1971 Miller High Life 500

Auto race held at Ontario Motor Speedway in 1971 February 2025 CUST Race 5 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Miller High Life 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Ontario/1971-02-28 1971 Miller High Life 500 weather information The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012-08-03 1971 02 28 1971 5 48 Ontario Motor Speedway.png Miller High Life 500 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California Cold with temperatures of 60.1 F C; wind speeds of 12 mph km/h 2.500 4.023 200 500 804 134.168 mi/h 78,810 A. J. Foyt Wood Brothers Racing 118.646 seconds A.J. Foyt Wood Brothers Racing 118 21 A.J. Foyt Wood Brothers Racing ABC Jim McKay Jackie Stewart The 1971 Miller High Life 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1971-05&series=W 1971 Miller High Life 500 information Racing Reference 2009-10-21 Race report Two hundred laps were raced on the paved oval track spanning 2.500 mi km. The total time of the race was three hours, forty-three minutes, and thirty-six seconds. Held on February 28, 1971, this would be the first stock car event to take place at Ontario Motor Speedway. The only Cup race with a driver from Utah entered. Art Pollard was a DNQ and the sole Utahan to enter a national level NASCAR race until Michael Self's Xfinity starts 44 years later. The average speed was 134.168 mi/h and the pole position speed was 151.711 mi/h. There were five cautions for 21 laps and the margin of victory was 8½ seconds. With an attendance of nearly seventy-nine thousand people. http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1971/ontario-motor-speedway/miller-high-life-500/1216 1971 Miller High Life 500 information (third reference) Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2011-05-06 Notable crew chiefs at this event included Paul Goldsmith, Richard Elder, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Lee Gordon and Paul Burchard. http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1971-05/W/C 1971 Miller High Life 500 crew chief information Racing Reference 2017-06-17 In the 51-car racing grid, there were 50 Americans and one Mexican, Pedro Rodríguez who finished in 47th due to an electrical fault. It was the 1000th race in NASCAR history. It would be Rodríguez' final NASCAR Winston Cup Series start. Dean Dalton would finish in last place due to being black flagged and disqualified on lap 2. The only car in the same league with Foyt was Fred Lorenzen until Lorenzen's engine blew and he crashed on the front straight with a fire. At the end, Petty had a chance to win, but he missed his pit under the green flag and had to come back in and finished third. Foyt won the first two Ontario races. The total winnings of the race were $180,200 ($ when adjusted for inflation) - making it the biggest non-Daytona purse during that era. Manufacturers involved in the event included Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, Mercury, and Plymouth. Other notable drivers included Elmo Langley, Fred Lorenzen, and Ron Hornaday, Sr. (whose son is a four-time Craftsman Truck Series champion). Marty Kinerk, Jim McElreath, and Johnny Steele all made what would be their final starts in NASCAR's top series.Drivers who retired after this race at Race Database Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Speed Speed in miles per hour http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1971-05/W 1971 Miller High Life 500 qualifying information Racing Reference 2017-03-28 March 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170329142543/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1971-05/W dead Qualifying time Qualifying time in seconds Owner 1 21 A. J. Foyt '69 Mercury 151.711 1:58.646 Wood Brothers 2 71 Bobby Isaac '71 Dodge 150.097 1:59.922 Nord Krauskopf 3 43 Richard Petty '71 Plymouth 149.630 2:00.297 Petty Enterprises 4 6 Pete Hamilton '71 Plymouth 149.256 2:00.598 Cotton Owens 5 99 Fred Lorenzen '71 Plymouth 149.048 2:00.766 Ray Nichels 6 11 Buddy Baker '71 Dodge 146.792 2:02.622 Petty Enterprises 7 96 Ray Elder '70 Dodge 146.443 2:02.915 Fred Elder 8 72 Benny Parsons '69 Mercury 145.645 2:03.588 L.G. DeWitt 9 39 Friday Hassler '69 Dodge 144.142 2:04.877 Friday Hassler 10 55 Tiny Lund '69 Mercury 143.712 2:05.250 John McConnell Failed to qualify: Jack Roberts (#20), John W. Anderson (#57), Ben Arnold (#76), Sam Rose (#09), Walter Ballard (#30), Jerry Barnett (#55), D.K. Ulrich (#40), Earle Wagner (#01), Art Pollard (#94), Harold Pagon (#36), Larry Baumel (#68), Leonard Blanchard (#95), Frank Burnett (#43W), Scotty Cain (#1), Neil Castles (#06), Markey James (#31), Vic Irvan (#5), Paul Tyler (#95), Tru Cheek (#62), Marion Collins (#78), Chris Connery (#11W), Jim Danielson (#64W), Jack DeWitt (#17W), Paul Dorrity (#15), Vallie Engelauf (#65), Doc Faustina (#5), Glenn Francis (#33), Les Loeser (#40W), Ed Negre (#8), Bill Champion (#10) Finishing order Section reference: 30em A. J. Foyt Buddy Baker Richard Petty Bobby Isaac Dick Brooks LeeRoy Yarbrough Ray Elder Tiny Lund Benny Parsons James Hylton Elmo Langley Marv Acton Jack McCoy Bill Seifert Carl Joiner Friday Hassler Jimmy Insolo Jabe Thomas Cecil Gordon Bobby Wawak Frank James Ron Hornaday Earl Brooks Dick Guldstrand Harry Schilling Ivan Baldwin Dick Bown Hershel McGriff Henley Gray Fred Lorenzen Pete Hamilton Pat Fay Ray Johnstone Marty Kinerk J. D. McDuffie Jim McElreath Johnny Steele John Soares Jr. Bobby Allison Red Farmer Bob England Kevin Terris Bill Champion Don Noel G.T. Tallas Bill Osborne Pedro Rodríguez Dick Kranzler Ron Gautsche Frank Warren Dean Dalton References 1971 Daytona 500 1971 Richmond 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1971 none 1972 Miller High Life 500 races 1971 Miller High Life 500 Miller High Life 500 Category:NASCAR races at Ontario Motor Speedway