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Delaware 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
October 17, 1971
500 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 500 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 500
| 14,570
| running
| 101 |
| 2
| 3
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 98
| Richard Howard
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 499
| 7,945
| running
| 5 |
| 3
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1971 Dodge
| 499
| 4,970
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Mercury
| 498
| 2,695
| running
| 394 |
| 5
| 12
| Bill Dennis
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1969 Mercury
| 483
| 1,595
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| David Boggs
| 57
| David Ray Boggs
| 1969 Dodge
| 480
| 1,295
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Richard D. Brown
| 91
| Junior Fields
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 477
| 1,195
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 17
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 476
| 1,095
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 18
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 473
| 1,070
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 7
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Mercury
| 466
| 1,045
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 9
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 465
| 1,020
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 11
| Paul Tyler
| 95
| Paul Tyler
| 1969 Ford
| 464
| 995
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 14
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Dodge
| 460
| 970
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 26
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 459
| 945
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 19
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 458
| 920
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 29
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 442
| 895
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 39
| John Soares Jr.
| 08
| John Soares Jr.
| 1969 Dodge
| 440
| 870
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 16
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 436
| 860
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 19
| 35
| Dick May
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 436
| 855
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 392
| 845
| clutch
| 0 |
| 21
| 38
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 374
| 835
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 20
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 369
| 810
| alternator
| 0 |
| 23
| 36
| Tom Gale
| 03
| Larry Jackson
| 1969 Mercury
| 319
| 785
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 37
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 41
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 297
| 760
| rear end
| 0 |
| 25
| 33
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 280
| 735
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 31
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Mercury
| 266
| 710
| overheating
| 0 |
| 27
| 15
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 266
| 685
| steering
| 0 |
| 28
| 5
| Maynard Troyer
| 60
| Joe Nagle
| 1969 Mercury
| 266
| 695
| wheel bearing
| 0 |
| 29
| 22
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Mercury
| 229
| 705
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 25
| Richard Childress
| 5
| Doc Faustina
| 1970 Plymouth
| 180
| 645
| steering
| 0 |
| 31
| 21
| Fred Lorenzen
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1971 Plymouth
| 115
| 705
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 27
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 115
| 620
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 33
| 8
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| Friday Hassler
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 114
| 610
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 23
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 102
| 625
| axle
| 0 |
| 35
| 30
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Ford
| 91
| 590
| overheating
| 0 |
| 36
| 40
| James Cox
| 23
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 87
| 580
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 13
| Charlie Roberts
| 1
| Charlie Roberts
| 1969 Ford
| 68
| 570
| accident
| 0 |
| 38
| 34
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 62
| 560
| frame
| 0 |
| 39
| 24
| Dub Simpson
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 26
| 550
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 40
| 32
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1969 Ford
| 10
| 540
| oil leak
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:03:25
Average Speed: 123.254 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.106 seconds
2 cautions for 9 laps
Attendance: 18,000