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Capital City 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
November 14, 1971
500 laps on 0.542 mile paved oval; 271 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 500
| 4,450
| running
| 330 |
| 2
| 10
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Holman-Moody
| 1971 Ford
| 499
| 2,585
| running
| 105 |
| 3
| 3
| Pete Hamilton
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1971 Plymouth
| 490
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 2
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 98
| Richard Howard
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 487
| 1,175
| running
| 19 |
| 5
| 12
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 480
| 965
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 5
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1970 Dodge
| 480
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 19
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 476
| 575
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 16
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 472
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 14
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 471
| 560
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 4
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Dodge
| 457
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 8
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 445
| 515
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 29
| Eddie Yarboro
| 13
| Eddie Yarboro
| 1969 Plymouth
| 442
| 505
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 25
| James Cox
| 23
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 442
| 495
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 1
| Bill Dennis
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1969 Mercury
| 440
| 985
| running
| 46 |
| 15
| 21
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 435
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 15
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 433
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 17
| Bill Hollar
| 28
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 416
| 445
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 20
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 415
| 440
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 9
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 384
| 435
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 26
| Richard Childress
| 96
| Tom Garn
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 359
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 28
| Phil Finney
| 80
| Phil Finney
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 357
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 27
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1971 Ford
| 314
| 390
| rear end
| 0 |
| 23
| 18
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 309
| 380
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 22
| Bobby Mausgrover
| 86
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 282
| 370
| suspension
| 0 |
| 25
| 13
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1971 Ford
| 253
| 385
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 7
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 188
| 350
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| 23
| Bill Shirey
| 62
| John Keselowski
| 1969 Dodge
| 118
| 325
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 28
| 24
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 103
| 300
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 6
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1971 Ford
| 59
| 285
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 30
| Gordon Birkett
| 50
| John Hodges
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 43
| 275
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:23:11
Average Speed: 80.025 MPH
4 cautions for 24 laps
Attendance: 13,000