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| 1971 Delaware 500 | 
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| Held on October 17, 1971 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE | |
| 500 L, 500 M, 804.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '71 Plymouth | 500 | 101 | running | |
| 2 | 3 | 98 | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Howard | '71 Chevrolet | 499 | 5 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Mercury | 498 | 394 | running | |
| 5 | 12 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Junie Donlavey | '69 Mercury | 483 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 10 | 57 | David Ray Boggs | '69 Dodge | 480 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 6 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Junior Fields | '71 Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 476 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 18 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 473 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 7 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '69 Mercury | 466 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 9 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '69 Mercury | 465 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 11 | 95 | Paul Tyler | '69 Ford | 464 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 14 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Dodge | 460 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 26 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 459 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 19 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 458 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 442 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 39 | 08 | John Soares, Jr. | '69 Dodge | 440 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 16 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 436 | 0 | fuel pump | |
| 19 | 35 | 40 | Dick May | D.K. Ulrich | '71 Ford | 436 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 28 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 392 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 21 | 38 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling | '69 Dodge | 374 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 20 | 06 | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 369 | 0 | alternator | ||
| 23 | 36 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Larry Jackson | '69 Mercury | 319 | 0 | engine | |
| 24 | 37 | 41 | Ken Meisenhelder | '69 Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 25 | 33 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '69 Plymouth | 280 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Mercury | 266 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 27 | 15 | 10 | Bill Champion | '69 Ford | 266 | 0 | steering | ||
| 28 | 5 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | '69 Mercury | 266 | 0 | wheel bearing | |
| 29 | 22 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Mercury | 229 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 25 | 5 | Richard Childress | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 180 | 0 | steering | |
| 31 | 21 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | '71 Plymouth | 115 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 27 | 26 | Earl Brooks | '69 Ford | 115 | 0 | oil pan | ||
| 33 | 8 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '70 Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 23 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '69 Plymouth | 102 | 0 | axle | ||
| 35 | 30 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 91 | 0 | overheating | |
| 36 | 40 | 23 | James Cox | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 87 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 13 | 1 | Charlie Roberts | '69 Ford | 68 | 0 | crash | ||
| 38 | 34 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 62 | 0 | frame | ||
| 39 | 24 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Bill Strong | '69 Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | oil pan | |
| 40 | 32 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '69 Ford | 10 | 0 | oil leak |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
