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Nashville 420
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Music City Motorplex, Nashville, TN
July 24, 1971
420 laps on 0.596 mile paved oval; 250.32 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 420
| 4,325
| running
| 400 |
| 2
| 10
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1970 Ford
| 416
| 2,415
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 9
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1970 Mercury
| 416
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 11
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 411
| 1,160
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 7
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Mercury
| 403
| 1,025
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 25
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 398
| 815
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 19
| Jabe Thomas
| 23
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 385
| 765
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 29
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 379
| 740
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 8
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 375
| 715
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 27
| Bill Hollar
| 28
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 375
| 690
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 6
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 374
| 665
| throttle
| 0 |
| 12
| 20
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 41
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 359
| 640
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 5
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1969 Ford
| 329
| 590
| engine
| 0 |
| 14
| 21
| Jerry Churchill
| 73
| Jerry Churchill
| 1969 Ford
| 323
| 540
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Dodge
| 249
| 490
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 3
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 236
| 415
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 4
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 167
| 340
| water pump
| 0 |
| 18
| 13
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1970 Ford
| 154
| 290
| rear end
| 0 |
| 19
| 12
| David Sisco
| 05
| Charlie McGee
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 141
| 265
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 26
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 121
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 18
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 108
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 16
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 102
| 250
| throttle
| 0 |
| 23
| 15
| Robert Brown
| 58
| Allan Brown
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 73
| 250
| suspension
| 0 |
| 24
| 17
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1970 Ford
| 60
| 250
| flat tire
| 0 |
| 25
| 22
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 07
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 51
| 250
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 14
| Wayne Smith
| 38
| Wayne Smith
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 49
| 245
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1970 Dodge
| 22
| 295
| suspension
| 20 |
| 28
| 28
| Bill Seifert
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 9
| 240
| quit
| 0 |
| 29
| 23
| Dick May
| 67
| Ron Ronacher
| 1969 Ford
| 5
| 215
| suspension
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:47:30
Average Speed: 89.667 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.718 seconds
4 cautions for 46 laps
Attendance: 10,000