Entry List

The official 1971 West Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at International Raceway Park, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

West Virginia 500

Sunday, August 8th, 1971

International Raceway Park, Ona, WV

  • 15 Ford
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 2 Mercury
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 83.805
  • Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
94
 
 
Ford
Al Straub
2
10
 
 
Ford
Bill Champion
3
45
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
4
74
 
 
Plymouth
Bill Shirey
5
49
 
 
Ford
Coca-Cola / Rollins Leasing
6
87
 
 
Pontiac
Buck Baker
7
24
 
 
Mercury
Cecil Gordon
8
3
 
 
Chevrolet
Richard Howard
9
86
 
 
Pontiac
David Ray Boggs
10
26
 
 
Ford
Earl Brooks
11
8
 
 
Ford
Ed Negre
12
64
 
 
Ford
Elmo Langley
13
79
 
 
Dodge
Frank Warren
14
41
 
 
Ford
Norris Reed
15
50
 
 
Chevrolet
John Hodges
16
19
 
 
Ford
Henley Gray
17
70
 
 
Mercury
J.D. McDuffie
18
25
 
 
Plymouth
Don Robertson
19
48
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36
Ford
Hylton Engineering
20
73
 
 
Ford
Jerry Churchill
21
14
 
 
AMC
Cliff Stewart
22
7
 
 
Chevrolet
Jimmy Vaughn
23
33
 
 
Chevrolet
Jack Balmer
24
4
 
 
Dodge
John Sears
25
11
 
 
Chevrolet
James Rupe
26
06
 
 
Dodge
Neil Castles
27
78
 
 
Chevrolet
Keith Christensen
28
5
 
 
Chevrolet
Jerry Wentz
29
2
 
 
Chevrolet
Warren Prout
30
47
 
 
Ford
Raymond Williams
31
43
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
32
55
 
 
Chevrolet
Ronnie Hopkins
33
30
 
 
Ford
Ballard Racing
34
15
 
 
Ford
Reid Shaw
35
34
 
 
Ford
Wendell Scott