1971 Citrus 250

Race #1 of 17 in the 1971 NASCAR Grand American Season

1971 Citrus 250
*Held on February 12, 1971 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL*
67 L, 238.52 M, 383.843 KM - Scheduled Distance

RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	13	67	Billy Ries		1969 Chevy Camaro	67	31	running
2	3	15	Wayne Andrews		1971 Ford Mustang	66		running
3	5	92	Rusty Jowett		1969 Ford Mustang	66		running
4	6	77	Joie Chitwood, Jr.		Chevy Camaro	65		running
5	11	55	Tiny Lund	Pepsi	1970 Chevy Camaro	65		running
6	19	90	Jimmy Lee Capps		Chevy Camaro	65		running
7	23	79	Paul Tyler		Ford Mustang	63		running
8	14	75	Bobby Brack		Chevy Camaro	63		running
9	21	26	Richard Childress		Chevy Camaro	62		running
10	40	88	T.C. Hunt		Chevy Camaro	62		running
11	18	76	Ross Smith		Chevy Camaro	62		running
12	16	8	Phil Wills		Chevy Camaro	62		running
13	15	29	Randy Bannister		Mercury Cougar	61		running
14	26	06	Bob Williams		Mercury Cougar	61		running
15	28	3	Baxter Price		Chevy Camaro	57		running
16	27	54	Bobby Fleming		Chevy Camaro	57		running
17	2	36	H.B. Bailey		Pontiac Firebird	56	8	Eng. Failure
18	44	52	Billy Hagan		Chevy Camaro	53		running
19	9	21	David Ray Boggs		Pontiac Firebird	49		transmission
20	32	86	David Ray Boggs		'71 Firebird	49		running
21	25	04	C.B. Gwyn		Mercury Cougar	45		running
22	36	39	Bobby Brewer		Chevy Camaro	44		Eng. failure
23	41	33	Joe Dean Huss		Chevy Camaro	44		overheating
24	1	87	Buck Baker		1971 Pontiac Firebird	38	13	eng. failure
25	30	17	Ernie Shaw		Ford Mustang	31		running
26	39	05	Seiichi Suzuki		Chevy Camaro	30		wrecked
27	7	25	Charlie Blanton		Chevy Camaro	30		eng. failure
28	31	59	Fritz Schultz		Ford Mustang	28		wrecked
29	37	24	Bobby Wilson		Chevy Camaro	26		eng. failure
30	38	42	Bob Tullius		Chevy Camaro	24		rear end
31	8	2	Randy Hutchison		Chevy Camaro	19		eng. failure
32	4	14	Jim Paschal		1970 AMC Javelin	16	10	eng. failure
33	24	65	Aubrey Cox		Ford Mustang	16		eng failure
34	22	5	Pee Wee Wentz		Chevy Camaro	15		clutch
35	45	95	Vic Elford		Chevy Camaro	9		eng. failure
36	20	56	E.J. Trivette		Chevy Camaro	9		rear end
37	29	30	Krueger Johnston		Chevy Camaro	9		transmission
38	43	27	Steve McWhite		Chevy Camaro	5		eng. failure
39	34	31	Bill Chevalier		AMC Javelin	4		water pump
40	12	11	Bob Burcham		Chevy Camaro	3		eng failure
41	10	74	Al Straub		Ford Mustang	3		overheating
42	42	7	Jimmy Vaughn		Chevy Camaro	2		bk fuel line
43	33	4	Jimmy Hailey		Chevy Camaro	2		clutch
44	35	19	Glenn Brewer		Chevy Camaro	0		DNS

RACE DATA
Failed to Qualify:
Time of Race: 02:26.10
Fast Qualifier: Buck Baker
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}\|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}\|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}\|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}\|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory:
Average Speed: ??? mph
Cautions: 0 for ?? laps - not available
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Lap leaders: Buck Baker 1-4, Jim Paschal 5-14, Buck Baker 15-19, Billy Ries 20-25, Buck Baker 26-31, H. B. Bailey 32-35, Buck Baker 36-38, Billy Ries 39-51, H.B. Bailey 52-55, Billy Ries 56-67.