1971 Delaware 500 Results | NASCAR

Race: Delaware 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 43 of 48
Date: October 17, 1971
Track: Dover International Speedway

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Delaware 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Plymouth
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Winner Start	4th
Started First	Bobby Allison	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (395)
Race Distance	500 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	1 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	40
Different Leaders	3	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	Richard Petty	Season Race	43 of 48

Delaware 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points
1	4	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	500	101	running	150
2	3	98	Charlie Glotzbach	Howard & Egerton Racing	Chevrolet	499	4	running	0
3	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	499	0	running	144
4	1	12	Bobby Allison	Holman Moody	Mercury	498	395	running	141
5	12	90	Bill Dennis	Donlavey Racing	Mercury	483	0	running	138
6	10	57	David Ray Boggs	David Ray Boggs (Owner)	Dodge	480	0	running	135
7	6	91	Richard D. Brown	Junior Fields (Owner)	Chevrolet	477	0	running	132
8	17	64	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing	Mercury	476	0	running	129
9	18	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing	Ford	473	0	running	126
10	7	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	Mercury	466	0	running	123
11	9	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Mercury	465	0	running	120
12	11	95	Paul Tyler	Paul Tyler (Owner)	Ford	464	0	running	117
13	14	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Dodge	460	0	running	114
14	26	47	Raymond Williams	Williams Racing	Ford	459	0	running	111
15	19	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	Ford	458	0	running	108
16	29	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing	Ford	442	0	running	105
17	39	08	John Soares Jr.	John Soares Jr. (Owner)	Dodge	440	0	running	0
18	16	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	436	0	fuel pump	99
19	35	40	Dick May	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	436	0	running	96
20	28	34	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing	Ford	392	0	clutch	93
21	38	4	John Sears	John Soares Jr. (Owner)	Dodge	374	0	running	90
22	20	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	369	0	alternator	87
23	36	03	Tommy Gale	Larry Jackson (Owner)	Mercury	319	0	oil pressure	84
24	37	41	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder (Owner)	Chevrolet	297	0	rear end	81
25	33	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey (Owner)	Plymouth	280	0	oil pressure	78
26	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Mercury	266	0	overheating	75
27	15	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	Ford	266	0	steering	72
28	5	60	Maynard Troyer	Nagle Racers	Mercury	266	0	wheel bearing	69
29	22	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	Mercury	229	0	oil pressure	66
30	25	5	Richard Childress	Faustina Racing	Plymouth	180	0	steering	63
31	21	99	Fred Lorenzen	Nichels Engineering	Plymouth	115	0	engine	60
32	27	26	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing	Ford	115	0	oil pan	57
33	8	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler (Owner)	Chevrolet	114	0	rocker arm	54
34	23	49	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing	Plymouth	102	0	axle	51
35	30	68	Larry Baumel	Allan Schlauer (Owner)	Ford	91	0	overheating	48
36	40	23	James Cox	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	87	0	valve	0
37	13	1	Charlie Roberts	Roberts Racing	Ford	68	0	accident	42
38	34	45	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing	Ford	62	0	frame	39
39	24	51	Dub Simpson	Strong Racing	Chevrolet	26	0	oil pan	36
40	32	7	Dean Dalton	Dalton Racing	Ford	10	0	oil leak	33

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