|| *Comments on the 1971 Virginia 500:* View the most recent comment <#4> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. 18fan posted: 09.30.2008 - 1:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Donnie Allison dominated but blew up after leading 367 laps. Great finish as Petty looked to have the race won but ran out of gas with 4 laps to go and came out a car length ahead of Pearson A race at Martinsville with one caution but there were many spins that didn't bring out the caution 2. dozierthegreat posted: 04.20.2013 - 12:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A few sponsors: #70 - Mercury Cyclone #19 - Fairway Ford #22 - Golden Products #17 - Holman Moody #72 - Montgomery Motors #48 - Mullins Ford #7 - Talladega Winston 500 3. nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted: 03.18.2016 - 12:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Note: NASCAR experimented the use of a carburator restrictor plates in this event. Donnie Allison realizes the record for a cars equiped with the RP in 22.925 sec (822.529 mph). At the time, the record for cars without the RP is 22.760 sec (83.095 mph) set by Richard Petty the previous year (April 24, 1970). 4. Gray Gaulding's Distant Cousin posted: 05.23.2018 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor Update #10 Bill Champion Talledega Winston 500 Ford #43 Richard Petty Southern Plymouth Plymouth #45 Bill Seifert Old Hickory House #79 Frank Warren Talledega Winston 500 Plymouth #88 Ron Keselowski Messina Trucking Dodge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: