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1971 Nashville 420

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 32 of 48
Saturday, July 24, 1971 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
420 laps on a .596 mile paved track (250.3 miles)

Time of race: 2:47:30
Average Speed: 89.667 mph
Pole Speed: 114.628 mph

Cautions: 4 for 46 laps
Margin of Victory: 4 laps +
Attendance: 10,000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1971 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'70 Plymouth	420	4,325	running	400
2	10	48	James Hylton	Mullins Ford (James Hylton)	'70 Ford	416	2,415	running	0
3	9	72	Benny Parsons	Montgomery Motors (L.G. DeWitt)	'70 Mercury	416	1,600	running	0
4	11	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	411	1,160	running	0
5	7	70	J.D. McDuffie	Mercury Cyclone (J.D. McDuffie)	'69 Mercury	403	1,025	running	0
6	25	30	Walter Ballard	Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard)	'71 Ford	398	815	running	0
7	19	23	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	385	765	running	0
8	29	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	379	740	running	0
9	8	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'69 Ford	375	715	running	0
10	27	28	Bill Hollar	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	375	690	running	0
11	6	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	374	665	throttle	0
12	20	41	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder	'69 Chevrolet	359	640	running	0
13	5	7	Dean Dalton	Dean Dalton	'69 Ford	329	590	engine	0
14	21	73	Jerry Churchill	Jerry Churchill	'69 Ford	323	540	running	0
15	24	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Dodge	249	490	running	0
16	3	24	Cecil Gordon	Casa Linda Motel (Cecil Gordon)	'69 Mercury	236	415	running	0
17	4	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'71 Ford	167	340	water pump	0
18	13	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'70 Ford	154	290	rear end	0
19	12	05	David Sisco	DeLong Chevrolet (Charlie McGee)	'70 Chevrolet	141	265	crash	0
20	26	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	121	250	engine	0
21	18	96	Richard Childress	Tom Garn	'70 Chevrolet	108	250	engine	0
22	16	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	102	250	throttle	0
23	15	58	Robert Brown	Allan Brown	'70 Chevrolet	73	250	suspension	0
24	17	40	D.K. Ulrich	D.K. Ulrich	'70 Ford	60	250	flat tire	0
25	22	07	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'69 Chevrolet	51	250	crash	0
26	14	38	Wayne Smith	Wayne Smith	'69 Chevrolet	49	245	engine	0
27	2	12	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'70 Dodge	22	295	suspension	20
28	28	25	Bill Seifert	Don Robertson	'70 Plymouth	9	240	quit	0
29	23	67	Dick May	Ron Ronacher	'69 Ford	5	215	suspension	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	1	1
Bobby Allison	2	21	20
Richard Petty	22	420	399

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