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1971 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 5 of 12 Saturday, May 29, 1971 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:10:12 Average speed: 157.735 mph Pole speed: 178.696 mph Cautions: 4 Margin of victory: 22.88 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 14 Glossary    1971 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 5 1   Al Unser Johnny Lightning 500   (Vel Miletich) Colt / Ford 200 238454 running 103 1000 2 1 86   Peter Revson McLaren Cars   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 200 103198 running 0 800 3 6 9   A.J. Foyt ITT / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Ford 200 64759 running 0 700 4 10 42   Jim Malloy Olsonite Eagle   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 200 38669 running 0 600 5 11 32   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Hayhoe / Offy 200 32447 running 0 500 6 20 84   Donnie Allison Purolator   (Jim Greer) Coyote / Ford 199 30093 running 0   7 17 58   Bud Tingelstad Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Hayhoe / Offy 198 28206 running 0 300 8 28 43   Dennis Zimmerman Fiore Racing Enterprises   (Frank Fiore) Vollstedt / Offy 189 26658 running 0 250 9 22 6   Roger McCluskey Sprite   (Lindsey Hopkins) Kuzma / Ford 188 22980 running 0 200 10 13 16   Gary Bettenhausen Thermo King   (Don Gerhardt) Gerhardt / Offy 178 24419 running 0 150 11 7 12   Lloyd Ruby Utah Stars   (Gene White) Mongoose / Ford 174 21866 gearbox 3 100 12 3 2   Bobby Unser Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 164 24842 crash 21 50 13 19 4   Mike Mosley G.C. Murphy   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Ford 159 20345 crash 0   14 33 44   Dick Simon TraveLodge Sleeper   (Dick Simon) Vollstedt / Ford 151 18870 running 0   15 29 41   George Follmer Spirit of Indianapolis   (Grant King) King / Offy 147 18281 piston 0   16 14 21   Cale Yarborough Gene White Racing   (Gene White) Mongoose / Ford 140 17370 oil leak 0   17 4 85   Denny Hulme McLaren Cars   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 137 17887 valve 0   18 24 18   Johnny Rutherford Patrick Petroleum   (Walt Michner) Eagle / Offy 128 16682 running 0   19 8 15   Joe Leonard Samsonite   (Vel Miletich) Colt / Ford 123 19906 turbocharger 21   20 16 68   David Hobbs Penske Products   (Roger Penske) Lola / Ford 107 16009 crash 0   21 18 38   Rick Muther Arkansas Aviation   (Jack Adams) Hawk / Offy 85 16190 crash 0   22 32 99   Bob Harkey Joe Hunt Magneto   (Joe Hunt) Gerhardt / Offy 77 15399 rear end 0   23 15 95   Bentley Warren Classic Car Wax   (Tassi Vatis) Eagle / Offy 76 14486 gearbox 0   24 23 22   Wally Dallenbach Sprite   (Lindsey Hopkins) Kuzma / Offy 69 14602 valve 0   25 2 66   Mark Donohue Sunoco   (Roger Penske) McLaren / Offy 66 23697 gearbox 52   26 31 64   Art Pollard Gilmore Racing Scorpion / Ford 45 14770 valve 0   27 25 98   Sammy Sessions Wynn's Kwik Kool   (Agajanian-Faas Racers) Lola / Ford 43 13721 valve 0   28 26 45   Larry Dickson Spirit of Indianapolis   (Grant King) King / Offy 33 13600 engine 0   29 12 7   Gordon Johncock Norris Industries   (Rolla Vollstedt) McLaren / Ford 11 13458 crash 0   30 9 5   Mario Andretti STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) McNamara / Ford 11 13245 crash 0   31 27 20   Steve Krisiloff STP Gas Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) McNamara / Ford 10 13260 crash 0   32 30 23   Mel Kenyon Sprite   (Lindsey Hopkins) Kuzma / Ford 10 14153 crash 0   33 21 80   George Snider G.C. Murphy   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Offy 6 13974 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Art Pollard 8 Gilmore Racing Dick Simon 10, 33 Travelodge Sleeper, Walmotor Jim McElreath 14 ITT-Thompson Tony Adamowicz 17 Vollstedt Ronnie Bucknum 17, 97 Vollstedt, Agajanian Arnie Knepper 19, 29, 65 MVS, Travelon Trailer Al Loquasto 26 Indy-On-A-Shoestring Bill Simpson 28 Wynn's Kwik Kool Jim Malloy 29 MVS Bill Puterbaugh 30 Saint Louis Sammy Sessions 31 Federal Engineering Greg Weld 31, 35 Federal Engineering Bob Harkey 35 Federal Engineering Larry Cannon 47 Need-A-Sponsor LeeRoy Yarbrough 48 Olsonite Les Scott 50 Navarro Dee Jones 51 Minnesota Serendipity Rick Muther 54 Jack Adams Aircraft Jim Hurtubise 56 Miller High Life Jigger Sirois 65 Travelon Trailer Salt Walther 77 Dayton Steel Carl Williams 77 Dayton Steel Jerry Grant 78, 92 Jerry Grant Racing, Norris Industries Sam Posey 78 Farrell's Ice Cream Donnie Allison 83 Purolator Bobby Johns 97 Agajanian Bruce Walkup 97 Agajanian DC John Mahler 44 TraveLodge Sleeper Dick Simon Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mark Donohue 1 50 50   Joe Leonard 51 52 2   Bobby Unser 53 64 12   Mark Donohue 65 66 2   Al Unser 67 72 6   Joe Leonard 73 82 10   Al Unser 83 87 5   Joe Leonard 88 94 7   Al Unser 95 98 4   Lloyd Ruby 99 101 3   Bobby Unser 102 110 9   Al Unser 111 115 5   Joe Leonard 116 117 2   Al Unser 118 200 83