Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway — January 1, 1971

Richard Petty

Winner

500

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1971 Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway on January 1, 1971, leading 118 of 500 laps. David Pearson finished second; Bobby Isaac rounded out the podium. The race featured 4 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Friday, January 1, 1971

Track

Martinsville Speedway

Season

1971

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

4 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	500	—	Running	118	100
2	5	+3	David Pearson	Holman Moody		500	—	Running	14	98
3	2	-1	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	492	—	DNF	—	96
4	8	+4	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	486	—	Running	—	94
5	15	+10	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		483	—	Running	—	92
6	4	-2	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Dodge	482	—	Running	—	90
7	16	+9	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Mercury	471	—	Running	—	88
8	27	+19	Ron Keselowski	Lubinski Racing	Dodge	470	—	Running	—	86
9	20	+11	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	466	—	Running	—	84
10	28	+18	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing		465	—	Running	—	82
11	26	+15	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Owner)		460	—	Running	—	80
12	18	+6	Elmo Langley	Negre Racing		449	—	Running	—	78
13	21	+8	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		444	—	Running	—	76
14	19	+5	Bill Dennis	Dalton Racing		434	—	Running	—	74
15	1	-14	Donnie Allison	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	413	—	DNF - Engine	367	72
16	7	-9	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing		367	—	DNF - Engine	—	70
17	25	+8	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		362	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
18	17	-1	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	337	—	DNF - Engine	—	66
19	23	+4	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Mercury	330	—	DNF	—	64
20	6	-14	Fred Lorenzen	Nichels Engineering	Plymouth	329	—	DNF	1	62
21	24	+3	John Sears	John Sears (Owner)	Dodge	164	—	DNF	—	60
22	30	+8	Larry Baumel	Allan Schlauer (Owner)		146	—	DNF	—	58
23	11	-12	Dick Brooks	Mario Rossi (Owner)	Dodge	133	—	DNF - Engine	—	56
24	12	-12	Bill Champion	Champion Racing		111	—	DNF - Engine	—	54
25	22	-3	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing		99	—	DNF	—	52
26	14	-12	Dub Simpson	Strong Racing		92	—	DNF	—	0
27	9	-18	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing		67	—	DNF	—	48
28	29	+1	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey (Owner)	Plymouth	37	—	DNF - Engine	—	46
29	10	-19	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Plymouth	18	—	DNF - Engine	—	44
30	13	-17	Ed Negre	GC Spencer Racing	Plymouth	0	—	DNF	—	42