USAC Champ Car Series standings for 1971Click on the Driver to see 1971 race-level statistics for that driver. Previous year Next year |
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | Raf | Miles | LLF | Points | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joe Leonard | 11 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1319 | 165 | 229,138 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8 | 2,438.77 | 5 | 3015 | |
| 2 | A.J. Foyt | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1265 | 157 | 129,150 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 5 | 2,249.50 | 4 | 2320 | -695 |
| 3 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1307 | 5 | 86,292 | 12.6 | 7.9 | 7 | 2,363.00 | 2 | 2250 | -765 |
| 4 | Al Unser | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1117 | 388 | 317,036 | 4.1 | 12.6 | 5 | 2,006.64 | 5 | 2200 | -815 |
| 5 | Lloyd Ruby | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1388 | 31 | 88,862 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 7 | 2,563.64 | 2 | 1830 | -1,185 |
| 6 | Bobby Unser | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1437 | 601 | 104,946 | 1.7 | 10.6 | 5 | 2,348.62 | 3 | 1805 | -1,210 |
| 7 | Gary Bettenhausen | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1294 | 0 | 95,281 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 7 | 2,428.15 | 0 | 1800 | -1,215 |
| 8 | Mark Donohue | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 913 | 302 | 160,574 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 4 | 1,710.00 | 2 | 1760 | -1,255 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1046 | 34 | 58,171 | 7.0 | 14.2 | 5 | 1,550.00 | 0 | 1370 | -1,645 |
| 10 | Wally Dallenbach | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1356 | 0 | 54,277 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 8 | 2,097.50 | 0 | 1220 | -1,795 |
| 11 | Art Pollard | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1132 | 0 | 105,151 | 17.5 | 14.0 | 4 | 1,919.00 | 0 | 1170 | -1,845 |
| 12 | Peter Revson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 482 | 0 | 126,325 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 2 | 1,205.00 | 1 | 1100 | -1,915 |
| 13 | Roger McCluskey | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 917 | 6 | 55,650 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 5 | 1,729.27 | 3 | 1050 | -1,965 |
| 14 | Jim Malloy | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 745 | 0 | 64,760 | 16.4 | 13.6 | 4 | 1,633.55 | 1 | 1030 | -1,985 |
| 15 | Steve Krisiloff | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 839 | 0 | 55,323 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 3 | 1,678.00 | 0 | 990 | -2,025 |
| 16 | Cale Yarborough | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1171 | 0 | 45,523 | 16.7 | 12.0 | 7 | 2,095.15 | 0 | 710 | -2,305 |
| 17 | Mike Mosley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 534 | 101 | 40,574 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 3 | 953.81 | 1 | 655 | -2,360 |
| 18 | Swede Savage | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 576 | 0 | 21,241 | 4.7 | 10.5 | 3 | 1,094.27 | 2 | 590 | -2,425 |
| 19 | Johnny Rutherford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 776 | 0 | 44,229 | 9.6 | 15.4 | 5 | 1,596.17 | 0 | 570 | -2,445 |
| 20 | Dick Simon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1128 | 0 | 46,039 | 17.1 | 13.4 | 8 | 2,027.27 | 0 | 405 | -2,610 |
| 21 | Jim McElreath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 22,580 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 775.50 | 0 | 370 | -2,645 |
| 23 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 5,092 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 195.00 | 0 | 280 | -2,735 |
| 24 |  George Eaton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 591 | 0 | 16,338 | 23.5 | 12.0 | 3 | 940.00 | 0 | 270 | -2,745 |
| 25 | Greg Weld | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 719 | 0 | 19,705 | 19.8 | 15.3 | 3 | 1,135.00 | 0 | 260 | -2,755 |
| 26 | Dennis Zimmerman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 729 | 0 | 45,894 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 3 | 1,516.20 | 0 | 250 | -2,765 |
| 27 | Gordon Johncock | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 655 | 0 | 35,174 | 11.2 | 17.6 | 4 | 1,141.65 | 0 | 225 | -2,790 |
| 28 | Sammy Sessions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 516 | 0 | 24,412 | 22.8 | 14.5 | 1 | 861.00 | 0 | 220 | -2,795 |
| 29 | George Snider | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 623 | 0 | 33,091 | 14.1 | 20.6 | 3 | 807.50 | 0 | 200 | -2,815 |
