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| 1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 | 
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| Held on July 4, 1971 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL | |
| 160 L, 400 M, 643.68 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 160 | 59 | running | |
| 2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '71 Plymouth | 160 | 46 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | '71 Dodge | 160 | 35 | running | |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | '71 Plymouth | 160 | 5 | running | |
| 5 | 1 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | '69 Mercury | 160 | 4 | running | |
| 6 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Mercury | 159 | 6 | running | |
| 7 | 6 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | '71 Plymouth | 158 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 7 | 17 | David Pearson | C.V. Enterprises | '71 Plymouth | 157 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering, Marco Polo Park | '71 Ford | 155 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 11 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '70 Chevrolet | 154 | 4 | running | ||
| 11 | 9 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Tecorp 10 Refuse Bodies - Truck Equip. Corp. | '69 Mercury | 152 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 32 | 53 | Bobby Brack | Hopper-Crews | '69 Ford | 151 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 13 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 15 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | '69 Mercury | 151 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 12 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Carter Thermo King | '70 Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 39 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '69 Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '69 Mercury | 149 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Star City Body Shop | '70 Plymouth | 149 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Dodge | 148 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 16 | 0 | George Altheide | '70 Dodge | 148 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 34 | 92 | Larry Smith | Harley Smith | '69 Ford | 147 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 35 | 7 | Dean Dalton | '69 Ford | 147 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 29 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 147 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 23 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 145 | 0 | running | ||
| 25 | 30 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 145 | 0 | running | ||
| 26 | 38 | 86 | Bill Champion | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 141 | 0 | running | |
| 27 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 120 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 28 | 40 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 116 | 0 | running | |
| 29 | 37 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '70 Ford | 103 | 0 | driveshaft | ||
| 30 | 28 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling | '69 Dodge | 94 | 0 | engine | |
| 31 | 36 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '69 Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 19 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 85 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 24 | 55 | Tiny Lund | '69 Mercury | 80 | 0 | crash | ||
| 34 | 31 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Poole-Gable Motors | '69 Dodge | 70 | 0 | ignition | |
| 35 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Mercury | 49 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 36 | 17 | 91 | Ed Negre | Junior Fields | '71 Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | battery | |
| 37 | 3 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Richard Howard | '71 Chevrolet | 43 | 1 | engine | |
| 38 | 10 | 52 | A.J. Foyt | Holman-Moody | '69 Mercury | 33 | 0 | quit | |
| 39 | 27 | 06 | Neil Castles | '70 Dodge | 19 | 0 | sway bar | ||
| 40 | 25 | 15 | Don Tarr | Tom Pistone | '70 Ford | 18 | 0 | engine |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
