1971 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: DANNY CARUTHERS, A TRAGIC CHAMPIONSHIP TALE
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Danny Caruthers, the youngest champion in USAC history, compressed an 18-year racing career into his 21-year life span.
With his closest competition coming from none other than his brother, Jimmy, Danny clinched the 1971 title with three races yet to go when tragedy struck, making them the first and only siblings to win the USAC National Midget title.
A mere one week and one day later after clinching, Danny was injured fatally when his throttle stuck while entering turn one during warmups for the 75-lap feature race at California’s Corona Raceway, sending his car crashing into the wall. He suffered a basal skull fracture, among other injuries, and died five days later at County General Hospital in Riverside, Calif.
In his first full season on the circuit, the modest, dedicated Californian led the ranks with 12 feature victories en route to becoming the first posthumous champion in USAC’s history. He moved into the point lead for good on June 30 with a victory at Pennsylvania’s Williams Grove Speedway and his 11 fast qualifying times led all drivers throughout the season.
The result put a somber postscript to an exciting Caruthers Brothers battle. Jimmy, the defending champ, collected eight wins while driving a midget sponsored by actor and comedian Bill Cosby’s motion picture debut, “Man & Boy.”
Danny began racing at age three and was crowned a quarter midget national champ before graduating to TQs and midgets.
“Racing is something I’ve done since I was a little boy,” Danny said. “It’s what I like best and, so far, it’s what I do best. To me, it is the greatest sport around.”
Entrant champion Doug Caruthers not only fielded the cars which won the last two championships, but he also sired the drivers who won them. When Doug wasn’t working on his racecars, which he’d done since 1947, he devoted his attention to passenger cars – thousands of them. He operated the parking concession for Disneyland near his Anaheim, Calif. home.
Danny was not driving for his father when the accident occurred. They had a disagreement several weeks before and Danny, after sitting out one race in the grandstands, shifted to a car owned by Jack Fitzpatrick. Reportedly, earlier in the same evening on which the accident occurred, Doug and Danny had a father-son talk and patched up their differences.
A touching moment in the banquet came when Doug took the microphone to accept the awards on behalf of his late son.
“It is difficult to measure the devotion and dedication it took for a young man of 21 years old to accomplish this feat,” Doug said. “I think as a father and a car owner, I can point to Dan with pride as an outstanding example of the sacrifice that it takes to become a champion. I'm sorry that Dan won't be able to wear this ring that he worked so hard for."
Roll cages were made mandatory for the series starting in 1971. Additionally, aircraft flush-type fuel caps or an approved equal were made mandatory on all cars. All midgets were now required to have an on-board fire suppression system.
Nelson Stewart, a driver on the 1970 USAC Midget circuit and a crewman for Gary Irvin’s team, was awarded USAC's Certificate of Performance, “a salute for supreme courage.” Stewart spent 11 weeks in the hospital with severe burns after an attempt to rescue a motorist who crashed on a central Indiana highway. Stewart climbed a fence and had a hand on the car's door handle when the gas tank exploded, knocking him down and setting him on fire. When USAC awarded Nelson his certificate, his wife Pam was four months away from giving birth to 1994-1995 series champion Tony Stewart.
Bob Stroud and Steve Dailey were named to new posts. Stroud, the midget supervisor from 1959-70, was appointed USAC Stock Car supervisor while Dailey, a pit steward and registrar since 1966, was named USAC Midget supervisor.
Less than two years after his championship, Bob Tattersall succumbed to cancer at age 47. Also passing away were Marvin Edwards and Jim Blunk. Edwards’ Hollywood Spring and Axle Company cars won 15 series events with drivers Parnelli Jones and A.J. Foyt. Blunk served as the top assistant during much of Bob Stroud's tenure as supervisor for the division.
Bill Renshaw was tabbed as the Most Improved Driver. Bob Lithgow won the sportsmanship award and Billy Shuman captured the inaugural Jim Blunk Award, given to the rookie who best exemplifies the ideals of a professional USAC driver. Bob Hare of Lyons, Ill., captured the 1971 USAC Indoor Midget Racing Championship in January.
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1971 USAC National Midget Driver Points
POS. PTS. DRIVER
1 398.76 Danny Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif.
2 338.75 Jimmy Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif.
3 298.17 Dave Strickland, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
4 276.5 Jerry McClung, Tempe, Ariz.
5 260.38 Billy Engelhart, Madison, Wis.
6 209.73 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill.
7 168.7 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich.
8 164.04 Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.
9 162.26 Jim McClean, Joliet, Ill.
10 144.24 Billy Shuman, Tempe, Ariz.
11 121.58 Larry Rice, Linden, Ind.
12 121.38 Lee Kunzman, Guttenberg, Iowa
13 117.56 Merle Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
14 109.33 John Batts, Jamestown, Ind.
15 106.06 Billy Vukovich, Fresno, Calif.
16 99.57 Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
17 84.94 Gary Ponzini, Morgan Hill, Calif.
18 79.28 Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.
