| 1971 Daytona 500 Qualifying Race #1 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 48 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $8,725 | Race Date: | Feb 11, 1971 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 FT | Race Duration: | 4Hr 25Min 1Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 175.029 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 33 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Pete Hamilton P. Hamilton | Driver: | A.J. Foyt A. Foyt | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Plymouth | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Owens Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 6 of 50 | Pole Speed: | 182.744 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Daytona 500 Qualifying Race #1 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Running |  | 0 | 50 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 50 | 33 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 50 | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | Running | | 0 | 50 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Running | | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | Woolco | Running | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running |  | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 55 | Tiny Lund | McConnell Racing | Running | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Running | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Running | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 95 | Leonard Blanchard | Leonard Blanchard (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 40 | Marv Acton | Brooks Racing | Running | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 59 | Vic Elford | Pistone Racing | Running | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 63 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Running | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Accident | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | Fritz Schultz | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 58 | Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Running | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 84 | Bobby Mausgrover | Buster Davis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 78 | Dick Poling | Warren Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 14 | Pedro Rodriguez | Bill Ellis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | 87 | Butch Hirst | Universal Air Lift | Driveshaft |  | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | 80 | Joe Hines | Joe Hines (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
