1971 Virginia 500

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The 1971 Virginia 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Martinsville Speedway on April 25, 1971. Eventual season champ Richard Petty dominated the latter stages of the race, leading 118 of the 500 laps in route to a 1.6-second victory on David Pearson. Stats