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1971 Michigan 200

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 8 of 12
Sunday, July 18, 1971 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:22:09
Average speed: 144.898 mph
Pole speed: 193.444 mph

Cautions: 4 for 34 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 38777
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1971 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1971 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	66	Mark Donohue	Sunoco (Roger Penske)	McLaren / Offy	100	16025	running	75	400
2	7	32	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Brabham / Offy	100	10268	running	2	320
3	15	6	Roger McCluskey	Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Kuzma / Ford	100	5513	running	0	280
4	12	22	Wally Dallenbach	Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Kuzma / Offy	99	3903	running	0	240
5	17	21	Cale Yarborough	Gene White Firestone (Gene White)	Mongoose / Ford	99	3260	running	0	200
6	20	40	Larry Dickson	STP Keep-Kool Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	King / Offy	93	2951	running	0	160
7	13	20	Steve Krisiloff	STP Gas Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	King / Offy	92	2643	running	0	120
8	25	73	Karl Busson	Cavanaugh-Tomlinson (Bob Cavanaugh)	Gerhardt / Chevy	90	2488	running	0	100
9	21	97	John Martin	Agajanian-Faas Racers	Brabham / Offy	88	2334	running	0	80
10	8	18	Johnny Rutherford	Patrick Petroleum (Walt Michner)	Eagle / Offy	80	2179	running	0	60
11	26	102	Jerry Karl	Winters Transmission (Jerry Karl)	Gerhardt / Chevy	78	2025	nose cone	0	40
12	3	5	Mario Andretti	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	McNamara / Ford	74	1871	turbocharger	0	20
13	19	31	Jim Malloy	Federal Engineering (Federal Automotive Associates)	Gerhardt / Offy	73	1716	valve	0
14	16	4	George Snider	G.C. Murphy (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Ford	66	1562	oil leak	0
15	11	10	Dick Simon	TraveLodge Sleeper (Dick Simon)	Lola / Ford	61	1408	running	0
16	22	8	Art Pollard	Gilmore Racing	Scorpion / Ford	54	1253	crash	0
17	6	9	A.J. Foyt	ITT / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	51	1099	turbocharger	8
18	1	2	Bobby Unser	Olsonite (Oscar Olson)	Eagle / Offy	35	944	engine	15
19	10	15	Joe Leonard	Samsonite (Vel Miletich)	Colt / Ford	34	790	crash	0
20	23	77	Salt Walther	Dayton Steel Wheel (George Walther)	Morris / Ford	30	790	engine	0
21	14	12	Lloyd Ruby	Utah Stars (Gene White)	Mongoose / Ford	28	790	valve	0
22	5	16	Gary Bettenhausen	Thermo King (Don Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	23	790	ignition	0
23	9	7	Gordon Johncock	Vollstedt Enterprises (Rolla Vollstedt)	McLaren / Offy	21	790	piston	0
24	4	1	Al Unser	Johnny Lightning 500 (Vel Miletich)	Colt / Ford	20	790	turbocharger	0
25	24	90	Arnie Knepper	CHEK Racing	Gerhardt / Chevy	15	790	overheating	0
26	18	43	Dennis Zimmerman	Fiore Racing Enterprises (Frank Fiore)	Vollstedt / Offy	0	790	crash	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Bob Harkey
	Bill Simpson	28	Wynn's Kwik Kool
	Bill Puterbaugh	29	MVS
	Larry Cannon	47	Autotron Photoelectric
	Ludwig Heimrath	55	Heimrath Porsche
	Sammy Sessions	98	Agajanian-Faas

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	7	7	#43,77 accident turn 3
	8	37	30
	38	47	10	#15 accident turn 3
	48	55	8
	56	65	10	#8 accident turn 2
	66	71	6
	72	78	7	oil on track
	79	100	22
Percent of race run under caution: 34.0% Average green flag run: 16.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Unser	1	15	15
Mark Donohue	16	42	27
A.J. Foyt	43	50	8
Billy Vukovich, Jr.	51	52	2
Mark Donohue	53	100	48