NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1971 - Nashville 420 Race Results
| Race Name - Nashville 420Date - 7/24/1971Race Track - Nashville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.596 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 114.628 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 46Average Race Speed - 89.667 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $20,980Race Number - 32 | More Races from 1971 |
| 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 |
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