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1971 - Nashville 420 Race Results


Race Name - Nashville 420
Date - 7/24/1971
Race Track - Nashville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.596 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 114.628 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 46
Average Race Speed - 89.667 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $20,980
Race Number - 32
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 420 70 Plymout 400 $4,325
2 10 James Hylton 48 Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) 416 70 Ford 0 $2,415
3 9 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 416 70 Mercury 0 $1,600
4 11 Earl Brooks 26 Earl Brooks 411 69 Ford 0 $1,160
5 7 JD McDuffie 70 JD McDuffie 403 69 Mercury 0 $1,025
6 25 Walter Ballard 30 Ballard Racing (Vic Ballard) 398 71 Ford 0 $815
7 19 Jabe Thomas 23 Don Robertson 385 69 Plymout 0 $765
8 29 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 379 69 Ford 0 $740
9 8 Ben Arnold 76 Ben Arnold 375 69 Ford 0 $715
10 27 Bill Hollar 28 Earl Brooks 375 69 Ford 0 $690
11 6 Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre 374 69 Ford 0 $665
12 20 Ken Meisenhelder 41 Ken Meisenhelder 359 69 Chevrol 0 $640
13 5 Dean Dalton 7 Dean Dalton 329 69 Ford 0 $590
14 21 Jerry Churchill 73 Jerry Churchill 323 69 Ford 0 $540
15 24 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 249 69 Dodge 0 $490
16 3 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 236 69 Mercury 0 $415
17 4 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley 167 71 Ford 0 $340
18 13 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 154 70 Ford 0 $290
19 12 David Sisco 5 Charlie McGee 141 70 Chevrol 0 $265
20 26 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 121 69 Ford 0 $250
21 18 Richard Childress 96 Tom Garn 108 70 Chevrol 0 $250
22 16 Bill Shirey 74 Bill Shirey 102 69 Plymout 0 $250
23 15 Robert Brown 58 Allan Brown 73 70 Chevrol 0 $250
24 17 DK Ulrich 40 DK Ulrich 60 70 Ford 0 $250
25 22 Coo Coo Marlin 7 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 51 69 Chevrol 0 $250
26 14 Wayne Smith 38 Wayne Smith 49 69 Chevrol 0 $245
27 2 Bobby Allison 12 CocaCola (Bobby Allison) 22 70 Dodge 20 $295
28 28 Bill Seifert 25 Don Robertson 9 70 Plymout 0 $240
29 23 Dick May 67 Ron Ronacher 5 69 Ford 0 $215