19 74.99 Roger West, Joliet, Ill.
20 69.3 Mel Kenyon, Lebanon, Ind.
21 67.34 Mel Cornett, Wauwatosa, Wis.
22 59.82 Johnny Parsons, Speedway, Ind.
23 58.5 Rick Goudy, Norwalk, Calif.
24 57.96 Dick Pole, Harvey, Ill.
25 53.98 Steve Cannon, Danville, Ill.
26 52.26 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
27 49.54 Harry Beck, Indianapolis, Ind.
28 46.38 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.
29 44.9 Johnny W. Anderson, Sacramento, Calif.
30 43.15 Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wis.
31 42.03 Larry Cannon, Danville, Ill.
32 41.05 George Snider, Fresno, Calif.
33 39.8 Hank Butcher, Hayward, Calif.
34 39.1 Tommy Astone, Fresno, Calif.
35 35.68 Pancho Carter, Huntington Beach, Calif.
36 35.45 Don Carmichael, Berwyn, Ill.
37 32.13 Jimmy Kirk, Charlestown, W.Va.
38 31.65 Jigger Sirois, Shelby, Ind.
39 29 Danny O'Neill, Santa Clara, Calif.
40 27.66 Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio
41 27.03 Jim Gates, Plano, Ill.
42 25.13 Bob Evans, Long Beach, Calif.
43 24.58 Joe Saldana, Lincoln, Neb.
44 23.8 Don “Spyder” Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo.
45 21.61 Sammy Sessions, Nashville, Mich.
46 20.45 Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
47 19.55 Eddie Jackson, Denver, Colo.
48 19.35 George Stefanech, Joliet, Ill.
49 18.6 Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind.
50 18.45 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill.
51 18.17 Leigh Earnshaw, Morgantown, Pa.
52 17.9 Sammy Sauer, Arvada, Colo.
53 17.72 Bill Mehner, Portland, Ore.
54 17.6 Burt Foland, Mountain View, Calif.
55 17.55 Bubby Jones, Danville, Ill.
56 15.83 Duke Cook, Sidney, Ohio
57 14.58 Wally Lambert, Manhattan, Ill.
58 13.82 John Hubbard, Johnstown, Pa.
59 13.64 Don Hawley, Los Angeles, Calif.
60 13.55 Danny McKnight, Glendora, Calif.
61 13.4 Bobby Olivero, Lakewood, Calif.
62 12.55 Dee Hileman, Palo Alto, Calif.
63 11.6 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
64 11.35 Dennis Dorsey, Cicero, Ill.
65 11.3 Bruce Walkup, Downey, Calif.
66 10.88 Butch Haisman, San Gabriel, Calif.
67 10.7 Dickie Deis, Fresno, Calif.
68 10.69 Jackie Burke, Houston, Texas
69 10.68 Johnny Coy, Merrick, N.Y.
70 10.2 Duke DeRosa, Springfield, Ill.
71 9.9 Duane Bonini, Oakland, Calif.
72 9.75 Roger Branson, Champaign, Ill.
73 9.31 Chuck Taylor, East Alton, Ill.
74 9.12 Rich Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
75 8.5 Newt White, Lockport, Ill.
76 8.4 Ray Elliott, Lockport, Ill.
77 8.35 John Toth, Northfield, Ohio
78 7.75 Sam Isenhower, Joliet, Ill.
79 7.7 Al Moldenhauer, Madison, Wis.
80 7.6 Jerry Weeks, Anaheim, Calif.
81 7.5 Lealand McSpadden, Tempe, Ariz.
82 7.2 Rich Walsh, San Bruno, Calif.
83 6.35 Dick Zimmerman, Anaheim, Calif.
84 6.3 Bob Twitty, Bakersfield, Calif.
85 5.9 Rick Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind.
86 5.5 Tommy Copp, Fresno, Calif.
87 5.3 Gary Johnson, Modesto, Calif.
88 5.1 Walt Kennedy, Hacienda Heights, Calif.
89 4.9 Danny Brown, Rossville, Ill.
90 4.9 Duane Sears, Westminster, Calif.
91 4.89 Sonny Ates, Sellersburg, Ind.
92 4.8 Ralph Liguori, Tampa, Fla.
93 4.2 Bob Morrow, San Jose, Calif.
94 4.1 Dean Thompson, Torrance, Calif.
95 3.9 Gene Force, New Madison, Ohio
96 3.9 Ken Petersen, Maple Valley, Wash.
97 3.5 Frank Childress, Fithian, Ill.
98 3.5 Tom Hillstrom, Downers Grove, Ill.
99 3.45 Chuck Gurney, Livermore, Calif.
100 3.4 Leroy Van Conett, Galt, Calif.
101 3.4 Billy Cruce, Yorba Linda, Calif.
102 3.2 George McBeath, Spring Grove, Ill.
103 3.15 Billy Humphreys, Melbourne, Vic.
104 3 Karl Raggio, Morgan Hill, Calif.
