Qualifying Chronology
| Att # |
Time | Car # |
Driver | Laps | Qual Time |
Qual Speed |
Rank | Start | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, May 15, 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | MIKE MOSLEY | 0 | — | — | — | — | ACCIDENT | |
| 2 | 9 | A. J. FOYT | 4 | 3:26.52 | 174.317 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 66 | MARK DONOHUE | 4 | 3:23.29 | 177.087 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 32 | BILLY VUKOVICH II | 4 | 3:29.70 | 171.674 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 10 | DICK SIMON | 4 | 3:33.14 | 168.903 | — | — | BUMPED BY #99 | |
| 6 | 14 | JIM MCELREATH | 3 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 7 | 16 | GARY BETTENHAUSEN | 4 | 3:30.24 | 171.233 | 16 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 68 | DAVID HOBBS | 4 | 3:32.30 | 169.571 | 30 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 1 | AL UNSER | 4 | 3:26.16 | 174.622 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 7 | GORDON JOHNCOCK | 4 | 3:30.05 | 171.388 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 42 | JIM MALLOY | 4 | 3:29.50 | 171.838 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 86 | PETER REVSON | 4 | 3:21.46 | 178.696 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 77 | CARL WILLIAMS | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 14 | 8 | ART POLLARD | 3 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 15 | 18 | JOHNNY RUTHERFORD | 0 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE | |
| 16 | 15 | JOE LEONARD | 4 | 3:28.38 | 172.761 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 2 | BOBBY UNSER | 4 | 3:24.76 | 175.816 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 83 | DONNIE ALLISON | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 19 | 28 | BILL SIMPSON | 4 | 3:33.94 | 168.271 | — | — | BUMPED BY #45 | |
| 20 | 12 | LLOYD RUBY | 4 | 3:27.11 | 173.821 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 5 | MARIO ANDRETTI | 4 | 3:28.56 | 172.612 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 85 | DENIS HULME | 0 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF | |
| 23 | 45 | LARRY DICKSON | 3 | — | — | — | — | ACCIDENT | |
| 24 | 14 | JIM MCELREATH | 3 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 25 | 83 | DONNIE ALLISON | 4 | 3:34.12 | 168.130 | — | — | WITHDRAWN 5/22 | |
| 26 | 85 | DENIS HULME | 4 | 3:25.82 | 174.910 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 27 | 92 | JERRY GRANT | 4 | 3:33.66 | 168.492 | — | — | BUMPED BY #78 | |
| 28 | 21 | CALE YARBOROUGH | 4 | 3:30.81 | 170.770 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 29 | 14 | JIM MCELREATH | 4 | 3:34.52 | 167.817 | — | — | BUMPED BY #6; REINSTATED BY #83; BUMPED BY #84 | |
| 30 | 38 | RICK MUTHER | 3 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE | |
| 31 | 77 | CARL WILLIAMS | 4 | 3:33.29 | 168.784 | — | — | BUMPED BY #23 | |
| 32 | 8 | ART POLLARD | 4 | 3:33.82 | 168.366 | — | — | BUMPED BY #46 | |
| 33 | 95 | BENTLEY WARREN | 4 | 3:32.23 | 169.627 | 28 | 15 | ||
| Sunday May 16, 1971 | |||||||||
| 34 | 4 | MIKE MOSLEY | 0 | 3:32.29 | 169.579 | 29 | 19 | ||
| 35 | 38 | RICK MUTHER | 0 | 3:31.80 | 169.972 | 25 | 18 | ||
| 36 | 58 | BUD TINGELSTAD | 0 | 3:31.57 | 170.156 | 24 | 17 | ||
| Saturday May 22, 1971 | |||||||||
| 37 | 80 | GEORGE SNIDER | 4 | 3:29.79 | 171.600 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 38 | 43 | DENNY ZIMMERMAN | 4 | 3:32.07 | 169.755 | 27 | 28 | ||
| 39 | 44 | JOHN MAHLER | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 40 | 98 | SAM SESSIONS | 4 | 3:31.32 | 170.358 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 41 | 22 | WALLY DALLENBACH | 4 | 3:30.33 | 171.160 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 42 | 94 | BRUCE WALKUP | 2 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 43 | 45 | LARRY DICKSON | 3 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 44 | 41 | GEORGE FOLLMER | 4 | 3:32.76 | 169.205 | 32 | 29 | ||
| 45 | 44 | JOHN MAHLER | 4 | 3:31.56 | 170.164 | 23 | 33 | REPLACED BY DICK SIMON | |
| 46 | 18 | JOHNNY RUTHERFORD | 4 | 3:30.34 | 171.151 | 18 | 24 | ||
| 47 | 6 | ROGER MCCLUSKEY | 2 | — | — | — | — | OUT OF FUEL | |
| 48 | 6 | ROGER MCCLUSKEY | 4 | 3:30.23 | 171.241 | 15 | 22 | BUMPS #14 | |
| 49 | 20 | STEVE KRISILOFF | 0 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF | |
| 50 | 84 | DONNIE ALLISON | 4 | 3:29.42 | 171.903 | 10 | 20 | BUMPS #14 | |
| 51 | 45 | LARRY DICKSON | 4 | 3:31.41 | 170.285 | 21 | 26 | BUMPS #28 | |
| 52 | 46 | JIM MCELREATH | 4 | 3:32.81 | 169.165 | — | — | BUMPS #8; BUMPED BY #64 | |
| 53 | 94 | BRUCE WALKUP | 1 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF | |
| 54 | 78 | SAM POSEY | 4 | 3:33.30 | 168.776 | — | — | BUMPS #92; BUMPED BY #20 | |
| 55 | 20 | STEVE KRISILOFF | 4 | 3:31.97 | 169.835 | 26 | 27 | BUMPS #78 | |
| Sunday May 23, 1971 | |||||||||
| 56 | 23 | MEL KENYON | 4 | 3:31.51 | 170.205 | 22 | 30 | BUMPS #77 | |
| 57 | 99 | BOB HARKEY | 4 | 3:32.77 | 169.197 | 33 | 32 | BUMPS #10 | |
| 58 | 17 | JERRY GRANT | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 59 | 64 | ART POLLARD | 4 | 3:32.39 | 169.500 | 31 | 31 | BUMPS #46 | |
| 60 | 56 | JIM HURTUBISE | 2 | — | — | — | — | ACCIDENT | |
| 61 | 33 | DICK SIMON | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
| 62 | 17 | JERRY GRANT | 1 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF | |
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