1971 West Virginia 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1971 West Virginia 500 |
| Name of Track: | West Virginia International Speedway |
| Date: | August 8th |
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1971 West Virginia 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1971 West Virginia 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | 2 | $2,300 | 500 | 0 | running | Petty Enterprises |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 49 | 1 | $1,500 | 498 | 0 | running | Rollins Leasing |
| 3 | James Hylton | 48 | 5 | $950 | 495 | 0 | running | Hylton Engineering |
| 4 | Tiny Lund | 55 | 6 | $750 | 493 | 0 | running | Ronnie Hopkins |
| 5 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 14 | $650 | 482 | 0 | running | Cecil Gordon |
| 6 | Jim Paschal | 14 | 4 | $550 | 477 | 0 | engine | Cliff Stewart |
| 8 | Walter Ballard | 30 | 25 | $490 | 468 | 0 | running | Ballard Racing |
| 9 | Bill Champion | 10 | 11 | $480 | 468 | 0 | running | Bill Champion |
| 11 | Earl Brooks | 26 | 16 | $460 | 459 | 0 | running | Earl Brooks |
| 13 | Wendell Scott | 34 | 27 | $440 | 432 | 0 | running | Wendell Scott |
| 14 | David Ray Boggs | 86 | 12 | $430 | 422 | 0 | running | David Ray Boggs |
| 15 | Joe Dean Huss | 33 | 7 | $420 | 417 | 0 | running | Jack Balmer |
| 16 | Buck Baker | 87 | 9 | $410 | 413 | 0 | engine | Buck Baker |
| 17 | Randy Hutchison | 2 | 30 | $400 | 364 | 0 | crash | Warren Prout |
| 18 | Neil Castles | 6 | 10 | $390 | 312 | 0 | engine | Neil Castles |
| 21 | Gordon Birkett | 50 | 34 | $360 | 220 | 0 | crash | John Hodges |
| 23 | Wayne Andrews | 15 | 15 | $340 | 206 | 0 | heating | Reid Shaw |
| 25 | Elmo Langley | 64 | 3 | $320 | 141 | 0 | ignition | Elmo Langley |
| 27 | Charlie Glotzbach | 3 | 23 | $300 | 100 | 0 | heating | Richard Howard |
| 33 | Henley Gray | 19 | 18 | $300 | 25 | 0 | suspension | Henley Gray |
| 35 | Jerry Churchill | 73 | 35 | $300 | 1 | 0 | quit | Jerry Churchill |