105 2.9 Lee Leonard, Hawthorne, Calif.
106 2.9 Don Meacham, Fresno, Calif.
107 2.9 Leo Bonari, Antioch, Calif.
108 2.9 Rob Greentree, Sydney, N.S.W.
109 2.5 John Tenney, Battle Creek, Mich.
110 2.45 Johnny Rutherford, Fort Worth, Texas
111 2.45 Bob Schell, West Covina, Calif.
112 2.45 Jack Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach, Calif.
113 2.2 Bob DeJong, Hayward, Calif.
114 2.2 Bob Thomas, Walnut Creek, Calif.
115 2.2 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill.
116 2 Bobby Grim, Indianapolis, Ind.
117 2 Steve Chassey, Sunland, Calif.
118 1.85 Dave Bowling, San Jose, Calif.
119 1.75 Jim Devitt, Calimesa, Calif.
120 1.6 Jack Skellenger, Denver, Colo.
121 1.41 Carl Williams, Kansas City, Mo.
122 1.32 Jim Malloy, Denver, Colo.
123 1.3 Jack Walker, Mountain View, Calif.
124 1.3 Jan Opperman, Long Beach, Calif.
125 1.15 Bob Moore, Phoenix, Ariz.
126 1.03 Rollie Beale, Toledo, Ohio
127 1 Jerry Karl, Manchester, Pa.
128 1 Warren Scheibe, Denver, Colo.
129 0.8 Jack Devitt, Whittier, Calif.
130 0.7 Jim Hines, New Castle, Ind.
131 0.7 Dennis Devea, Joliet, Ill.
132 0.7 Ron Eden, Crawfordsville, Ind.
133 0.7 Ray Wise, Davis, Calif.
134 0.6 Dick Tobias, Lebanon, Pa.
135 0.58 Dennis Cullick, Joliet, Ill.
136 0.44 Bill Puterbaugh, Roxana, Ill.
137 0.4 Sonny Sanders, Bronx, N.Y.
1971 USAC National Midget Entrant Points
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1 418.92 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#1)
2 371.51 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#5)
3 269.95 David Birmingham, Scottsdale, Ariz. (#4)
4 258.07 Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#2)
5 222.36 Vance Moore, Portage, Wis. (#6)
6 200.63 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill. (#11)
7 183.36 Bob Lockard, Joliet, Ill. (#69)
8 170.06 Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis. (#82)
9 168.76 Gamester Racing, Lombard, Ill. (#20)
10 148.29 Junior Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#25)
11 141.13 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#96)
12 109.72 Gene Willman, Hales Corners, Wis. (#7)
13 105.15 George Middleton, Florissant, Mo. (#15)
14 102.9 Les Scott, Ossian, Ind. (#10)
15 96.7 Howard Lehmann, Springfield, Ill. (#27)
16 90.73 John Batts, Jamestown, Ind. (#95)
17 73.5 Stan Lee, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (#66)
18 69.83 Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia, Ind. (#16)
19 66.83 Math Schneider, Lockport, Ill. (#67)
20 66.41 Bill Cooper, Chicago, Ill. (#34)
21 65.19 Bob Willey, Moline, Ill. (#74)
22 59.36 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#31)
23 56.08 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill. (#28)
24 55.75 Gamester Racing, Lombard, Ill. (#21)
25 53.28 Agajanian-Faas Racers, Yorba Linda, Calif. (#97)
26 49.54 Carl Sandy, Lafayette, Ind. (#91)
27 48.3 Walt Schweitzer, Bakersfield, Calif. (#60)
28 43.35 Sim Clark, Santa Clara, Calif. (#95)
29 41.42 L. Gene Hamilton, Robinson, Ill. (#55)
30 41.03 Bud Doty, Davenport, Iowa (#50)
31 40.43 Len Tetrault, Tinley Park, Ill. (#68)
32 39.85 D.K. Cumberworth, Santa Ana, Calif. (#41)
33 37.63 Dale Hampson, Grand Ridge, Ill. (#88)
34 35.75 Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind. (#42)
35 34.96 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#93)
36 34.48 Jim Rieder, Weehawken, N.J. (#61)
37 33.7 Jack London, Oakland, Calif. (#4)
38 31.25 Harold Gates, Waterman, Ill. (#39)
39 30.62 Ken Brenn, Warren, N.J. (#2)
40 29 Wayne Pontier, Cupertino, Calif. (#2)
41 27.55 Oliver Johnson, San Jose, Calif. (#96)
42 26.45 Leonard Faas Jr., Placentia, Calif. (#37)
43 26.35 Robert Miller, Campbell, Calif. (#155)
44 26.35 T.D. Enterprises, Joliet, Ill. (#32)
45 25.08 Robert Haisman, San Gabriel, Calif. (#47)
46 24.75 Dick Brosius, Chicago, Ill. (#52)
47 24.73 Ken Brenn, Warren, N.J. (#4)
48 24.11 Agajanian-Faas Racers, Yorba Linda, Calif. (#98)
49 23.8 Don “Spyder” Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (#41)
50 20.91 George Stefanech, Joliet, Ill. (#60)
51 20.05 Jack Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach, Calif. (#57)
52 19.99 Mel Koehler, New Albany, Ind. (#51)
53 19.65 Art Shanoian, Colma, Calif. (#17)
54 19.55 Vern Shaver, Colorado Springs, Colo. (#59)
55 18.35 George Hopkins, Harvey, Ill. (#54)
56 17.9 Harry Conklin, Denver, Colo. (#16)
57 17.75 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill. (#19)
58 17.3 K.V. Weiland, Chicago, Ill. (#84)
59 16.45 3-K Racing, Lebanon, Ind. (#61)
60 15.14 Cliff Cornell, Hinsdale, Ill. (#8)
61 14.23 Joe Johnson, Saint Charles, Mo. (#16)
62 13.4 L.T. Caruthers, Corona Del Mar, Calif. (#78)
63 12.75 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (#29)
64 11.89 Frank Berlott, Santa Clara, Calif. (#117)
65 11.75 Ed Loniewski, LaPorte, Ind. (#87)
66 11.35 Richard Heerboth, Villa Park, Ill. (#48)
67 11.05 Leigh Earnshaw, Morgantown, Pa. (#51)
68 10.89 Gus Sohm, Saint Louis, Mo. (#90)
