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1971 Miller High Life 500
Race details
Race 5 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Date	February 28, 1971
Official name	Miller High Life 500
Location	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.500 mi (4.023 km)
Distance	200 laps, 500 mi (804 km)
Weather	Cold with temperatures of 60.1 °F (15.6 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Average speed	134.168 miles per hour (215.922 km/h)
Attendance	78,810
Pole position
Driver	A. J. Foyt;
Time	118.646 seconds
Most laps led
Driver	A.J. Foyt
Laps	118
Winner
No. 21	A.J. Foyt
Television in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Jim McKay ; Jackie Stewart

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The 1971 Miller High Life 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California.^[2]

Race report

Two hundred laps were raced on the paved oval track spanning 2.500 miles (4.023 km).^[2] The total time of the race was three hours, forty-three minutes, and thirty-six seconds.^[2] Held on February 28, 1971, this would be the first stock car event to take place at Ontario Motor Speedway.^[2] The only Cup race with a driver from Utah entered.^[2] 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.^[2]

The average speed was 134.168 miles per hour (215.922 km/h) and the pole position speed was 151.711 miles per hour (244.155 km/h).^[2] There were five cautions for 21 laps and the margin of victory was 8½ seconds.^[2] With an attendance of nearly seventy-nine thousand people.^[2]^[3] Notable crew chiefs at this event included Paul Goldsmith, Richard Elder, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Lee Gordon and Paul Burchard.^[4]

In the 51-car racing grid, there were 50 Americans and one Mexican, Pedro Rodríguez who finished in 47th due to an electrical fault.^[2] 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.^[2]

The total winnings of the race were $180,200 ($1,355,719.97 when adjusted for inflation) - making it the biggest non-Daytona purse during that era.^[2] Manufacturers involved in the event included Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, Mercury, and Plymouth.^[2] Other notable drivers included Elmo Langley, Fred Lorenzen, and Ron Hornaday, Sr. (whose son is a four-time Craftsman Truck Series champion).^[2] Marty Kinerk, Jim McElreath, Pedro Rodríguez and Johnny Steele all made what would be their final starts in NASCAR's top series.^[5]

Qualifying

Grid	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Speed^[6]	Qualifying time^[6]	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)^[6]

Finishing order

Section reference:^[2]

References

^ "1971 Miller High Life 500 weather information". The Old Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "1971 Miller High Life 500 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
^ "1971 Miller High Life 500 information (third reference)". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
^ "1971 Miller High Life 500 crew chief information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
^ Drivers who retired after this race at Race Database
^ ^a ^b ^c "1971 Miller High Life 500 qualifying information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

Preceded by 1971 Daytona 500	NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1971	Succeeded by 1971 Richmond 500

Preceded by none	Miller High Life 500 races 1971	Succeeded by 1972

[race_weather-1] "1971 Miller High Life 500 weather information". The Old Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

[1971mhl500-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "1971 Miller High Life 500 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-21.

[3] "1971 Miller High Life 500 information (third reference)". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2011-05-06.

[4] "1971 Miller High Life 500 crew chief information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2017-06-17.

[5] Drivers who retired after this race at Race Database

[getqualify-6] "1971 Miller High Life 500 qualifying information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

