1971 Miller High Life 500

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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.[1]

Race report

Two hundred laps were raced on the paved oval track spanning Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] The total time of the race was three hours, forty-three minutes, and thirty-six seconds.[1] Held on February 28, 1971, this would be the first stock car event to take place at Ontario Motor Speedway.[1] The only Cup race with a driver from Utah entered.[1] 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.[1]

The average speed was Script error: No such module "convert". and the pole position speed was Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] There were five cautions for 21 laps and the margin of victory was 8½ seconds.[1] With an attendance of nearly seventy-nine thousand people.[1][2] Notable crew chiefs at this event included Paul Goldsmith, Richard Elder, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Lee Gordon and Paul Burchard.[3]

In the 51-car racing grid, there were 50 Americans and one Mexican, Pedro Rodríguez who finished in 47th due to an electrical fault.[1] 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.[1]

The total winnings of the race were $180,200 ($Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". when adjusted for inflation) - making it the biggest non-Daytona purse during that era.[1] Manufacturers involved in the event included Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, Mercury, and Plymouth.[1] Other notable drivers included Elmo Langley, Fred Lorenzen, and Ron Hornaday, Sr. (whose son is a four-time Craftsman Truck Series champion).[1] Marty Kinerk, Jim McElreath, Pedro Rodríguez and Johnny Steele all made what would be their final starts in NASCAR's top series.[4]

Qualifying

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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)[5]

Finishing order

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  1. A. J. Foyt
  2. Buddy Baker
  3. Richard Petty
  4. Bobby Isaac
  5. Dick Brooks
  6. LeeRoy Yarbrough
  7. Ray Elder
  8. Tiny Lund
  9. Benny Parsons
  10. James Hylton
  11. Elmo Langley
  12. Marv Acton
  13. Jack McCoy
  14. Bill Seifert
  15. Carl Joiner
  16. Friday Hassler
  17. Jimmy Insolo
  18. Jabe Thomas
  19. Cecil Gordon
  20. Bobby Wawak
  21. Frank James
  22. Ron Hornaday
  23. Earl Brooks
  24. Dick Guldstrand
  25. Harry Schilling
  26. Ivan Baldwin
  27. Dick Bown
  28. Hershel McGriff
  29. Henley Gray
  30. Fred Lorenzen
  31. Pete Hamilton
  32. Pat Fay
  33. Ray Johnstone
  34. Marty Kinerk
  35. J. D. McDuffie
  36. Jim McElreath
  37. Johnny Steele
  38. John Soares Jr.
  39. Bobby Allison
  40. Red Farmer
  41. Bob England
  42. Kevin Terris
  43. Bill Champion
  44. Don Noel
  45. G.T. Tallas
  46. Bill Osborne
  47. Pedro Rodríguez
  48. Dick Kranzler
  49. Ron Gautsche
  50. Frank Warren
  51. Dean Dalton

References

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  4. ↑ Drivers who retired after this race at Race Database
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