1971 Miller High Life 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | February 28, 1971 | ||
| Official name | Miller High Life 500 | ||
| Location | Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.500 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Cold with temperatures of 60.1 °F (15.6 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 134.168 miles per hour (215.922 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 78,810 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Time | 118.646 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Laps | 118 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers |
Jim McKay Jackie Stewart | ||
The 1971 Miller High Life 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California.