23rd Little 500 Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 22, 1971

P ST # DRIVER HOMETOWN ENTRANT LAPS STATUS
1 5 77 Herman Wise Taccoa, GA David Wise 500 Running
2 11 55 Billy Cassella Weirton, WV Long Brothers 495 Running
3 3 44 Chuck Amati Freeman Spur, IL M.A. Brown 492 Running
4 1 14 Benny Rapp Toledo, OH Benny Rapp 488 Running
5 4 9* Buzz Gregory Indianapolis, IN E.M. Wilson 486 Running
6 2 5 John Albrechtson Winnipeg, Canada John Albrechtson 486 Accident
7 31 90 Ray Wright Elkhart, IN Davis Johnson 478 Running
8 7 56 Bob Kinser Bloomington, IN Jerry Shields 464 Running
9 27 48 Kenny Simpson Bedford, IN Kenneth Tirey 463 Running
10 6 40 Dan Bowlen Bloomington, IN Shores Bros. 462 Running
11 19 35 John Lunderman Reading, MI Lowell Saunders 461 Running
12 24 45 Dick Jones Whitewater, WI Seb Ballistreri 458 Running
13 13 11 Dave Scarborough Largo, FL Campbell-Urbanek 456 Running
14 23 19 Dick Sutcliffe Kansas City, MO Corn Belt Racing 454 Running
15 25 51 Bob Sitz Arcola, IL Charles Strong 443 Running
16 28 86** Bill Harter Hagerstown, IN Patfran Corp. 435 Running
17 22 12 Johnny Auxter Lindsay, OH Johnny Auxter 418 Running
18 15 88 Dick Gaines Seymour, IN Billy Hughes 411 Running
19 33 00# Jack O'Donnell Fullerton, CA Charles Wilmot 411 Running
20 26 76 Bill Tennill Shelbyville, KY Jim Parke 366 Accident
21 20 65## Chet Johnson West Terre Haute, IN Chuck Wiley 344 Accident
22 14 21 Sheldon Kinser Bloomington, IN James Jones 271 Driveline
23 17 2 Ron Larson White Bear Lake, MN Maloney-Larson 192 Mechanical
24 29 54 Jim Hines New Castle, IN J-L-S 171 Radiator
25 12 32 Casey Jones South Bend, IN Schmitt-Feuerstein 160 Mechanical
26 9 6 Oscar Fay Mishawaka, IN Lyle Roberts 88 Accident
27 8 41 Elmo Smalley Jr. Waverly, OH Bruce Richardson 62 Ignition
28 10 13 Bernie Graybeal Shelbyville, KY Gene Baxter 59 Handling
29 32 59# Jerry Powell Indianapolis, IN Jerry Powell 45 Oil Leak
30 16 3 Billy Hughes Jim Thorpe, PA Billy Hughes 20 Oil Leak
31 18 38 Mark Caldwell Bunker Hill, IN C-B-C 18 Accident
32 21 43 Bob Skinner Muncie, IN Steve Estes 13 Steering
33 30 33 Jerry Blundy Galesburg, IL Jerry Blundy 11 Accident

* Cliff Cockrum drove 94 laps in relief

** Jim Hines drove 74 laps in relief

# Started as qualified alternate

## Danny Milburn drove 44 laps in relief

Sanctioned by:  IMCA

Fast Qualifier:  Benny Rapp - 54.880 seconds

Time of Race:  2:05:49.71

Cautions:  7 for 36 laps

Lead Changes:  2 among 2 drivers

Lap Leaders:  Chuck Amati 1-151; Herman Wise 152-500.

 

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