Michigan 200
Michigan International Speedway
2 Mile Paved Oval
100 Laps/200 Miles
July 18, 1971
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 2 | Mark Donohue | 66 | Sunoco | McLaren 71 | Offy TC | 100 | 1:22:09 144.898 | 400 |
2 | 7 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 32 | Sugaripe Prune | Hayhoe | Offy TC | 100 | Finished | 320 |
3 | 15 | Roger McCluskey | 6 | Sprite | Kuzma | Ford TC | 100 | Finished | 280 |
4 | 12 | Wally Dallenbach | 22 | Sprite | Kuzma | Offy TC | 99 | Flagged | 240 |
5 | 17 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | Gene White Firestone | Mongoose 70 | Ford TC | 99 | Flagged | 200 |
6 | 20 | Larry Dickson | 40 | STP Keep-Kool Treatment | King | Offy TC | 93 | Flagged | 160 |
7 | 13 | Steve Krisiloff | 20 | STP Gas Treatment | King | Offy TC | 92 | Flagged | 120 |
8 | 25 | Karl Busson | 73 | Cavanaugh-Tomlinson | Gerhardt | Chevy | 90 | Flagged | 100 |
9 | 21 | John Martin | 97 | Agajanian-Faas | Brabham | Offy TC | 88 | Flagged | 80 |
10 | 8 | Johnny Rutherford | 18 | Patrick Petroleum | Eagle 67 | Offy TC | 80 | Flagged | 60 |
11 | 26 | Jerry Karl | 102 | Winters Transmission | Gerhardt | Chevy | 78 | Lost nose cone | 40 |
12 | 3 | Mario Andretti | 5 | STP Oil Treatment | McNamara | Ford TC | 74 | Broken turbocharger | 20 |
13 | 19 | Jim Malloy | 31 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 73 | Broken valve | |
14 | 16 | George Snider | 4 | G. C. Murphy | Eagle 68 | Ford TC | 66 | Oil leak | |
15 | 11 | Dick Simon | 10 | TraveLodge Sleeper | Lola | Ford TC | 61 | Flagged | |
16 | 22 | Art Pollard | 8 | Gilmore Racing | Scorpion 70 | Ford TC | 54 | Wrecked | |
17 | 6 | A. J. Foyt | 9 | ITT-Thompson | Coyote 71 | Ford TC | 51 | Broken turbocharger | |
18 | 1 | Bobby Unser | 2 | Olsonite | Eagle 71 | Offy TC | 35 | Engine failure | |
19 | 10 | Joe Leonard | 15 | Samsonite | Colt | Ford TC | 34 | Wrecked | |
20 | 23 | Salt Walther | 77 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Morris | Ford TC | 30 | Engine failure | |
21 | 14 | Lloyd Ruby | 12 | Utah Stars | Mongoose 70 | Ford TC | 28 | Broken valve | |
22 | 5 | Gary Bettenhausen | 16 | Thermo King | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 23 | Ignition trouble | |
23 | 9 | Gordon Johncock | 7 | Vollstedt Enterprises | McLaren 70 | Offy TC | 21 | Burned piston | |
24 | 4 | Al Unser | 1 | Johnny Lightning 500 | Colt | Ford TC | 20 | Broken turbocharger | |
25 | 24 | Arnie Knepper | 90 | CHEK | Gerhardt | Chevy | 15 | Overheated | |
26 | 18 | Denny Zimmerman | 43 | Fiore Racing Enterprises | Vollstedt | Offy TC | 0 | Wrecked | |
-- | -- | Larry Cannon | 47 | Autotron Photoelectric | Philipp/Porter | Chevy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Bob Harkey | X | X | X | X | -- | DNQ, mechanical | |
-- | -- | Ludwig Heimrath | 55 | Heimrath Porsche | Eisert | Chevy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Bill Puterbaugh | 29 | MVS | Cecil | Ford TC | -- | DNQ, mechanical | |
-- | -- | Bill Simpson | 28 | Wynn's Kwik Kool | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | DNQ, mechanical | |
-- | -- | Sam Sessions | 98 | Agajanian-Faas | Lola | Ford TC | -- | DNQ, mechanical |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Mark Donohue | 75 | 16-42, 53-100 |
Bobby Unser | 15 | 1-15 |
A. J. Foyt | 8 | 43-50 |
Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 2 | 51-52 |