Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway

April 25th, 1971

Race #15 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 77.707 mph
  • Cautions: 1
  • Caution Laps: 3
  • Lead Changes: 10
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 500 118 Running
2 5 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 500 14 Running
3 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 492 0 Out of gas
4 8 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 486 0 Running
5 15 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 483 0 Running
6 4 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 0 482 0 Running
7 16 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 471 0 Running
8 27 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 470 0 Running
9 20 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 466 0 Running
10 28 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 465 0 Running
11 26 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 0 460 0 Running
12 18 20 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 449 0 Running
13 21 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 444 0 Running
14 19 7 Bill Dennis Ford 0 0 0 434 0 Running
15 1 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 0 413 367 Engine
16 7 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 367 0 Engine
17 25 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 362 0 Engine
18 17 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 337 0 Engine
19 23 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 0 330 0 Clutch
20 6 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 0 329 1 Overheating
21 24 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 164 0 Ignition
22 30 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 0 146 0 Transmission
23 11 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 0 133 0 Engine
24 12 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 111 0 Engine
25 22 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 99 0 Clutch
26 14 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 92 0 Rear end
27 9 64 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 67 0 Rear end
28 29 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 37 0 Engine
29 10 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 18 0 Engine
30 13 49 Ed Negre Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 Transmission