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Miller High Life 500 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 48
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$180,200	Race Date:	Feb 28, 1971	Ontario Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	8.500 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 43Min 36Sec.	Ontario, California
Lead Changes:	28	Average Speed:	134.168 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	51	No. of Cautions:	5 For 21 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	A.J. Foyt A. Foyt	Driver:	A.J. Foyt A. Foyt	Mercury:	9
Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Car No.:	#21 Mercury	Dodge:	0
Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Ford:	0
Laps Led:	118 of 200	Pole Speed:	151.711 MPH

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Official 1971 Miller High Life 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	21	A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. Foyt	Teleprompter Cable TV / Purolator	0	200	118	Running
2	6	11	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Petty Enterprises	0	200	5	Running
3	3	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Plymouth By Petty	0	200	13	Running
4	2	71	Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	0	199	17	Running
5	21	22	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Mario Rossi (Car Owner)	0	198	0	Running
6	22	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson Racing	0	197	0	Running
7	7	96	Ray Elder R. ElderRay Elder	Fred Elder (Car Owner)	0	196	0	Running
8	10	55	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	McConnell Racing	0	194	4	Running
9	8	72	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	0	194	0	Running
10	12	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Hylton Engineering	0	194	0	Running
11	14	64	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley Racing	0	191	0	Running
12	46	40	Marv Acton M. ActonMarv Acton	Brooks Racing	0	190	0	Running
13	23	7	Jack McCoy J. McCoyJack McCoy	Ernie Conn (Car Owner)	0	190	0	Running
14	18	45	Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill Seifert	Siefert Racing	0	187	0	Running
15	28	28	Carl Joiner C. JoinerCarl Joiner	Dean Thorne (Car Owner)	0	185	0	Running
16	9	39	Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday Hassler	Friday Hassler (Car Owner)	0	185	0	Running
17	33	38	Jimmy Insolo J. InsoloJimmy Insolo	Marvin Rowley (Car Owner)	0	183	0	Running
18	19	25	Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	0	179	0	Running
19	16	24	Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	0	179	0	Running
20	44	75	Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby Wawak	Wawak Racing	0	179	0	Running
21	38	0	Frank James F. JamesFrank James	Varner Brothers	0	177	0	Running
22	50	5	Ron Hornaday R. HornadayRon Hornaday		0	177	0	Running
23	30	26	Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl Brooks	Earl Brooks (Car Owner)	0	176	0	Running
24	49	44	Dick Guldstrand D. GuldstrandDick Guldstrand	James Good (Car Owner)	0	175	0	Running
25	45	14	Harry Schilling H. SchillingHarry Schilling	Thomas Hynes (Car Owner)	0	173	0	Running
26	40	87	Ivan Baldwin I. BaldwinIvan Baldwin	Ivan Baldwin (Car Owner)	0	172	0	Running
27	15	2	Dick Bown D. BownDick Bown	Ober Logging	0	169	0	Engine
28	13	41	Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriff	Robert Koehler (Car Owner)	0	163	1	Running
29	34	19	Henley Gray H. GrayHenley Gray	Henley Gray Racing	0	151	0	Engine
30	5	99	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	STP	0	142	42	Engine
31	4	6	Pete Hamilton P. HamiltonPete Hamilton	American Brakeblok	0	117	0	Engine
32	47	90	Pat Fay P. FayPat Fay	Martin Fay (Car Owner)	0	111	0	Black Flagged
33	20	77	Ray Johnstone R. JohnstoneRay Johnstone	Ray Johnstone (Car Owner)	0	96	0	Ignition
34	36	83	Marty Kinerk M. KinerkMarty Kinerk	Sandy Sardin (Car Owner)	0	91	0	Overheating
35	42	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	0	91	0	Engine
36	25	76	Jim McElreath . Jim McElreath	Jim McElreath	0	88	0	Rear Gear
37	48	27	Johnny Steele J. SteeleJohnny Steele	Johnny Steele (Car Owner)	0	79	0	Engine
38	26	8	John Soares, Jr. J. Soares, Jr.John Soares, Jr.	John Soares, Jr. (Car Owner)	0	78	0	Engine
39	41	12	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Coca-Cola	0	76	0	Ignition
40	27	46	Red Farmer R. FarmerRed Farmer	Giachetti Brothers	0	73	0	Clutch
41	51	81	Bob England B. EnglandBob England	Bob England (Car Owner)	0	63	0	Rear Gear
42	32	32	Kevin Terris K. TerrisKevin Terris	Dean Barnicle (Car Owner)	0	41	0	Engine
43	31	63	Bill Champion B. ChampionBill Champion	Charlie Roberts (Car Owner)	0	41	0	Engine
44	24	88	Don Noel D. NoelDon Noel	Don Noel (Car Owner)	0	38	0	Engine
45	37	23	G.T. Tallas G. TallasG.T. Tallas	G.T. Tallas (Car Owner)	0	32	0	Overheating
46	35	9	Bill Osborne B. OsborneBill Osborne	Paul Burchard (Car Owner)	0	24	0	Engine
47	11	20	Pedro Rodriguez P. RodriguezPedro Rodriguez	Jimmy McCain (Car Owner)	0	18	0	Electrical
48	29	4	Dick Kranzler D. KranzlerDick Kranzler	Dick Kranzler (Car Owner)	0	13	0	Overheating
49	39	82	Ron Gautsche R. GautscheRon Gautsche	Gautsche Racing	0	10	0	Engine
50	17	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Warren Racing	0	4	0	Engine
51	43	17	Dean Dalton D. DaltonDean Dalton	Dean Dalton (Car Owner)	0	2	0	Black Flagged
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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