1971 California 500
Competition: USAC Gold Crown Series
Championship: USAC Gold Crown Series 1971
Circuit: Ontario Motor Speedway
From: 05-09-1971
To: 05-09-1971
Competition: USAC Gold Crown Series
Championship: USAC Gold Crown Series 1971
Circuit: Ontario Motor Speedway
From: 05-09-1971
To: 05-09-1971
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Leonard | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | Art Pollard | Gilmore Racing (Gilmore Speedway) | 199 | 199 |
| 3 | Gary Bettenhausen | Privateer - United States of America | 198 | 198 |
| 4 | Lloyd Ruby | Privateer - United States of America | 198 | 198 |
| 5 | Steve Krisiloff | Privateer - United States of America | 196 | 196 |
| 6 | Jim Malloy | Privateer - United States of America | 187 | 187 |
| 7 | Peter Revson | Bruce McLaren (McLaren) | 183 | 183 |
| 8 | Jim McElreath | Privateer - United States of America | 183 | 183 |
| 9 | John Mahler | Privateer - United States of America | 179 | 179 |
| 10 | Billy Vukovich Jr. | Privateer - United States of America | 173 | 173 |
| 11 | George Eaton | George Fejer / Rudy Fejer | 169 | 169 |
| 12 | Swede Savage | Privateer - United States of America | 166 | 166 |
| 13 | Larry Dickson | Privateer - United States of America | 165 | 165 |
| 14 | Cale Yarborough | Privateer - United States of America | 162 | 162 |
| 15 | Al Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 160 | 160 |
| 16 | A.J. Foyt | Privateer - United States of America | 157 | 157 |
| 17 | Bud Tingelstad | Privateer - United States of America | 156 | 156 |
| 18 | Mark Donohue | Privateer - United States of America | 123 | 123 |
| 19 | Jimmy Caruthers | Privateer - United States of America | 122 | 122 |
| 20 | Dennis Zimmerman | Privateer - United States of America | 119 | 119 |
| 21 | Bobby Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 117 | 117 |
| 22 | Dick Simon | Privateer - United States of America | 89 | 89 |
| 23 | Wally Dallenbach | Privateer - United States of America | 71 | 71 |
| 24 | Donnie Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 64 | 64 |
| 25 | Mel Kenyon | Privateer - United States of America | 59 | 59 |
| 26 | Johnny Rutherford | Privateer - United States of America | 54 | 54 |
| 27 | Gordon Johncock | Bruce McLaren (McLaren) | 51 | 51 |
| 28 | Roger McCluskey | Privateer - United States of America | 40 | 40 |
| 29 | Bruce Walkup | Privateer - United States of America | 28 | 28 |
| 30 | Greg Weld | Privateer - United States of America | 27 | 27 |
| 31 | Carl Williams | Privateer - United States of America | 15 | 15 |
| 32 | George Snider | Privateer - United States of America | 5 | 5 |
| 33 | Mario Andretti | Privateer - United States of America | 0 | 0 |