Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Delaware 500

Dover International Speedway

October 17th, 1971

Race #43 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 123.254 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 9
  • Lead Changes: 3
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 500 101 Running
2 3 98 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 0 499 5 Running
3 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 499 0 Running
4 1 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 0 498 394 Running
5 12 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 483 0 Running
6 10 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 480 0 Running
7 6 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 477 0 Running
8 17 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 476 0 Running
9 18 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 473 0 Running
10 7 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 466 0 Running
11 9 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 465 0 Running
12 11 95 Paul Tyler Ford 0 0 0 464 0 Running
13 14 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 460 0 Running
14 26 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 459 0 Running
15 19 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 458 0 Running
16 29 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 442 0 Running
17 39 08 John Soares Jr Dodge 0 0 0 440 0 Running
18 16 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 436 0 Fuel pump
19 35 40 Dick May Ford 0 0 0 436 0 Running
20 28 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 392 0 Clutch
21 38 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 374 0 Running
22 20 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 369 0 Alternator
23 36 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 0 319 0 Engine
24 37 41 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 0 297 0 Rear end
25 33 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 280 0 Engine
26 31 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 0 266 0 Overheating
27 15 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 266 0 Steering
28 5 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 0 266 0 Wheel bearing
29 22 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 229 0 Engine
30 25 5 Richard Childress Plymouth 0 0 0 180 0 Steering
31 21 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 0 115 0 Engine
32 27 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 115 0 Oil pan
33 8 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 114 0 Engine
34 23 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 102 0 Axle
35 30 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 0 91 0 Overheating
36 40 23 James Cox Plymouth 0 0 0 87 0 Engine
37 13 1 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 68 0 Crash
38 34 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 62 0 Frame
39 24 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 26 0 Oil pan
40 32 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 0 10 0 Oil leak