69 10.7 Ralph Baiza, Coalinga, Calif. (#36)
70 10.69 Jackie Burke, Houston, Texas (#70)
71 10.6 Dean Helmick, Springfield, Ohio (#63)
72 9.75 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#73)
73 9.35 Myron Caves, Fresno, Calif. (#85)
74 9.3 Ed Darrell, Clark, N.J. (#83)
75 9.08 Roy Koehler, Gardner, Ill. (#73)
76 8.8 Mason Cook, Concord, Calif. (#19)
77 8.4 Lou Cooper, Orland Park, Ill. (#23)
78 8.35 John Toth, Northfield, Ohio (#22)
79 7.95 Jack Schenk, Chicago, Ill. (#126)
80 7.95 John Child, Tinley Park, Ill. (#119)
81 7.6 Clancy Wright, Orange, Calif. (#89)
82 7.5 Bud Trainor, Phoenix, Ariz. (#24)
83 7.45 Bill Baldwin, Cedarville, Ohio (#56)
84 7.2 Rich Walsh, San Bruno, Calif. (#92)
85 7.05 Jim Hettinger, Ypsilanti, Mich. (#127)
86 7.05 Leonard Faas Jr., Placentia, Calif. (#32)
87 6.5 Bill Cooper, Chicago, Ill. (#5)
88 6.44 Carl Gehlhausen, Jasper, Ind. (#84)
89 6.3 Harry Starner, Colton, Calif. (#59)
90 5.9 Bob Rosen, Oakland, Calif. (#69)
91 5.45 Lennie Gonsel, Hayward, Calif. (#39)
92 5.1 Walt Kennedy, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#16)
93 5.05 Robert McKnight, Glendora, Calif. (#84)
94 4.9 Oliver Brown, Rossville, Ind. (#64)
95 4.9 Joe Lynch, Garden Grove, Calif. (#27)
96 4.8 Joe Rydzewski, Phoenix, Ariz. (#81)
97 4.4 Ned Kirkpatrick, Wood River, Ill. (#86)
98 4.2 Krueger & Krueger, Countryside, Ill. (#57)
99 4.2 Bob Morrow, San Jose, Calif. (#15)
100 3.9 Jim Glenn, Tacoma, Wash. (#161)
101 3.9 Fino Saccullo, San Mateo, Calif. (#65)
102 3.6 Joe Kleinbauer, Los Angeles, Calif. (#19)
103 3.5 Tom Hillstrom, Downers Grove, Ill. (#76)
104 3.2 George McBeath, Chicago, Ill. (#47)
105 2.9 Lee Leonard, Hawthorne, Calif. (#6)
106 2.9 Duke Dinsmore, Dayton, Ohio (#18)
107 2.9 Leo Bonari, Antioch, Calif. (#75)
108 2.9 Rob Greentree, Indianapolis, Ind. (#21)
109 2.9 Bob Hanson, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#46)
110 2.85 Don Reidelberger, Chicago, Ill. (#00)
111 2.65 Dennis Devea, Joliet, Ill. (#45)
112 2.6 Lee Carey, Woodstock, Ill. (#24)
113 2.5 Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#33)
114 2.45 Bob Corson, Harvey, Ill. (#52)
115 2.45 Bob Schell, West Covina, Calif. (#87)
116 2.43 Carl Gehlhausen, Jasper, Ind. (#91)
117 2.3 Gene Berg, Niles, Ill. (#41)
118 2.2 Bill Denning, Des Moines, Iowa (#59)
119 2.2 Bob Thomas, Walnut Creek, Calif. (#119)
120 2.12 Sheldon Arkow, Canton, Ohio (#19)
121 1.75 Jim Devitt, Calimesa, Calif. (#148)
122 1.73 Bob Rice, Linden, Ind. (#14)
123 1.6 George Alexander, Torrance, Calif. (#27)
124 1.6 Jack Skellenger, Denver, Colo. (#62)
125 1.3 Owen Granger, Homer, Mich. (#111)
126 1.2 Don Kischell, Downey, Calif. (#12)
127 1 Gamester Racing, Lombard, Ill. (#21x)
128 0.8 John McFadden, Gardena, Calif. (#55)
129 0.7 Milan Bursac, Wyandotte, Mich. (#77)
130 0.7 Ray Wise, Davis, Calif. (#23)
131 0.6 Burt Foland, Mountain View, Calif. (#101)
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 3, 1971 – Allen County Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Bob Lockard #69), 2. Wally Lambert, 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 4. Gary Irvin, 5. Henry Pens, 6. Bob Hare, 7. Les Scott, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Tom Hillstrom, 10. Dick Pole, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. John Batts. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (8.740)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 24, 1971 – Allen County Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Hare (Bob Hare #19), 2. Larry Rice, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Jigger Sirois, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. George Kladis, 7. Larry Cannon, 8. Bubby Jones, 9. Ray Elliott, 10. Henry Pens, 11. Tom Steiner, 12. John Tenney. FQ: Dave Strickland (18.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 14, 1971 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Burt Foland (Oliver Johnson #96x), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Jerry McClung, 4. Johnny W. Anderson, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. George Snider, 7. Sammy Sauer, 8. Danny Caruthers, 9. Gary Johnson, 10. Dickie Deis, 11. Don Meacham, 12. Tommy Copp, 13. Dave Bowling, 14. Hank Butcher, 15. Gary Ponzini, 16. Danny O'Neill, 17. Billy Vukovich, 18. Jimmy Caruthers. FQ: Dave Strickland (14.880)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 26, 1971 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Jerry McClung, 3. George Snider, 4. Billy Vukovich, 5. Walt Kennedy, 6. Gary Ponzini, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Billy Shuman, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Johnny Rutherford, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Tommy Astone, 13. Danny Caruthers, 14. Les Scott, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Duke DeRosa, 17. Gary Bettenhausen, 18. Bruce Walkup. