1971 Daytona 500

Race 4 of 48

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:27:40
Average speed of winner: 144.462 mph
Margin of victory: 10 sec.
Lead changes: 48 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
Lap leaders: Foyt 1-3, Pearson 4, Foyt 5-6, Baker 7-8, Isaac 9-11, Yarbrough 12-15, Hylton 16-19, Baker 20, Hamilton 21, Pearson 22, Hamilton 23, Baker 24, Pearson 25, Isaac 26, Baker 27, Isaac 28-34, Baker 35, Isaac 36-56, Hamilton 57-58, Petty 59, Brooks 60-61, Petty 62-63, Brooks 64, Petty 65-68, B. Allison 69-73, Hamilton 74, Pearson 75, Isaac 76-80, Foyt 81-91, D. Allison 92-93, Pearson 94-95, Brooks 96, Hamilton 97, Brooks 98, Foyt 99-102, Petty 103-108, B. Allison 109, Petty 110-122, B. Allison 123, Foyt 124-129, Petty 130-151, Foyt 152-161, D. Allison 162-165, Baker 166, D. Allison 167-170, Baker 171-173, Petty 174-175, Baker 176-181, Petty 182-200

Race notes: Finale for Freddy Fryar. James Hylton took the points lead from Benny Parsons.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		200	8	69	running	45450	0
2	6	Buddy Baker	11		'71 Dodge	Petty			200	8	16	running	16100	0
3	1	A.J. Foyt	21	Purolator	'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	182.744	200	6	36	running	14500	0
4	4	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'69 Mercury	Holman-Moody			199	5	6	running	4225	0
5	9	Fred Lorenzen	99	STP Oil Treatment	'71 Plymouth	Nichels			199	0	0	running	3825	0
6	32	Jim Vandiver	31		'69 Dodge	O.L. Nixon			198	0	0	running	3475	0
7	8	Dick Brooks	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		198	4	5	running	3125	0
8	24	Jim Hurtubise	20		'70 Ford	McCain			197	0	0	running	2800	0
9	15	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			197	1	4	running	2600	0
10	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		197	5	37	running	3950	0
11	14	Ramo Stott	7		'71 Plymouth	Stott			195	0	0	running	2350	0
12	25	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			194	0	0	running	2200	0
13	36	Pedro Rodríguez	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			194	0	0	running	1975	0
14	16	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			193	0	0	running	1850	0
15	34	Freddy Fryar	04		'69 Dodge	Bob Davis			192	0	0	running	1800	0
16	27	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			191	0	0	running	1700	0
17	19	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			187	0	0	running	1750	0
18	31	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'70 Dodge	Allison			187	3	7	running	1600	0
19	38	Marv Acton	40		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			186	0	0	running	1550	0
20	26	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			184	0	0	running	1500	0
21	20	Tommy Gale	03		'69 Mercury	Larry Jackson			183	0	0	running	1475	0
22	29	Larry Baumel	68		'69 Ford	Auto Lad			179	0	0	running	1525	0
23	28	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			179	0	0	running	1425	0
24	37	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			178	0	0	running	1400	0
25	17	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			173	0	0	engine	1375	0
26	11	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Mercury	Banjo Matthews			170	3	10	clutch	1350	0
27	10	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			162	0	0	clutch	1525	0
28	3	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Dodge	Owens	Owens		157	5	6	engine	2050	0
29	21	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			126	0	0	engine	1275	0
30	35	Bill Seifert	45		'70 Ford	Seifert			111	0	0	steering	1250	0
31	40	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			93	0	0	steering	1225	0
32	22	Red Farmer	44		'71 Ford	Giachetti Brothers			91	0	0	engine	1200	0
33	13	Cale Yarborough	3		'71 Plymouth	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		61	0	0	engine	1375	0
34	7	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Mercury	Johnson	Nab		45	1	4	oil line	1150	0
35	12	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			39	0	0	ignition	1125	0
36	33	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hassler			38	0	0	engine	1200	0
37	30	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			24	0	0	ignition	1075	0
38	18	Maynard Troyer	60		'69 Ford	Nagle			9	0	0	accident	1050	0
39	23	Tiny Lund	55		'69 Dodge	John McConnell			7	0	0	ignition	1025	0
40	39	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			1	0	0	withdrew	1000	0