Race 4 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1971 Daytona 500 program cover
Date
February 14, 1971 (1971-February-14)
Official name
Daytona 500
Location
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Weather
Partly cloudy and cold with a high of 54 °F (12 °C); wind speed 13.23 miles per hour (21.29 km/h)
Average speed
144.462 mph (232.489 km/h)
Attendance
80,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
A. J. Foyt
Wood Brothers
Most laps led
Driver
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Laps
69
Winner
No. 43
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network
ABC
Announcers
Chris Economaki (color commentator), Keith Jackson (lap-by-lap announcer)
Motor car race
Pete Hamilton (#6) and Dick Brooks (#22) at the 1971 running of the Daytona 500. Brooks' Dodge was the only winged vehicle in the race.
The 1971 Daytona 500, the 13th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on February 14, 1971 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Spanning 500 miles (800 km) on the paved oval track, it was the first Daytona 500 in the Winston Cup era of NASCAR. During this time, Richard Petty (the race winner[2] and the eventual Winston Cup champion) was becoming one of the winningest veterans on the NASCAR circuit.[3]
^"Weather History for the 1971 Daytona 500 race". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
^ ab"1971 Daytona 500 information". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
^"Daytona 500 information for Richard Petty". Daytona International Speedway. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
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