Results

The 1971 Miller High Life 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Ontario Motor Speedway race.

Miller High Life 500

Sunday, February 28th, 1971

Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA

  • 6 Mercury
  • 12 Dodge
  • 14 Ford
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 10 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 51 (11 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 134.168
  • Cautions: 5 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Miller High Life 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 21 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 200 118 0 running
9 8 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 194 0 0 running
43 31 63 Bill Champion Dodge 0 0 41 0 0 engine
46 35 9 Bill Osborne Ford 0 0 24 0 0 engine
14 18 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 187 0 0 running
41 51 81 Bob England Chevrolet 0 0 63 0 0 rear end
39 41 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 76 0 0 ignition
4 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 199 17 0 running
20 44 75 Bobby Wawak Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 running
2 6 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 200 5 0 running
15 28 28 Carl Joiner Chevrolet 0 0 185 0 0 running
19 16 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 179 0 0 running
51 43 17 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 2 0 0 flagged
27 15 2 Dick Bown Plymouth 0 0 169 0 0 engine
5 21 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 198 0 0 running
24 49 44 Dick Guldstrand Chevrolet 0 0 175 0 0 running
48 29 4 Dick Kranzler Chevrolet 0 0 13 0 0 overheating
44 24 88 Don Noel Ford 0 0 38 0 0 engine
23 30 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 176 0 0 running
11 14 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 191 0 0 running
21 38 0 Frank James Chevrolet 0 0 177 0 0 running
50 17 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 4 0 0 engine
30 5 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 142 42 0 engine
16 9 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 185 0 0 running
45 37 23 GT Tallas Ford 0 0 32 0 0 overheating
25 45 14 Harry Schilling Dodge 0 0 173 0 0 running
29 34 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 151 0 0 engine
28 13 41 Hershel McGriff Plymouth 0 0 163 1 0 running
26 40 87 Ivan Baldwin Chevrolet 0 0 172 0 0 running
35 42 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 91 0 0 engine
18 19 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 179 0 0 running
13 23 7 Jack McCoy Dodge 0 0 190 0 0 running
10 12 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 194 0 0 running
36 25 76 Jim McElreath Dodge 0 0 88 0 0 rear end
17 33 38 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 0 0 183 0 0 running
38 26 8 John Soares Jr Plymouth 0 0 78 0 0 engine
37 48 27 Johnny Steele Ford 0 0 79 0 0 engine
42 32 32 Kevin Terris Plymouth 0 0 41 0 0 engine
6 22 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 197 0 0 running
34 36 83 Marty Kinerk Chevrolet 0 0 91 0 0 overheating
12 46 40 Marv Acton Plymouth 0 0 190 0 0 running
32 47 90 Pat Fay Ford 0 0 111 0 0 flagged
47 11 20 Pedro Rodriguez Ford 0 0 18 0 0 electrical
31 4 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 117 0 0 engine
7 7 96 Ray Elder Dodge 0 0 196 0 0 running
33 20 77 Ray Johnstone Plymouth 0 0 96 0 0 ignition
40 27 46 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 73 0 0 clutch
3 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 200 13 0 running
49 39 82 Ron Gautsche Ford 0 0 10 0 0 engine
22 50 5 Ron Hornaday Ford 0 0 177 0 0 running
8 10 55 Tiny Lund Dodge 0 0 194 4 0 running

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