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+{{short description|Auto race held at Ontario Motor Speedway in 1971}}
 {{NASCAR race season infobox
-| Type           = NAS
+| Type           = CUST
+| Description    = Race 5 of 48 in the [[1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] season
-| country        = United States
 | Race Name      = Miller High Life 500
+| Details ref    = <ref name="race weather">{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Ontario/1971-02-28| title = 1971 Miller High Life 500 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmer's Almanac | date = | accessdate = 2012-08-03}}</ref>
-| Details ref    =
 | Fulldate       = {{Start date|1971|February|28}}
 | Year           = 1971
 | Race_No        = 5
 | Season_No      = 48
-| Image          =
+| Image          = Ontario Motor Speedway.png
 | Caption        =
 | Official name  = Miller High Life 500
-| Location       = [[Ontario Motor Speedway]] <small>([[Ontario, California|Ontario]], [[California]], U.S.A.)</small>
+| Location       = [[Ontario Motor Speedway]], [[Ontario, California]]
+| Weather        = Cold with temperatures of {{convert|60.1|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|12|mph|km/h}}
-| Weather        =
 | Course_mi      = 2.500
 | Course_km      = 4.023
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 | Distance_km    = 804
 | Avg            = {{convert|134.168|mi/h}}
+| Attendance     = 78,810<ref name="1971mhl500"/>
-| Pole_Driver    = [[A.J. Foyt]]
-| Pole_Team      = [[Wood Brothers Racing|Wood Brothers]]
+| Pole_Driver    = [[A. J. Foyt]]
-| Pole_Time      =
+| Pole_Team      = [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
+| Pole_Time      = 118.646 seconds
 | Most_Driver    = A.J. Foyt
-| Most_Team      = Wood Brothers
+| Most_Team      = Wood Brothers Racing
 | Most_laps      = 118
 | Car            = 21
 | First_Driver   = A.J. Foyt
-| First_Team     = Wood Brothers
+| First_Team     = Wood Brothers Racing
-| Network        = untelevised
+| Network        = [[NASCAR on ABC|ABC]]
-| Announcers     = none
+| Announcers     = [[Jim McKay]] <br> [[Jackie Stewart]]
 }}
-The '''1971 Miller High Life 500''' was a ''[[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]]'' (now Sprint Cup Series) event that took place at [[Ontario Motor Speedway]] in the [[United States|American]] community of [[Ontario, California|Ontario]], [[California]].<ref name="1971mhl500">{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1971-05&series=W| title = 1971 Miller High Life 500 information | publisher = Racing Reference | date = | accessdate = 2009-10-21}}</ref>
+The '''1971 Miller High Life 500''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]] event that took place at [[Ontario Motor Speedway]] in [[Ontario, California]].<ref name="1971mhl500">{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1971-05&series=W| title = 1971 Miller High Life 500 information | publisher = Racing Reference | date = | accessdate = 2009-10-21}}</ref>
-==Summary==
+==Race report==
-Two hundred laps were taken on a paved [[oval track racing|oval track]] spanning {{convert|2.500|mi|km}}.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> The total time of the race was three hours, forty-three minutes, and thirty-six seconds.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> This would be the first event to ever take place at Ontario Speedway. The day of the race was February 28, 1971.<ref name="1971mhl500"/>
+Two hundred laps were raced on the paved [[oval track racing|oval track]] spanning {{convert|2.500|mi|km}}.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> The total time of the race was three hours, forty-three minutes, and thirty-six seconds.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> Held on February 28, 1971, this would be the first stock car event to take place at Ontario Motor Speedway.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> The only Cup race with a driver from Utah entered.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> 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.<ref name="1971mhl500"/>
-Average speed was {{convert|134.168|mi/h}} and the pole position speed was {{convert|151.711|mi/h}}.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> There were five cautions for 21 laps and the margin of victory was 8½ seconds.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> With an attendance of 78810 people, the race was well attended even by modern standards.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> The top ten finishers were: [[A.J. Foyt]] (winner), [[Buddy Baker]], [[Richard Petty]], [[Bobby Isaac]], [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]], [[Ray Elder]], [[Tiny Lund]], [[Benny Parsons]], and [[James Hylton]].<ref name="1971mhl500"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1971/ontario-motor-speedway/miller-high-life-500/1216| title = 1971 Miller High Life 500 information (third reference) | publisher = Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | date = | accessdate = 2011-05-06}}</ref> Major sponsors participating at the event were [[Purolator]] and [[Coca-Cola]].<ref name="1971mhl500"/> In the 51-man entire racing grid, there were 50 [[United States|American]]s and only one [[Mexico|Mexican]] (by the name of [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]] who finished in 47th due to an electrical fault).<ref name="1971mhl500"/> It was the 1000th race ever to be accomplished in NASCAR history. Rodríguez would retire from the NASCAR Winston Cup Series after his race here. [[Dean Dalton]] would finish in last place due to being black flagged and disqualified on lap 2.<ref name="1971mhl500"/>
+The average speed was {{convert|134.168|mi/h}} and the pole position speed was {{convert|151.711|mi/h}}.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> There were five cautions for 21 laps and the margin of victory was 8½ seconds.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> With an attendance of nearly seventy-nine thousand people.<ref name="1971mhl500"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1971/ontario-motor-speedway/miller-high-life-500/1216| title = 1971 Miller High Life 500 information (third reference) | publisher = Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | date = | accessdate = 2011-05-06}}</ref> Notable crew chiefs at this event included [[Paul Goldsmith]], [[Richard Elder]], [[Harry Hyde]], [[Dale Inman]], Lee Gordon and [[Paul Burchard]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1971-05/enwiki/w/C| title = 1971 Miller High Life 500 crew chief information | publisher = Racing Reference | date = | accessdate = 2017-06-17}}</ref>
