	29	Eddie Yarboro	13		'69 Plymouth	Yarboro			442	0	0	running	505	0
13	25	James Cox	23		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			442	0	0	running	495	0
14	1	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			440	1	46	running	985	0
15	21	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			435	0	0	running	475	0
16	15	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			433	0	0	running	450	0
17	17	Bill Hollar	28		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			416	0	0	running	445	0
18	20	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			415	0	0	running	440	0
19	9	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			384	0	0	running	435	0
20	26	Richard Childress	96		'70 Chevrolet	Garn			359	0	0	running	425	0
21	28	Phil Finney	80		'69 Chevrolet	Finney			357	0	0	running	400	0
22	27	D.K. Ulrich	40		'71 Ford	Ulrich			314	0	0	rear end	390	0
23	18	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			309	0	0	running	380	0
24	22	Bobby Mausgrover	86		'69 Dodge	Castles			282	0	0	suspension	370	0
25	13	Benny Parsons	72		'71 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			253	0	0	engine	385	0
26	7	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			188	0	0	rear end	350	0
27	23	Bill Shirey	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				118	0	0	oil leak	325	0
28	24	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			103	0	0	engine	300	0
29	6	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			59	0	0	engine	285	0
30	30	Gordon Birkett	50		'69 Chevrolet				43	0	0	engine	275	0