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (22.240)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 3, 1971 – Corona Raceway – Corona, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. George Snider (Agajanian-Faas Racers #97), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Danny Caruthers, 4. Gary Bettenhausen, 5. Rick Goudy, 6. Jerry McClung, 7. Hank Butcher, 8. Gary Ponzini, 9. Jimmy Caruthers, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Dickie Deis, 12. Bob Evans, 13. Dave Strickland, 14. Dick Zimmerman, 15. Jim Devitt, 16. Les Scott, 17. Burt Foland, 18. Pancho Carter. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (21.600)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 17, 1971 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Howard Linne #96), 2. Rick Goudy, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Bob Evans, 5. Danny Caruthers, 6. Bruce Walkup, 7. Hank Butcher, 8. Dee Hileman, 9. Lee Leonard, 10. Danny McKnight, 11. Rich Walsh, 12. Bob Twitty, 13. Les Scott, 14. Gary Bettenhausen, 15. Johnny W. Anderson, 16. George Snider, 17. Tommy Astone, 18. Bill Renshaw. FQ: Danny Caruthers (21.700)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 18, 1971 – Vallejo Speedway – Vallejo, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gary Ponzini (Sim Clark #95), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Johnny W. Anderson, 4. Rick Goudy, 5. Billy Vukovich, 6. Danny Caruthers, 7. Leroy Van Conett, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Bobby Morrow, 10. Rich Walsh, 11. Bob Thomas, 12. Hank Butcher, 13. Bruce Walkup, 14. Danny O’Neill, 15. Tommy Copp, 16. Bill Renshaw, 17. Don Meacham, 18. George Snider. FQ: Billy Vukovich (14.060)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 25, 1971 – Tri-County Speedway – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Howard Linne #96), 2. Jerry McClung, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Jim McClean, 7. Gary Ponzini, 8. Harry Beck, 9. John Batts, 10. Sam Isenhower, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Bubby Jones, 14. Merle Bettenhausen, 15. Billy Engelhart, 16. Dave Strickland, 17. George Snider, 18. Johnny Parsons. FQ: Jerry McClung (21.310)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 3, 1971 – Appalachian Speedway – Kingsport, Tennessee
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #4), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Les Scott, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Roger Branson, 7. Harry Beck, 8. Billy Shuman, 9. Duke DeRosa, 10. John Batts, 11. Danny Brown, 12. Gary Ponzini, 13. John Toth, 14. Leo Bonari, 15. Roger West, 16. Jim McClean, 17. Bert Busby, 18. Bill Mehner. FQ: Les Scott (18.170)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 15, 1971 – Limaland Motor Speedway – Lima, Ohio
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Gary Ponzini, 7. Jim McClean, 8. Sam Isenhower, 9. Gene Force, 10. Les Scott, 11. Gary Irvin, 12. Roger West, 13. John Batts, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. Chuck Arnold, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Jerry McClung, 18. Billy Shuman. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (14.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 21, 1971 – Sante Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Chuck Weyant, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Jim McClean, 6. Gary Ponzini, 7. Chuck Arnold, 8. Danny Caruthers, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Roger West, 11. Jerry McClung, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Don Carmichael, 14. Bill Renshaw, 15. Larry Rice, 16. Lee Kunzman, 17. Chuck Taylor, 18. Leigh Earnshaw. FQ: Roger West (15.110)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 22, 1971 – Shady Bowl Speedway – DeGraff, Ohio
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Jerry McClung, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Pancho Carter, 7. John Batts, 8. George Stefanech, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Leigh Earnshaw, 11. Jim McClean, 12. Danny Brown, 13. Johnny W. Anderson, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Billy Shuman, 16. Billy Engelhart, 17. Dennis DeVea, 18. Duke Cook. FQ: Bob Wente (14.440)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 28, 1971 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana – Night Before the 500
