Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Capital City 500
Richmond Raceway
November 14th, 1971
Race #46 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Chevrolet (5)
- Dodge (5)
- Ford (13)
- Mercury (2)
- Plymouth (5)
- Last Richmond Raceway
race (Richmond 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | Bill Champion | ||
| 12 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Coca-Cola | Holman-Moody | ||
| 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Plymouth | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro | ||
| 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 23 | James Cox | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Mercury | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 26 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | ||
| 28 | Bill Hollar | Ford | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | ||
| 30 | Walter Ballard | Ford | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Dodge | John Sears | John Sears | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Ford | D.K. Ulrich | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | Bill Seifert | Bill Seifert | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Ford | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 50 | Gordon Birkett | Chevrolet | John Hodges | John Hodges | ||
| 6 | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth | American Brakeblok | Cotton Owens | ||
| 62 | Bill Shirey | Dodge | Kaye Engineering | John Keselowski | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Ford | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | ||
| 80 | Phil Finney | Chevrolet | Phil Finney | Phil Finney | ||
| 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Dodge | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 90 | Bill Dennis | Mercury | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 96 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Tom Garn | Tom Garn | ||
| 98 | Charlie Glotzbach | Chevrolet | Richard Howard | Richard Howard |