| 30 | John Mahler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 378 | 0 | 21,478 | 24.8 | 17.4 | 3 | 965.78 | 0 | 200 | -2,815 |
| 31 | Larry Dickson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 431 | 0 | 27,445 | 21.0 | 15.5 | 2 | 821.00 | 0 | 160 | -2,855 |
| 32 | Bentley Warren | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 508 | 0 | 26,273 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 3 | 872.94 | 0 | 120 | -2,895 |
| 33 | Karl Busson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 3,132 | 22.0 | 15.5 | 1 | 201.00 | 0 | 100 | -2,915 |
| 34 | Bruce Walkup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 9,034 | 26.0 | 18.5 | 1 | 257.50 | 0 | 100 | -2,915 |
| 35 | John Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 4,966 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 2 | 456.00 | 0 | 100 | -2,915 |
| 36 | Al Loquasto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 2,457 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 177.00 | 0 | 80 | -2,935 |
| 37 | Ludwig Heimrath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 3,489 | 24.3 | 17.7 | 2 | 323.45 | 0 | 60 | -2,955 |
| 38 | Jerry Karl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 4,803 | 24.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 351.00 | 0 | 60 | -2,955 |
| 39 | Carl Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 10,041 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 1 | 290.00 | 0 | 40 | -2,975 |
| 40 | Salt Walther | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 2,381 | 21.7 | 15.3 | 2 | 341.65 | 0 | 30 | -2,985 |
| 41 | Mel Kenyon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 0 | 23,571 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 1 | 454.50 | 0 | 30 | -2,985 |
| 42 | Bill Simpson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 0 | 11,952 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 2 | 722.53 | 0 | 15 | -3,000 |
| 43 | Jimmy Caruthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 443 | 0 | 16,770 | 18.7 | 14.7 | 2 | 900.50 | 0 | 15 | -3,000 |
| 44 | Dee Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 2,573 | 21.0 | 17.7 | 1 | 289.32 | 0 | 15 | -3,000 |
| Don Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 5,544 | 21.8 | 16.4 | 3 | 705.66 | 0 | |||
| Donnie Allison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 372 | 0 | 43,318 | 21.5 | 18.8 | 1 | 838.50 | 0 | |||
| Rick Muther | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 18,054 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 354.45 | 0 | |||
| Bud Tingelstad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 469 | 0 | 43,039 | 20.0 | 14.3 | 1 | 1,172.50 | 0 | |||
| Bill Puterbaugh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 0 | 8,921 | 25.0 | 15.3 | 2 | 786.50 | 0 | |||
| Bob Harkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 0 | 21,380 | 28.3 | 21.7 | 1 | 429.00 | 0 | |||
| Arnie Knepper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 2,816 | 24.3 | 21.7 | 0 | 140.50 | 0 | |||
 Carlos Pairetti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 1,900 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 2 | 290.27 | 0 | |||
| Dave Strickland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 1,287 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 2 | 267.28 | 0 | |||
| Max Dudley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 1,211 | 21.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 258.66 | 0 | |||
| Tom Bigelow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1,125 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 1 | 183.94 | 0 | |||
| Larry Cannon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1,073 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 66.10 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 1,499 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 133.00 | 0 | |||
| George Follmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 18,281 | 29.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 367.50 | 0 | |||
 Denny Hulme | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 17,887 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 342.50 | 0 | |||
| Eldon Rasmussen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 1,299 | 23.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 201.00 | 0 | |||
 David Hobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 16,009 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 267.50 | 0 | |||
| Tom Sneva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 1,176 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 136.50 | 0 | |||
| Jim Hurtubise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4,536 | 33.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 87.50 | 0 |