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| 1971 Michigan Twin 200s | 
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| Held on July 18, 1971 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI | |
| 100 L, 200 M, 321.9 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | Roger McCluskey | Hub Chrysler Plymouth | 1971 Plymouth Superbird | 100 | 81 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | A.J. Foyt | 1971 Ford Torino | 100 | 2 | running | ||
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Bobby Unser | CV Enterprises | 1970 Plymouth Road Runner | 100 | 2 | running | |
| 4 | 33 | 77 | Lem Blankenship | Stott's Racing | 1970 Plymouth Superbird | 99 | 7 | running | |
| 5 | 5 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman's White & Autocar | 1969 Dodge | 99 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 8 | 21 | Jack Bowsher | Don Wagner Ford | 1971 Ford | 99 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 15 | 12 | Bay Darnell | 1971 Dodge | 98 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 6 | 5 | Don White | Dodge | 1969 Dodge | 98 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | Dave Whitcomb | Howard's Photo Lab, Howard's Racing Enterprises | 1970 Dodge | 98 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 12 | 11 | Sal Tovella | 1970 Plymouth | 98 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 13 | 16 | Larry Berwanger | Allied Auto Supply | 1970 Dodge | 97 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 7 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Dickman Bros. | 1970 Dodge | 96 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 14 | 39 | Paul Feldner | Accurate Automatic Parts | 1969 Dodge | 95 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 18 | 92 | Johnny Parsons | 1970 Plymouth | 94 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 19 | 96 | Tom Klippel | 1969 Plymouth | 92 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 22 | 50 | George Giesen | 1970 Dodge | 91 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 20 | 73 | Bill Nelson | N & F Inc. | 1969 Dodge | 90 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 21 | 87 | Bud Schroyer | 1969 Dodge | 90 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 29 | 35 | Roland Early | Roland Early Racing | 1971 Chevrolet Camaro | 88 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 31 | 66 | Dick Beinlich | 1969 Ford | 88 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 28 | 58 | Joe Booher | Chalmers Welding | 1970 Dodge | 88 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 27 | 70 | Dennie Groves | 1969 Plymouth | 85 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 25 | 111 | Leroy Austin | 1969 Plymouth | 85 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 4 | 99 | Verlin Eaker | Sleepy Hollow Supper Club | 1970 Dodge | 81 | 8 | oil pressure | |
| 25 | 26 | 80 | Darwin Sandstrom | 1969 Ford | 78 | 0 | running | ||
| 26 | 30 | 48 | George Rondelli | 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle | 74 | 0 | running | ||
| 27 | 11 | 15 | Al Unser | 1971 Ford | 71 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 28 | 10 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | 1971 Pontiac | 47 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 29 | 23 | 81 | Steve Arndt | 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle | 43 | 0 | blown engine | ||
| 30 | 24 | 104 | Harold Fair | 1969 Ford | 43 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 31 | 35 | 89 | Joy Fair | 1969 Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | broken exhaust | ||
| 32 | 32 | 76 | Norm Marcukaitis | 1969 Mercury | 35 | 0 | blown engine | ||
| 33 | 37 | 20 | Hank Teeters | 1971 Ford | 21 | 0 | blown engine | ||
| 34 | 17 | 110 | Buck Newland | 1969 Ford | 15 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 35 | 16 | 95 | Len Blanchard | 1971 Ford | 10 | 0 | blown engine | ||
| 36 | 36 | 31 | Al Bunkofske | 1969 Ford | 1 | 0 | blown engine | ||
| 37 | 34 | 47 | Bob Jusola | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 0 | rear end |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 1h:22:17 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Roger McCluskey | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 144.026 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 16 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers - Roger McCluskey 1-26, Verlin Eaker 27-34, Roger McCluskey 35-65, A.J. Foyt 66-67, Bobby Unser 68-69, Lem Blankenship 70-76, Roger McCluskey 77-100 |
