Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Richmond 500
Richmond Raceway
March 7th, 1971
Race #6 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (4)
- Dodge (7)
- Ford (11)
- Mercury (2)
- Plymouth (5)
- Last Richmond Raceway
race (Capital City 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 | Dodge | Coca-Cola | Bobby Allison | ||
| 13 | Eddie Yarboro | Dodge | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro | ||
| 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Dodge | Dave Marcis | Dave Marcis | |
| 20 | Clyde Lynn | Ford | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Ford | 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 | Plymouth | Ballard Racing | Vic Ballard | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 4 | John Sears | Dodge | John Sears | John Sears | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Ford | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 50 | Al Grinnan | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 51 | Dub Simpson | Chevrolet | Bill Strong | Bill Strong | ||
| 56 | EJ Trivette | Chevrolet | Gary Baird | Gary Baird | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | Mercury | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 65 | Joe Phipps | Chevrolet | Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps | ||
| 67 | Dick May | Ford | Ron Ronacher | Ron Ronacher | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Buick | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | Nord Krauskopf | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 74 | Bill Shirey | Plymouth | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Plymouth | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Ford | Ed Negre | Ed Negre | ||
| 88 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge | Roger Lubinski | Roger Lubinski | ||
| 90 | Bill Dennis | Mercury | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey |