29°11′8″N 81°4′10″W / 29.18556°N 81.06944°W
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 1971 Daytona 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 14, 1971 | ||
| 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 | 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) | ||
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.
- ^ a b "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.