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Jerry McClung, 3. Lee Kunzman, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Danny Caruthers, 6. Joe Saldana, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Gary Irvin, 9. Mel Cornett, 10. Roger West, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Jim McClean, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Tom Steiner, 15. Johnny Parsons, 16. Les Scott, 17. Pancho Carter, 18. Bill Renshaw, 19. John Batts, 20. Jimmy Kirk, 21. Merle Bettenhausen, 22. Tom Bigelow, 23. Ralph Liguori, 24. Chuck Arnold. FQ: Lee Kunzman (23.800)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 31, 1971 – Salem Speedway – Salem, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. John Batts (John Batts #95), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Johnny W. Anderson, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Lee Kunzman, 6. Billy Vukovich, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Billy Engelhart, 9. Chuck Arnold, 10. Roger West, 11. Larry Dickson, 12. Gary Irvin, 13. Jerry McClung, 14. Jimmy Caruthers, 15. Gary Bettenhausen, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Tom Bigelow, 18. Sammy Sessions. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (18.750)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 2, 1971 – Rockford Motor Speedway – Rockford, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Howard Linne #96), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Danny Caruthers, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Jim McClean, 6. Dick Pole, 7. Billy Vukovich, 8. Billy Engelhart, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Jerry McClung, 11. Leigh Earnshaw, 12. Gary Irvin, 13. Tom Bigelow, 14. Johnny Parsons, 15. Harry Beck, 16. Jimmy Caruthers, 17. Larry Rice, 18. Bill Renshaw. FQ: Jim McClean (14.030)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 4, 1971 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Harry Turner #82), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Jerry McClung, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Leigh Earnshaw, 9. Roger West, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Gary Ponzini, 12. Tom Steiner, 13. Ron Wanless, 14. John Batts, 15. Les Scott, 16. Johnny W. Anderson, 17. Danny Caruthers, 18. Jim McClean. FQ: Dave Strickland (16.490)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 5, 1971 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #2), 2. Bill Renshaw, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Chuck Weyant, 6. Bubby Jones, 7. Danny Caruthers, 8. Roger Branson, 9. Steve Cannon, 10. Dennis Dorsey, 11. Duke DeRosa, 12. John Batts, 13. Chuck Taylor, 14. Roger West, 15. Chuck Arnold, 16. Les Scott, 17. Leo Bonari, 18. Frank Childress. FQ: Roger West (12.430)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 10, 1971 – Tri-County Raceway – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #2), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Danny Caruthers, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Billy Engelhart (Tie), 5. Bob Wente (Tie), 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Roger West, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Sammy Sessions, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Arnie Knepper, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Les Scott, 16. Harry Beck, 17. Bob Evans, 18. Gary Bettenhausen. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (20.440)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 17, 1971 – Tri-County Speedway – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Jim McClean, 4. Jerry McClung, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Harry Beck, 8. Larry Dickson, 9. Les Scott, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Pancho Carter, 12. Bob Evans, 13. Johnny W. Anderson, 14. Arnie Knepper, 15. George Stefanech, 16. Danny Caruthers, 17. Jackie Burke, 18. John Toth. FQ: Dave Strickland (19.900)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 19, 1971 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Jerry McClung, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Jim Gates, 9. Roger West, 10. Chuck Weyant, 11. Butch Haisman, 12. Dick Pole, 13. Jim McClean, 14. Bubby Jones, 15. Les Scott, 16. Steve Cannon, 17. Jimmy Caruthers, 18. Billy Engelhart. FQ: Dave Strickland (12.310)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 20, 1971 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Merle Bettenhausen (Howard Lehmann #27), 2. Chuck Arnold, 3. Bill Renshaw, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Larry Kirkpatrick, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Chuck Weyant, 8. Les Scott, 9. Mel Cornett, 10. Jim McClean, 11. Dick Pole, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. Harry Beck, 14. Jimmy Caruthers, 15. Danny Caruthers, 16. Duke DeRosa, 17. Chuck Taylor, 18. Billy Engelhart. