Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Richmond 500

Richmond Raceway

March 7th, 1971

Race #6 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 375.0
  • Average Speed: 79.836 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 18
  • Lead Changes: 6
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 30 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 500 348 Running
2 3 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 498 108 Running
3 28 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 492 0 Running
4 29 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 0 491 36 Running
5 1 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 490 8 Running
6 9 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 480 0 Running
7 11 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 479 0 Running
8 4 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 472 0 Running
9 14 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 0 466 0 Running
10 27 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 463 0 Running
11 8 20 Clyde Lynn Ford 0 0 0 461 0 Running
12 5 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 460 0 Running
13 23 50 Al Grinnan Chevrolet 0 0 0 459 0 Running
14 6 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 454 0 Running
15 24 56 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 0 445 0 Running
16 21 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 443 0 Running
17 25 13 Eddie Yarboro Dodge 0 0 0 430 0 Running
18 15 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 396 0 Crash
19 16 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 371 0 Throttle
20 19 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 0 210 0 Engine
21 13 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 174 0 Ignition
22 12 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 158 0 Rear end
23 7 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 133 0 Rear end
24 18 28 Bill Hollar Ford 0 0 0 52 0 Engine
25 26 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 0 47 0 Oil leak
26 17 65 Joe Phipps Chevrolet 0 0 0 44 0 Ignition
27 2 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 35 0 Rear end
28 20 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 35 0 Transmission
29 10 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 5 0 Engine
30 22 30 Walter Ballard Plymouth 0 0 0 2 0 Crash