+In the 51-car racing grid, there were 50 [[United States|American]]s and one [[Mexico|Mexican]], [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]] who finished in 47th due to an electrical fault.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> 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.<ref name="1971mhl500"/>
-The total winnings of the race were considered to be $180,200 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|180200|1971|r=2}}}} in today's money) - making it the biggest non-[[Daytona 500|Daytona]] purse during that era.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://statsheet.com/nascar/races/1971-02-28-miller-high-life-500 | title = 1971 Miller High Life 500 information (second reference) | publisher = Stat Sheet | date = | accessdate = 2009-10-21}}</ref> Manufacturers involved in the event included [[Chevrolet]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Dodge]], [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]], and [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]].<ref name="1971mhl500"/> Other notable drivers included [[Elmo Langley]], [[Fred Lorenzen]], and [[Ron Hornaday, Sr.]] (whose [[Ron Hornaday, Jr.|son]] is a four-time [[Camping World Truck Series|Craftsman Truck Series]] champion).<ref name="1971mhl500"/> [[Marty Kinerk]] would also retire after this race.
+The total winnings of the race were $180,200 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|180200|1971|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation) - making it the biggest non-[[Daytona 500|Daytona]] purse during that era.<ref name="1971mhl500"/> Manufacturers involved in the event included [[Chevrolet]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Dodge]], [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]], and [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]].<ref name="1971mhl500"/> Other notable drivers included [[Elmo Langley]], [[Fred Lorenzen]], and [[Ron Hornaday, Sr.]] (whose [[Ron Hornaday Jr.|son]] is a four-time [[Camping World Truck Series|Craftsman Truck Series]] champion).<ref name="1971mhl500"/> [[Marty Kinerk]], Jim McElreath, Pedro Rodríguez and Johnny Steele all made what would be their final starts in NASCAR's top series.<ref>[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1971&race=5&series_id=2 Drivers who retired after this race] at Race Database</ref>
+===Qualifying===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Grid
+! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
+! Driver
+! Manufacturer
+! {{Tooltip|Speed|Speed in miles per hour}}<ref name="getqualify">{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1971-05/W| title = 1971 Miller High Life 500 qualifying information | publisher = Racing Reference | date = | accessdate = 2017-03-28}}</ref>
+! {{Tooltip|Qualifying time|Qualifying time in seconds}}<ref name="getqualify"/>
+! Owner
+|-
+!  1
+| 21 || [[A. J. Foyt]] || '69 [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] || 151.711 || 1:58.646 || [[Wood Brothers Racing|Wood Brothers]]
+|-
+!  2
+| 71 || [[Bobby Isaac]] || '71 [[Dodge]] || 150.097 || 1:59.922 || [[Nord Krauskopf]]
+|-
+! 3
+| 43 || [[Richard Petty]] || '71 [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] || 149.630 || 2:00.297 || [[Petty Enterprises]]
+|-
+! 4
+| 6 || [[Pete Hamilton]] || '71 [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] || 149.256 || 2:00.598 || [[Cotton Owens]]
+|-
+! 5
+| 99 || [[Fred Lorenzen]] || '71 [[Plymouth (automobile)|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 (automobile)|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 (automobile)|Mercury]] || 143.712 || 2:05.250 || John McConnell
+|}
+Failed to qualify:  Jack Roberts (#20), John W. Anderson (#57), [[Ben Arnold (racing driver)|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 (racing driver)|Jack DeWitt]] (#17W), [[Paul Dorrity]] (#15), [[Vallie Engelauf]] (#65), [[Doc Faustina]] (#5), [[Glenn Francis]] (#33), [[Les Loeser]] (#40W), [[Ed Negre]] (#8), [[Bill Champion (racing driver)|Bill Champion]] (#10)<ref name="getqualify"/>
+==Finishing order==
+<small>Section reference:<ref name="1971mhl500"/></small>
+{{Div col|colwidth=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 (racing driver)|Jack McCoy]]
+# [[Bill Seifert]]
+# [[Carl Joiner]]
+# [[Friday Hassler]]
+# [[Jimmy Insolo]]
+# [[Jabe Thomas]]
+# [[Cecil Gordon]]
+# [[Bobby Wawak]]
+# [[Frank James (racing driver)|Frank James]]
+# [[Ron Hornaday Sr.|Ron Hornaday]]
+# [[Earl Brooks]]
+# [[Dick Guldstrand]]
+# [[Harry Schilling (racing driver)|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 (racing driver)|Johnny Steele]]
+# [[John Soares Jr.]]
+# [[Bobby Allison]]
+# [[Red Farmer]]
+# [[Bob England (racing driver)|Bob England]]
+# [[Kevin Terris]]
+# [[Bill Champion (racing driver)|Bill Champion]]
+# [[Don Noel]]
+# [[G.T. Tallas]]
+# [[Bill Osborne (racing driver)|Bill Osborne]]
+# [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
+# [[Dick Kranzler]]
+# [[Ron Gautsche]]
+# [[Frank Warren (racing driver)|Frank Warren]]
+# [[Dean Dalton]]
+{{div col end}}
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+{{s-start}}
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+{{s-end}}
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+{{succession box
+|before = none
+|after = [[1972 Miller High Life 500|1972]]
+|title = Miller High Life 500 races
+|years = 1971
+}}
+{{s-end}}
+{{Los Angeles Times 500}}
-[[Category:1971 NASCAR Winston Cup races|Miller High Life]]
+{{authority control}}
-[[Category:NASCAR races at Ontario Motor Speedway]]
+[[Category:1971 in sports in California|Miller High Life 500]]
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+[[Category:1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|Miller High Life 500]]
+[[Category:NASCAR races at Ontario Motor Speedway]]