Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 27 of 48
Date: July 4, 1971
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Firecracker 400 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Isaac | Car | No. 71 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | K&K Insurance Racing | Winner Start | 21st |
| Started First | Donnie Allison | Most Laps Led | Bobby Isaac (59) |
| Race Distance | 400 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 5 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 27 of 48 |
Firecracker 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 160 | 59 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 160 | 46 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 160 | 35 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 160 | 5 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 160 | 4 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 159 | 6 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 6 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 158 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 17 | David Pearson | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 157 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 155 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 11 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 4 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 9 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 152 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 32 | 53 | Bobby Brack | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 151 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 15 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | Mercury | 151 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 12 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 39 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 149 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 149 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 148 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 16 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 148 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 34 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 35 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 29 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 24 | 23 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 145 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 145 | 0 | running | 78 |
| 26 | 38 | 86 | Bill Champion | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 141 | 0 | running | 75 |
| 27 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 120 | 0 | overheating | 72 |
| 28 | 40 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 116 | 0 | running | 69 |
| 29 | 37 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 103 | 0 | drive shaft | 66 |
| 30 | 28 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 94 | 0 | piston | 63 |
| 31 | 36 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | engine | 60 |
| 32 | 19 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 85 | 0 | engine | 57 |
| 33 | 24 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Mercury | 80 | 0 | accident | 54 |
| 34 | 31 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 70 | 0 | ignition | 51 |
| 35 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 49 | 0 | transmission | 48 |
| 36 | 17 | 91 | Ed Negre | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | battery | 45 |
| 37 | 3 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 1 | rocker arm | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 52 | A.J. Foyt | — | Mercury | 33 | 0 | quit | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 19 | 0 | sway bar | 36 |
| 40 | 25 | 15 | Don Tarr | Pistone Racing | Ford | 18 | 0 | engine | 0 |
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