The Daytona 24 Hours finished with the team of Pedro Rodriguez/Jackie Oliver winning in a Porsche 917K


Sunday 31st January 1971

The Daytona 24 Hours finished with the team of Pedro Rodriguez/Jackie Oliver winning in a Porsche 917K. The Roger Penske entered Ferrari 512M of Mark Donohue/David Hobbs won the pole and led the early stages before electrical trouble and an accident slowed them. At 18 hours, Rodriguez/Oliver held a 43 lap lead when the gearbox seized. It was repaired in 92 minutes, but the Tony Adamowicz/Ronnie Bucknum Ferrari 512 had taken the lead in that time. Rodriguez soon ran them down and regained the lead. The winners completed 688 laps (2,622.5 miles), averaging 109.2 mph with Adamowicz/Bucknum finishing 2nd, one lap behind, and Donohue/Hobbs winding up third.


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