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (24.310)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 24, 1971 – Tri-County Speedway – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Lee Kunzman, 4. Jimmy Kirk, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Billy Shuman, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Les Scott, 12. Johnny W. Anderson, 13. Pancho Carter, 14. George Stefanech, 15. Jim McClean, 16. Harry Beck, 17. Ron Eden, 18. John Toth. FQ: Dave Strickland (20.010)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 25, 1971 – Will County Fairgrounds – Peotone, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #4), 2. Lee Kunzman, 3. Danny Caruthers, 4. Larry Cannon, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Roger West, 8. Steve Cannon, 9. Jigger Sirois, 10. Les Scott, 11. Don Carmichael, 12. Jim McClean, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Billy Engelhart, 15. Billy Shuman, 16. Bill Mehner, 17. Dick Pole, 18. Merle Bettenhausen. FQ: Dave Strickland (18.310)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 26, 1971 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #2), 2. Dick Pole, 3. Newt White, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Jerry McClung, 6. Jigger Sirois, 7. George Stefanech, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Lee Kunzman, 10. Danny Caruthers, 11. Bob Richards, 12. Les Scott, 13. Harry Beck, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. Bob McLean, 16. Dennis Dorsey, 17. Bob Hare, 18. John Batts. FQ: John Batts (12.700)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 27, 1971 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Jerry McClung, 3. Mel Cornett, 4. Danny Caruthers, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Billy Shuman, 9. Jim Gates, 10. Gary Ponzini, 11. Al Moldenhauer, 12. Don Carmichael, 13. Dennis Dorsey, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Roger West, 17. Billy Engelhart, 18. Rich Vogler. FQ: Danny Caruthers (16.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 29, 1971 – Flemington Speedway – Flemington, New Jersey
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Kirk (Ken Brenn #2), 2. Johnny Coy, 3. Johnny Parsons, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Len Duncan, 7. Leigh Earnshaw, 8. Jimmy Caruthers, 9. Larry Rice, 10. Jerry McClung, 11. Les Scott, 12. Tommy McAndrew, 13. Lee Kunzman, 14. Billy Shuman, 15. Jim Maguire, 16. Gary Ponzini, 17. Jerry Stover, 18. Jerry Karl, 19. Dave Strickland, 20. John Hubbard, 21. Dutch Schaefer, 22. John Batts, 23. Pancho Carter, 24. Danny Caruthers. FQ: Danny Caruthers (22.860)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 30, 1971 – Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 4. John Hubbard, 5. Lee Kunzman, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Pancho Carter, 8. Billy Shuman, 9. Ralph Liguori, 10. Jerry Stover, 11. Jim Maguire, 12. Mitch Smith, 13. Les Scott, 14. Leigh Earnshaw, 15. Kenny Weld, 16. Arnie Knepper, 17. Johnny Parsons, 18. Dick Tobias, 19. Gary Ponzini, 20. Larry Rice, 21. Johnny Coy, 22. Dave Strickland, 23. Billy Engelhart, 24. Jimmy Kirk. FQ: Jimmy Kirk (24.710)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 1, 1971 – Tri-County Speedway – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #4), 2. Bill Renshaw, 3. Danny Caruthers, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Roger West, 6. Steve Cannon, 7. Rich Vogler, 8. Billy Shuman, 9. Don Carmichael, 10. Billy Humphreys, 11. Harry Beck, 12. John Toth, 13. John Batts, 14. Jim McClean, 15. Larry Rice, 16. Sonny Ates, 17. Jackie Burke, 18. Billy Engelhart. FQ: Larry Rice (20.060)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 2, 1971 – Nazareth National Speedway – Nazareth, Pennsylvania
FEATURE: (45 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Larry Dickson, 3. Roger Bailey, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Les Scott, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Hank Rogers Jr., 8. Gary Ponzini, 9. Bob Lithgow, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Billy Engelhart, 12. Jim Maguire, 13. Arnie Knepper, 14. Pancho Carter, 15. Johnny Parsons, 16. Leigh Earnshaw, 17. Bob Evans, 18. Lee Kunzman, 19. Jimmy Kirk, 20. John Hubbard, 21. Joe Saldana, 22. Johnny Coy, 23. Jerry McClung, 24. Jerry Stover, 25. Lou Timolot, 26. Billy Shuman, 27. Sonny Sanders, 28. Jerry Karl. FQ: Lee Kunzman (38.380)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 2, 1971 – Nazareth National Speedway – Nazareth, Pennsylvania
FEATURE: (45 laps) 1. Larry Dickson (Gary Bettenhausen #16), 2. Bob Evans, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Jimmy Kirk, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Hank Rogers Jr., 7. Les Scott, 8. Bob Lithgow, 9. Len Duncan, 10. Duke Pavlick, 11. Lou Timolot, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. Billy Hughes, 14. Arnie Knepper, 15. Ernie McCoy, 16. John Hubbard, 17. Danny Caruthers, 18. Jim Maguire, 19. Joe Saldana, 20. Dennis Cullick, 21. Billy Shuman, 22. Roger Bailey, 23. Bill Renshaw, 24. Butch Walsh, 25. Jerry McClung, 26. Pancho Carter. