| 1971 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $67,205 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1971 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 28Min 12Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 34 | Average Speed: | 161.947 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 11 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | K&K Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 59 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 183.228 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 21 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 59 |
| 2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 46 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 160 | 35 |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Running | | 0 | 160 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 159 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | Running | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 17 | David Pearson | C.V. Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 154 | 4 |
| 11 | 9 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 | 53 | Bobby Brack | Hopper-Crews | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 60 | Maynard Troyer (R) | Nagle Racers | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 16 | 39 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 86 | Bill Champion | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Running | | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Driveshaft | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Engine | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Tiny Lund (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 91 | Ed Negre | Junior Fields (Car Owner) | Battery | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Howard (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 38 | 10 | 52 | A.J. Foyt | Holman-Moody | Quit | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Sway Bar | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 15 | Don Tarr | Pistone Racing | Engine | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
