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1971 Daytona 500 Results

Fin. Pos.	Str. Car Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Laps	Money	Car
1	5	43	Richard Petty	200	$45,450	Plymouth
2	6	11	Buddy Baker	200	$16,100	Dodge
3	1	21	A.J. Foyt	200	$14,500	Mercury
4	4	17	David Pearson	199	$4,225	Mercury
5	9	99	Fred Lorenzen	199	$3,825	Plymouth
6	32	31	Jim Vandiver	198	$3,475	Dodge
7	8	22	Dick Brooks	198	$3,125	Dodge
8	24	20	Jim Hurtubise	197	$2,800	Ford
9	15	48	James Hylton	197	$2,600	Ford
10	2	71	Bobby Isaac	197	$3,950	Dodge
11	14	7	Ramo Stott	195	$2,350	Plymouth
12	25	18	Joe Frasson	194	$2,200	Dodge
13	36	25	Jabe Thomas	194	$1,975	Plymouth
14	16	64	Elmo Langley	193	$1,850	Mercury
15	34	4	Freddy Fryar	192	$1,800	Dodge
16	27	10	Bill Champion	191	$1,700	Ford
17	19	24	Cecil Gordon	187	$1,750	Mercury
18	31	12	Bobby Allison	187	$1,600	Dodge
19	38	40	Marv Acton	186	$1,550	Plymouth
20	26	7	Coo Coo Marlin	184	$1,500	Mercury
21	20	3	Tom Gale	183	$1,475	Chevrolet
22	29	68	Larry Baumel	179	$1,525	Ford
23	28	76	Ben Arnold	179	$1,425	Ford
24	37	79	Frank Warren	178	$1,400	Plymouth
25	17	2	Dave Marcis	173	$1,375	Dodge
26	11	27	Donnie Allison	170	$1,350	Mercury
27	10	90	Bill Dennis	162	$1,525	Mercury
28	3	6	Pete Hamilton	157	$2,050	Plymouth
29	21	4	John Sears	126	$1,275	Dodge
30	35	45	Bill Seifert	111	$1,250	Ford
31	40	19	Henley Gray	93	$1,225	Ford
32	22	44	Red Farmer	91	$1,200	Ford
33	13	3	Cale Yarborough	61	$1,375	Plymouth
34	7	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	45	$1,150	Mercury
35	12	72	Benny Parson	39	$1,125	Ford
36	33	39	Friday Hassler	38	$1,200	Chevrolet
37	30	6	Neil Castles	24	$1,075	Dodge
38	18	60	Maynard Troyer	9	$1,050	Ford
39	23	55	Tiny Lund	7	$1,025	Dodge
40	39	88	Ron Keselowski	1	$1,000	Dodge

Time of Race:	3 hours, 27 minutes, 40 seconds
Average Speed:	144.462 mph
Fastest Qualifier:	A.J. Foyt, 182.744 mph
Pole:	A.J. Foyt
Margin of Victory:	10 seconds
Caution Flags:	7 for 44 laps
Lead Changes:	249 lead changes among 11 drivers. Lap Leaders: A.J. Foyt 1-3, David Pearson 4, Foyt 5-6, Buddy Baker 7-8, Bobby Isaac 9-11, LeeRoy Yarbrough 12-15, James Hylton 16-19, Baker 20, Pete 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, Richard Petty 59, Dick Brooks 60-61, Petty 62-63, Brooks 64, Petty 65-68, Bobby Allison 69-73, Hamilton 74, Pearson 75, Isaac 76-80, Foyt 81-91, Donnie 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.
Total Laps Led:	Richard Petty 69, Bobby Isaac 37, A.J. Foyt 36, Buddy Baker 16, Donnie Allison 10, Bobby Allison 7, David Pearson 6, Pete Hamilton 6, Dick Brooks 5, LeeRoy Yarbrough 4, James Hylton 4.