Race: Miller High Life 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 5 of 48
Date: February 28, 1971
Track: Ontario Motor Speedway
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Miller High Life 500 Race Information
| Winner | A.J. Foyt | Car | No. 21 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | A.J. Foyt | Most Laps Led | A.J. Foyt (118) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 51 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Isaac | Season Race | 5 of 48 |
Miller High Life 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 118 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 200 | 5 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 13 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 199 | 17 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 21 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 22 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 197 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 96 | Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 10 | 55 | Tiny Lund | John McConnell (Owner) | Dodge | 194 | 4 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 194 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 194 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 191 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 46 | 40 | Marv Acton | Team SABCO | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 23 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 18 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 28 | 28 | Carl Joiner | Joiner Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 9 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 33 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Marvin Rowley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 179 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 44 | 75 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Dodge | 179 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 38 | 0 | Frank James | Jim Calder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 50 | 5 | Ron Hornaday | — | Ford | 177 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 24 | 49 | 44 | Dick Guldstrand | James Good (Owner) | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 45 | 14 | Harry Schilling | Thomas Hynes (Owner) | Dodge | 173 | 0 | running | 78 |
| 26 | 40 | 87 | Ivan Baldwin | Ivan Baldwin Engineering | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 75 |
| 27 | 15 | 2 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Plymouth | 169 | 0 | engine | 72 |
| 28 | 13 | 41 | Hershel McGriff | Robert Koehler (Owner) | Plymouth | 163 | 1 | running | 69 |
| 29 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | engine | 66 |
| 30 | 5 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 142 | 42 | engine | 63 |
| 31 | 4 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 117 | 0 | engine | 60 |
| 32 | 47 | 90 | Pat Fay | — | Ford | 111 | 0 | flagged | 57 |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Ray Johnstone | Ray Johnstone (Owner) | Plymouth | 96 | 0 | ignition | 54 |
| 34 | 36 | 83 | Marty Kinerk | — | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 91 | 0 | oil pressure | 48 |
| 36 | 25 | 76 | Jim McElreath | — | Dodge | 88 | 0 | rear end | 0 |
| 37 | 48 | 27 | Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele (Owner) | Ford | 79 | 0 | oil pressure | 42 |
| 38 | 26 | 8 | John Soares Jr. | John Soares Jr. (Owner) | Plymouth | 78 | 0 | engine | 39 |
| 39 | 41 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 76 | 0 | ignition | 36 |
| 40 | 27 | 46 | Red Farmer | Giachetti Brothers | Ford | 73 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| 41 | 51 | 81 | Bob England | Bob England (Owner) | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | rear end | 30 |
| 42 | 32 | 32 | Kevin Terris | Dean Barnicle (Owner) | Plymouth | 41 | 0 | engine | 27 |
| 43 | 31 | 63 | Bill Champion | Roberts Racing | Dodge | 41 | 0 | engine | 24 |
| 44 | 24 | 88 | Don Noel | Don Noel (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | engine | 21 |
| 45 | 37 | 23 | G.T. Tallas | G.T. Tallas (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | overheating | 18 |
| 46 | 35 | 9 | Bill Osborne | — | Ford | 24 | 0 | head gasket | 15 |
| 47 | 11 | 20 | Pedro Rodriguez | Jimmy McCain (Owner) | Ford | 18 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 48 | 29 | 4 | Dick Kranzler | Kranzler Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | overheating | 9 |
| 49 | 39 | 82 | Ron Gautsche | Ron Gautsche (Owner) | Ford | 10 | 0 | engine | 6 |
| 50 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 4 | 0 | oil pressure | 3 |
| 51 | 43 | 17 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | flagged | 3 |
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