1971 Islip 250

Islip Speedway was a .2-mile (320-meter) oval race track in Islip, New York which was open from 1947 until 1984. It is the smallest track ever to host NASCAR's Grand National Series, from 1964 to 1971. The first demolition derby took place at Islip Speedway in 1958. The idea was patented by Larry Mendelson, who worked at Islip Speedway. ==Race report==

Two hundred and fifty green flag laps were done on a paved oval track spanning . However, the race was shortened by twenty laps to 230 laps due to an error with the scoring system. Notable crew chiefs that participated in the event were Lee Gordon, Vic Ballard, Dale Inman and Wesley Wiltshire. The winner would receive a prize bounty of $1,500 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while the last place finisher would receive a paltry $10 ($ when adjusted for inflation) prize bounty. Total winnings for this track would be $8,685 ($ when adjusted for inflation). This would be the final race in NASCAR's top series for this track; the track would be demolished in 1984 to become a cookie factory. All races shorter than 250 miles would be axed by the NASCAR organization; in the sport's modernization process. Qualifying ==Finishing order==

• Richard Petty (No. 43) • Friday Hassler† (No. 39) • Elmo Langley† (No. 67) • Bobby Allison (No. 12) • G.C. Spencer† (No. 49) • James Hylton† (No. 48) • Neil Castles (No. 6) • Cecil Gordon† (No. 24) • Jabe Thomas† (No. 23) • Walter Ballard (No. 30) • Wendell Scott† (No. 34) • D.K. Ulrich (No. 40) • Henley Gray* (No. 19) • Bill Hollar† (No. 28) • Larry Baumel* (No. 68) • J.D. McDuffie*† (No. 70) • Jerry Churchill*† (No. 73) • Bill Seifert* (No. 45) • Ed Negre*† (No. 8) • Bob Mausgrover* (No. 86) • Bill Champion*† (No. 10) • John Sears*† (No. 4) • Pete Hamilton* (No. 91) • Ken Meisenhelder* (No. 41) • Bill Shirey* (No. 74) • Bennis Listman* (No. 62) • Dick May*† (No. 64) • George Wiltshire* (No. 89) • Charlie Roberts* (No. 77) • James Cox* (No. 26) • Richard Childress* (No. 96) • Frog Fagan*† (No. 06) • Frank Warren* (No. 79) † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased * Driver failed to finish race ==References==