| 1971 Miller High Life 500 | ||||||||
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| @ Ontario Motor Speedway on February 28, 1971 | ||||||||
| Note: Winston West Drivers Denoted in Gold Rows |
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Mercury | 200 | 118 | running |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | 200 | 5 | running |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 200 | 13 | running |
| 4 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | 199 | 17 | running |
| 5 | 21 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Dodge | 198 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 22 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Mercury | 197 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 7 | 96 | Ray Elder | Dodge | 196 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 10 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Dodge | 194 | 4 | running |
| 9 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Mercury | 194 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Mercury | 194 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Mercury | 191 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 46 | 40 | Marv Acton | Plymouth | 190 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 23 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 18 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | 187 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 28 | 28 | Carl Joiner | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 9 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 33 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | 179 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Ford | 179 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 44 | 75 | Bobby Wawak | Dodge | 179 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 38 | 0 | Frank James | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 50 | 5 | Ron Hornaday | Ford | 177 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 30 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Ford | 176 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 49 | 44 | Dick Guldstrand | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 45 | 14 | Harry Schilling | Dodge | 173 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 40 | 87 | Ivan Baldwin | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running |
| 27 | 15 | 2 | Dick Bown | Plymouth | 169 | 0 | engine |
| 28 | 13 | 41 | Hershel McGriff | Plymouth | 163 | 1 | running |
| 29 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | 151 | 0 | engine |
| 30 | 5 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | Plymouth | 142 | 42 | engine |
| 31 | 4 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | Plymouth | 117 | 0 | engine |
| 32 | 47 | 90 | Pat Fay | Ford | 111 | 0 | flagged |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Ray Johnstone | Plymouth | 96 | 0 | ignition |
| 34 | 36 | 83 | Marty Kinerk | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | overheating |
| 35 | 42 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Mercury | 91 | 0 | engine |
| 36 | 25 | 76 | Jim McElreath | Dodge | 88 | 0 | rear end |
| 37 | 48 | 27 | Johnny Steele | Ford | 79 | 0 | engine |
| 38 | 26 | 8 | John Soares, Jr. | Plymouth | 78 | 0 | engine |
| 39 | 41 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Dodge | 76 | 0 | ignition |
| 40 | 27 | 46 | Red Farmer | Ford | 73 | 0 | clutch |
| 41 | 51 | 81 | Bob England | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | rearend |
| 42 | 32 | 32 | Kevin Terris | Plymouth | 41 | 0 | engine |
| 43 | 31 | 63 | Bill Champion | Dodge | 41 | 0 | engine |
| 44 | 24 | 88 | Don Noel | Ford | 38 | 0 | engine |
| 45 | 37 | 23 | G.T. Tallas | Ford | 32 | 0 | overheating |
| 46 | 35 | 9 | Bill Osborne (CA) | Ford | 24 | 0 | engine |
| 47 | 11 | 20 | Pedro Rodriguez | Ford | 18 | 0 | electrical |
| 48 | 29 | 4 | Dick Kranzler | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | overheating |
| 49 | 39 | 82 | Ron Gautsche | Ford | 10 | 0 | engine |
| 50 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 4 | 0 | engine |
| 51 | 43 | 17 | Dean Dalton | Ford | 2 | 0 | flagged |
The Race::1971 Miller High Life 500 was a Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) - Winston West Series (now ) combination event held at Track::Ontario Motor Speedway on February 28, 1971. A.J. Foyt led 118 of the 200 laps in route to his first victory of the year, holding off Buddy Baker by 8.5 seconds for the victory. Eventual Cup season champ Richard Petty finished 3rd, while eventual West Series champ Ray Elder showed seventh.
Race Data[]
Lap leaders: R. Petty 1, A. Foyt 2-7, B. Isaac 8-17, T. Lund 18-21, B. Baker 22, F. Lorenzen 23-24, A. Foyt 25-29, F. Lorenzen 30-43, A. Foyt 44-68, H. McGriff 69, B. Baker 70, A. Foyt 71-73, B. Isaac 74-80, F. Lorenzen 81-93, A. Foyt 94-98, F. Lorenzen 99, A. Foyt 100, F. Lorenzen 101, A. Foyt 102, F. Lorenzen 103-110, A. Foyt 111-139, F. Lorenzen 140-142, R. Petty 143-144, B. Baker 145, A. Foyt 146-174, R. Petty 175-184, B. Baker 185-186, A. Foyt 187-200