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| 1971 Miller High Life 500 |  
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| Held on February 28, 1971 at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, CA | |
| 200 L, 500 M, 804.6 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS Note: 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series drivers denoted in white rows, 1971 NASCAR Winston West Series in gold. |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Teleprompter Cable TV, Foulger Ford, Purolator | 69' Mercury | 200 | 118 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | 71' Dodge | 200 | 5 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth By Petty | 71' Plymouth | 200 | 13 | running | |
| 4 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | 71' Dodge | 199 | 17 | running | |
| 5 | 21 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi | 70' Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 22 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | 69' Mercury | 197 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 7 | 96 | Ray Elder | Hargis Engineering | 70' Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 10 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Baughman Manufacturing Co. | 69' Dodge | 194 | 4 | running | |
| 9 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Montgomery Motors | 69' Mercury | 194 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering, Mullin's | 69' Mercury | 194 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Woodfield Ford | 69' Mercury | 191 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 46 | 40 | Marv Acton | Brooks Racing | 70' Plymouth | 190 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 23 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Noble Auto Parts | 71' Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 18 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Garrett Ford | 69' Ford | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 28 | 28 | Carl Joiner | Dean Thorne | 69' Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 9 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Rock City | 69' Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 33 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Bill Martin's Union 76 | 69' Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Star City Body Shop | 70' Plymouth | 179 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Casa-Linda Sahara Motels | 69' Ford | 179 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 44 | 75 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | 69' Dodge | 179 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 38 | 0 | Frank James | Varner Brothers | 69' Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 50 | 5 | Ron Hornaday | Del Smith | 70' Ford | 177 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 30 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks | 69' Ford | 176 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 49 | 44 | Dick Guldstrand | Grande Marque | 69' Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 45 | 14 | Harry Schilling | Thomas Hynes | 69' Dodge | 173 | 0 | running | 78 |
| 26 | 40 | 87 | Ivan Baldwin | Ivan Baldwin | 69' Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 75 |
| 27 | 15 | 2 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | 70' Plymouth | 169 | 0 | engine | 72 |
| 28 | 13 | 41 | Hershel McGriff | Robert Koehler | 70' Plymouth | 163 | 1 | running | 69 |
| 29 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | 69' Ford | 151 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 5 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | 71' Plymouth | 142 | 42 | engine | |
| 31 | 4 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | 71' Plymouth | 117 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 47 | 90 | Pat Fay | El Rancho Garage | 71' Ford | 111 | 0 | flagged | 57 |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Ray Johnstone | Air Land Express | 69' Plymouth | 96 | 0 | ignition | 54 |
| 34 | 36 | 83 | Marty Kinerk | Sandy Sardin | 69' Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | overheating | |
| 35 | 42 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | T.D. Welker Construction Co. | 69' Mercury | 91 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 25 | 76 | Jim McElreath | Jack McCoy | 70' Dodge | 88 | 0 | rear end | |
| 37 | 48 | 27 | Johnny Steele | Dwayne Belt | 69' Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | 42 |
| 38 | 26 | 8 | John Soares, Jr. | John Soares, Jr. | 70' Plymouth | 78 | 0 | engine | 39 |
| 39 | 41 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | 70' Dodge | 76 | 0 | ignition | |
| 40 | 27 | 46 | Red Farmer | Giachetti Brothers | 69' Ford | 73 | 0 | clutch | |
| 41 | 51 | 81 | Bob England | England Racing | 70' Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | rear end | 30 |
| 42 | 32 | 32 | Kevin Terris | Black & Decker | 70' Plymouth | 41 | 0 | engine | 27 |
| 43 | 31 | 63 | Bill Champion | Strickland's Garage | 69' Dodge | 41 | 0 | engine | |
| 44 | 24 | 88 | Don Noel | Don Noel | 70' Ford | 38 | 0 | engine | 21 |
| 45 | 37 | 23 | G.T. Tallas | Tallas Racing | 69' Ford | 32 | 0 | overheating | 18 |
| 46 | 35 | 9 | Bill Osborne | Rialto Tool Co. | 71' Ford | 24 | 0 | engine | 15 |
| 47 | 11 | 20 | Pedro Rodriguez | Southland Auto Salvage Auction | Ford | 18 | 0 | electrical | |
| 48 | 29 | 4 | Dick Kranzler | Goodyear Tire Center | 70' Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | overheating | 9 |
| 49 | 39 | 82 | Ron Gautsche | Tognotti's Speed Shop | 69' Ford | 10 | 0 | engine | 6 |
| 50 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Prince Chrysler-Plymouth | 69' Dodge | 4 | 0 | engine | |
| 51 | 43 | 17 | Dean Dalton | Dean Dalton | 69' Ford | 2 | 0 | flagged |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Jack Roberts, Johnny Anderson, Ben Arnold, Sam Rose, Walter Ballard, Jerry Barnett, D.K. Ulrich, Earle Wagner, Art Pollard, Harold Pagon, Larry Baumel, Len Blanchard, Frank Burnett, Scotty Cain, Neil Castles, Markey James, Vic Irvan, Paul Tyler, Tru Cheek, Marion Collins, Chris Connery, J.C. Danielsen, Jack DeWitt, Paul Dorrity, Vallie Engelauf, Doc Faustina, Glenn Francis, Les Loeser, Ed Negre, Bill Champion | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 3h:43:36 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: A.J. Foyt | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 134.168 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 among 7 drivers - Richard Petty 1, A.J. Foyt 2-7, Bobby Isaac 8-17, Tiny Lund 18-21, Buddy Baker 22, Fred Lorenzen 23-24, A.J. Foyt 25-29, Fred Lorenzen 30-43, A.J. Foyt 44-68, Hershel McGriff 69, Buddy Baker 70, A.J. Foyt 71-73, Bobby Isaac 74-80, Fred Lorenzen 81-93, A.J. Foyt 94-98, Fred Lorenzen 99, A.J. Foyt 100, Fred Lorenzen 101, A.J. Foyt 102, Fred Lorenzen 103-110, A.J. Foyt 111-139, Fred Lorenzen 140-142, Richard Petty 143-144, Buddy Baker 145, A.J. Foyt 146-174, Richard Petty 175-184, Buddy Baker 185-186, A.J. Foyt 187-200 |
