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1971 California 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 10 of 12 Sunday, September 5, 1971 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:16:55 Average speed: 152.354 mph Pole speed: 185.004 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 8 Glossary    1971 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 11 15   Joe Leonard Samsonite   (Vel Miletich) Colt / Ford 200 134437 running 40 1000 2 13 8   Art Pollard Gilmore Racing Scorpion / Ford 199 71287 running 0 800 3 27 16   Gary Bettenhausen Thermo King   (Don Gerhardt) Gerhardt / Offy 198 46021 running 0 700 4 14 12   Lloyd Ruby Utah Stars   (Gene White) Mongoose / Ford 198 35229 running 0 600 5 15 20   Steve Krisiloff STP Gas Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) King / Ford 196 24082 running 0 500 6 18 92   Jim Malloy Norris Industries   (Shelby-Dowd) Eagle / Ford 187 16527 running 0 400 7 3 86   Peter Revson Bruce McLaren McLaren / Offy 183 17522 running 0 300 8 12 3   Jim McElreath Patrick Petroleum   (Walt Michner) Eagle / Offy 183 14135 running 0 250 9 33 75   John Mahler Wynn's / Florida International   (John Mahler) McLaren / Offy 179 13398 running 0 200 10 25 32   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Brabham / Offy 173 12661 running 0 150 11 31 70   George Eaton George Fejer / Rudy Fejer Colt / Ford 169 10974 running 0 100 12 4 42   Swede Savage Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 166 10137 crash 0 50 13 26 40   Larry Dickson STP Keep-Kool Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) King / Offy 165 9827 running 0   14 30 21   Cale Yarborough Gene White Firestone   (Gene White) Mongoose / Ford 162 9618 clutch 0   15 6 1   Al Unser Johnny Lightning 500   (Vel Miletich) Colt / Offy 160 22659 gearbox 84   16 9 9   A.J. Foyt ITT / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Ford 157 9949 rear end 7   17 22 58   Bud Tingelstad Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Brabham / Offy 156 8990 crash 0   18 1 66   Mark Donohue Sunoco   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 123 24581 valve 49   19 16 46   Jimmy Caruthers Thermo King   (Don Gerhardt) Gerhardt / Offy 122 8572 block 0   20 19 7   Dennis Zimmerman Vollstedt Enterprises   (Rolla Vollstedt) McLaren / Offy 119 8363 running 0   21 2 2   Bobby Unser Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 117 22659 crash 20   22 28 10   Dick Simon TraveLodge Sleeper   (Dick Simon) Lola / Ford 89 7944 piston 0   23 17 22   Wally Dallenbach Sprite   (Lindsey Hopkins) Kuzma / Offy 71 7735 gearbox 0   24 29 84   Donnie Allison Purolator   (Jim Greer) Coyote / Ford 64 7526 valve 0   25 10 23   Mel Kenyon Sprite   (Lindsey Hopkins) Kuzma / Ford 59 7316 valve 0   26 5 18   Johnny Rutherford Patrick Petroleum   (Walt Michner) Brabham / Offy 54 7107 fire 0   27 7 85   Gordon Johncock Bruce McLaren McLaren / Offy 51 6898 turbocharger 0   28 21 6   Roger McCluskey Sprite   (Lindsey Hopkins) Kuzma / Ford 40 6688 valve 0   29 32 37   Bruce Walkup Caves Buick   (Myron Caves) Gerhardt / Offy 28 6470 fuel leak 0   30 23 31   Greg Weld Federal Engineering   (Federal Automotive Associates) Gerhardt / Offy 27 6270 crash 0   31 24 95   Carl Williams City of Terre Haute   (Tassi Vatis) Eagle / Offy 15 6061 piston 0   32 20 4   George Snider G.C. Murphy   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 5 5852 crash 0   33 8 5   Mario Andretti STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) McNamara / Ford 0 5852 electrical 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 34 John Martin 97 Agajanian-Faas 35 Bill Simpson 28 Wynn's Kwik Kool 36 Sammy Sessions 98 Agajanian-Faas 37 Jim Hurtubise 56 Miller High Life Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Unser 1 3 3   Mark Donohue 4 52 49   Al Unser 53 79 27   Bobby Unser 80 96 17   Al Unser 97 119 23   A.J. Foyt 120 126 7   Al Unser 127 160 34   Joe Leonard 161 200 40