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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1971

Race #27 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 160
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 161.947 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 11
  • Lead Changes: 34
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 21 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 160 59 Running
2 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 160 46 Running
3 2 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 160 35 Running
4 8 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 160 5 Running
5 1 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 0 160 4 Running
6 5 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 0 159 6 Running
7 6 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 0 158 0 Running
8 7 17 David Pearson Plymouth 0 0 0 157 0 Running
9 20 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 155 0 Running
10 11 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 154 4 Running
11 9 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 152 0 Running
12 32 53 Bobby Brack Ford 0 0 0 151 0 Running
13 13 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 151 0 Running
14 15 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 0 151 0 Running
15 12 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 151 0 Running
16 39 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 0 150 0 Running
17 18 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 149 0 Running
18 26 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 149 0 Running
19 22 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 148 0 Running
20 16 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 0 148 0 Running
21 34 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 0 147 0 Running
22 35 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 0 147 0 Running
23 29 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 147 0 Running
24 23 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 145 0 Running
25 30 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 145 0 Running
26 38 86 Bill Champion Dodge 0 0 0 141 0 Running
27 14 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 120 0 Overheating
28 40 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 0 116 0 Running
29 37 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 0 103 0 Driveshaft
30 28 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 94 0 Engine
31 36 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 93 0 Engine
32 19 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 85 0 Engine
33 24 55 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 0 80 0 Crash
34 31 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 70 0 Ignition
35 33 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 0 49 0 Transmission
36 17 91 Ed Negre Chevrolet 0 0 0 44 0 Battery
37 3 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 0 43 1 Engine
38 10 52 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 0 33 0 Quit
39 27 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 19 0 Sway bar
40 25 15 Don Tarr Ford 0 0 0 18 0 Engine