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1971 Rafaela Indy 300 Heat 2 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 2 of 12 Sunday, February 28, 1971 at Autodromo Ingeniero Juan R. Bascolo, Rafaela, Argentina 53 laps on a 2.874 mile paved track (152.322 miles) Time of race: 1:01:26 Average speed: 148.816 mph Pole speed: n/a Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a 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 1 1   Al Unser Johnny Lightning 500   (Vel Miletich) Colt / Ford 53 15030 running 48 300 2 2 12   Lloyd Ruby Gene White Firestone   (Gene White) Mongoose / Ford 53 10635 running 1 240 3 6 15   Joe Leonard Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford   (Vel Miletich) Colt / Ford 53 5587 running 4 210 4 5 41   Roger McCluskey Vanfreight Daffodil   (Grant King) King / Offy 53 4207 running 0 180 5 4 42   Swede Savage Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 53 4037 running 0 150 6 13 10   Dick Simon TraveLodge Sleeper   (Dick Simon) Lola / Ford 52 2232 running 0 120 7 11 16   Gary Bettenhausen Thermo King   (Don Gerhardt) Gerhardt / Offy 52 2280 running 0 90 8 8 21   Cale Yarborough Gene White Firestone   (Gene White) Mongoose / Ford 51 2375 running 0 75 9 12 44   Carlos Pairetti Fiecha Coca-Cola   (Dick Simon) Vollstedt / Ford 51 1900 running 0   10 9 7   Gordon Johncock Vollstedt Enterprises   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Ford 51 2090 running 0 45 11 15 77   Salt Walther Walther's   (George Walther) Morris / Ford 51 1591 running 0 30 12 26 51   Dee Jones Minnesota Serendipity   (Pat O'Reilly) Watson / Ford 49 1330 running 0 15 13 17 28   Bill Simpson Wynn's Kwik Kool   (Bill Simpson) Eagle / Offy 49 1401 running 0   14 18 39   Don Brown Seymour Enterprises   (Louis Seymour) Gerhardt / Chevy 48 1311 running 0   15 19 50   Dave Strickland Barney Navarro Navarro / Rambler 48 1287 running 0   16 16 100   John Mahler Mahler Eagle 100   (John Mahler) Eagle / Chevy 46 1330 running 0   17 20 61   Max Dudley Dudley Boat & Trailer   (Max Dudley) Gerhardt / Chevy 46 1211 running 0   18 25 55   Ludwig Heimrath Heimrath Porsche   (Ludwig Heimrath) Eisert / Chevy 44 1140 running 0   19 24 43   Dennis Zimmerman Fiore Racing Enterprises   (Frank Fiore) Vollstedt / Offy 33 1144 manifold 0   20 7 17   Johnny Rutherford Vollstedt Enterprises   (Rolla Vollstedt) Vollstedt / Offy 30 1947 engine 0   21 14 29   Jim Malloy MVS Inc. Cecil / Ford 23 1259 turbocharger 0   22 21 34   Tom Bigelow Midwest Manufacturing Dura-Pot   (Carl Gehlhausen) Huffaker / Chevy 21 1125 engine 0   23 3 4   Mike Mosley G.C. Murphy   (Ralph Wilke) Watson / Ford 9 3876 valve 0   24 10 94   Bentley Warren Tassi Vatis Finley / Offy 9 1544 crash 0   25 22 54   Rick Muther Jack Adams Aircraft   (Jack Adams) Glen Bryant / Pratt & Whitney 8 1082 engine 0   26 23 47   Larry Cannon Autotron Photoelectric   (Richard Blacker) Philipp-Porter / Chevy 2 1073 spun off 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Bobby Unser 2 Olsonite Oscar Olson Eagle / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Lloyd Ruby 1 1 1   Al Unser 2 40 39   Joe Leonard 41 44 4   Al Unser 45 53 9