1971 Winchester 400
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sanction on October 3, 1971, at the Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile"....
, in Indiana
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(USA).
Denny Miles of Muncie, Indiana
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lead 101 of the 400 laps and collected $2,128 in winning the Winchester 400
Winchester 400
The Winchester 400 is a 400-lap short-track stock car race held each fall at the Winchester Speedway, approximately east of Indianapolis, Indiana. Held annually since 1970, the race has served as a launching point for the careers of several young drivers including former winners Rusty Wallace and...
. A late race accident with Jim Blount sent Miles to the pits on lap 321, but he returned to lead the final 56 laps as he streaked to an event-record eight-lap winning margin over runner-up Carl Sommers of Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
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.
Les Snow was fast-qualifier and started from the pole position, but it was Eldon Byler who led at the drop of the green flag. Snow moved to the front on lap four and showed the field the way until being passed by Jim Robinson on lap 43. Ron North took a turn in the lead on lap 68 and would hold the position until surrendering to Bill Clemons on lap 143. North would retake the top spot on lap 171 only to lose it again to Clemons on lap 264.
Miles would make his first appearance in the lead on lap 271 and would hold it until being involved in the accent 50 laps later. With Miles in the pits, Sommers moved to the top spot until Miles retook the lead on lap 354 and cruised to the win. Following Miles and Sommers across the line were Snow (with relief from Jack Shanklin), Tom Galloway, and John Sommerville.
Table of results
| Results of the 2nd Annual DRI-POWER Winchester 400 | ||||||||
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| Pos | Start | Car # | Driver/Hometown | Sponsor/Make | Laps | Winnings (in US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Status | |
| 1 | 6 | 52 | Denny Miles / Muncie, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
400 | $2,128 | Running | |
| 2 | 32 | 44 | Carl Sommers / Indianapolis, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
392 | $1,550 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 99 | Les Snow / Bloomington, IL Jack Shanklin / Indianapolis, IN |
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$1,358 | |||
| 4 | 27 | 94 | Tom Galloway | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$1,000 | |||
| 5 | 16 | 99 | John Sommerville / Clarksville, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$900 | |||
| 6 | 19 | 78 | Warren Howard / Fort Wayne, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$700 | |||
| 7 | 36 | 67 | George Coonrod / Monticello, IN | Plymouth Plymouth (automobile) Plymouth was a marque of automobile based in the United States, produced by the Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler.-Origins:... |
$600 | |||
| 8 | 29 | 2T | Art Terlosky / Fort Wayne, IN | Ford | $440 | |||
| 9 | 21 | 58 | Gene Cook / Wilkinson, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$440 | |||
| 10 | 23 | 34 | Don Rogan | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$300 | |||
| 11 | 28 | 96 | Jim Jones / New Castle, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$1,042 | |||
| 12 | 12 | 37 | Don Andrews / Parker, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$325 | |||
| 13 | 3 | 71 | Ron North / Huntington, IN | Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory... |
$276 | |||
| 14 | 13 | 38 | Larry Geiger / Anderson, IN | Ford | $257 | |||
| 15 | 40 | 70 | Dick Hinshaw / Millville, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$250 | |||
| 16 | 14 | 73 | Jim Blount / LaPaz, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$230 | |||
| 17 | 2 | 25 | Eldon Byler / Goshen, IN | Ford | $210 | |||
| 18 | 20 | 16 | Bill Clemons / New Albany, IN | AMC | $190 | |||
| 19 | 11 | 84 | Pete Stringer | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$190 | |||
| 20 | 31 | 20 | Bill Wyrick / Marion, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$165 | |||
| 21 | 22 | 32 | Wayne Trinkle | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$160 | |||
| 22 | 17 | 69 | Cliff Hamm / Cumberland, IN | Ford | $154 | |||
| 23 | 15 | 62 | Jim Robinson / New Albany, IN | Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... |
$150 | |||
| 24 | 26 | 97 | Bobby Wawak Bobby Wawak Bobby Wawak was an American NASCAR driver from Villa Park, Illinois. He made 141 Grand National/Winston Cup starts, with 14 Top 10 finishes.-Local racing:... / Avilla Park, IL |
Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... |
$147 | |||
| 25 | 37 | 87 | Don King / Muncie, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$144 | |||
| 26 | 24 | 3 | Ronald VanArsdale / Indianapolis, IN | Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... |
$144 | |||
| 27 | 10 | 10 | Dave Dayton / Indianapolis, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$143 | |||
| 28 | 25 | 23 | Bob Coffey / Indianapolis, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$142 | |||
| 29 | 9 | 80 | Vern Schrock / Middlebury, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$141 | |||
| 30 | 38 | 7 | Ray Fullen / Anderson, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$138 | |||
| 31 | 18 | 33 | Gene Christie / Gaston, IN | Plymouth Plymouth (automobile) Plymouth was a marque of automobile based in the United States, produced by the Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler.-Origins:... |
$135 | |||
| 32 | 8 | 82 | Larry Cope / LeRoi, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$132 | |||
| 33 | 5 | 11 | Dave Sorg / Fort Wayne, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$126 | |||
| 34 | 7 | 42 | Larry Gilmer | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$120 | |||
| 35 | 4 | 43 | Denny Nyari / South Bend, IN | Ford | $118 | |||
| 36 | 34 | 14P | Spike Pritchard / Fortville, IN | Ford | $108 | |||
| 37 | 39 | 07 | Kenny Wagner | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$106 | |||
| 38 | 30 | 21C | Jim Carter / Indianapolis, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$104 | |||
| 39 | 35 | 09 | Don Skaggs / Cambridge City, IN | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
$102 | |||
| 40 | 33 | 31 | Darwin Blankenship / Anderson, IN | Ford | $100 | |||
Race statistics
- Average Speed: 62.605 mi/h
- Margin of Victory: 8 laps
- Time of Race: Three hours, 11 minutes and 40.520 seconds
- Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers
- Lap Leaders: Eldon Byler 1-3; Les Snow 4-42; Jim Robinson 43-67; Ron North 68-142; Bill Clemons 143-170; North 171-263; Clemons 264-270; Denny Miles 271-320; Carl Sommers 321-344; Miles 345-400
- Entries: 67 Qualifiers: 64