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 5, 1971 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Gary Ponzini (Gamester Racing #21), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Mel Cornett, 4. Jim McClean, 5. Jerry McClung, 6. Jimmy Caruthers, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Dick Pole, 9. Les Scott, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Tom Bigelow, 13. Danny Caruthers, 14. Don Vogler, 15. Steve Cannon, 16. Chuck Weyant, 17. Don Carmichael, 18. Billy Shuman. FQ: Danny Caruthers (15.190)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 9, 1971 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Larry Rice (Gene Willman #7), 2. Mel Cornett, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Jim McClean, 5. Jerry McClung, 6. Gary Ponzini, 7. Jimmy Caruthers, 8. Danny Caruthers, 9. Merle Bettenhausen, 10. Steve Cannon, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Don Carmichael, 14. John Toth, 15. Les Scott, 16. Duke Cook, 17. Billy Engelhart, 18. George Stefanech. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (16.960)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 16, 1971 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Mel Cornett, 4. Jim McClean, 5. Bill Renshaw, 6. Billy Shuman, 7. Joe Saldana, 8. Dick Pole, 9. Harry Beck, 10. Tom Bigelow, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Chuck Arnold, 14. Jerry McClung, 15. Steve Cannon, 16. Billy Engelhart, 17. Don Carmichael, 18. John Batts. FQ: Billy Engelhart (17.610)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 17, 1971 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. John Batts, 3. Billy Shuman, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Don Carmichael, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Les Scott, 8. Jim McClean, 9. George Stefanech, 10. Bubby Jones, 11. Frank Childress, 12. Jimmy Caruthers, 13. Jerry McClung, 14. Dave Strickland, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Bill Mehner, 17. Mel Cornett, 18. Steve Cannon. FQ: Billy Engelhart (12.620)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 24, 1971 – Shady Bowl Speedway – DeGraff, Ohio
FEATURE (40 laps) 1. John Batts (John Batts #95), 2. Jim McClean, 3. Jim Gates, 4. Jigger Sirois, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Danny Caruthers, 8. Les Scott, 9. Jerry McClung, 10. Steve Cannon, 11. Mel Cornett, 12. Merle Bettenhausen, 13. Harry Beck, 14. Dick Pole, 15. Bob Lithgow, 16. Dave Strickland, 17. Billy Shuman, 18. George Stefanech. FQ: Merle Bettenhausen (14.660)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 25, 1971 – Kentucky State Fairgrounds – Louisville, Kentucky
FEATURE (50 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Vance Moore #6), 2. Les Scott, 3. Steve Cannon, 4. Danny Caruthers, 5. Merle Bettenhausen, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Jim Gates, 9. Harry Beck, 10. Billy Shuman, 11. Jerry McClung, 12. Jim McClean, 13. Chuck Arnold, 14. George Stefanech, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. John Batts, 17. Dick Pole, 18. Leo Bonari. FQ: Les Scott (15.040)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 30, 1971 – Will County Fairgrounds – Peotone, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Gary Bettenhausen #16), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Dick Pole, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Larry Cannon, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Gary Ponzini, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Johnny Parsons, 11. Don Carmichael, 12. Jim McClean, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Danny Caruthers, 15. Billy Engelhart, 16. Steve Cannon, 17. Jerry McClung, 18. Les Scott. FQ: Billy Vukovich (18.110)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 1, 1971 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
FEATURE RAINED OUT. FQ: Merle Bettenhausen (17.090)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 5, 1971 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Steve Cannon (Len Tetrault #68), 2. Jerry McClung, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Billy Shuman, 7. Jim McClean, 8. Danny Caruthers, 9. Lee Kunzman, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Tom Bigelow, 12. Harry Beck, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Duke Cook, 15. Les Scott, 16. Warren Scheibe, 17. Jim Gates, 18. Larry Cannon. FQ: Duke Cook (14.720)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 7, 1971 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Danny Caruthers, 3. Billy Shuman, 4. Larry Cannon, 5. Jerry McClung, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. John Batts, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Billy Engelhart, 10. Dick Pole, 11. Les Scott, 12. Mel Cornett, 13. Roger West, 14. Butch Haisman, 15. Larry Rice, 16. Harry Beck, 17. Jim McClean, 18. Dave Strickland. FQ: Danny Caruthers (17.620)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 13, 1971 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Mel Cornett, 6. Larry Cannon, 7. Jimmy Caruthers, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Jim McClean, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Bob Wente, 12. Dick Pole, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Les Scott, 16. John Batts, 17. Billy Shuman, 18. Jerry McClung. FQ: Billy Shuman (16.090)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 14, 1971 – Will County Fairgrounds – Peotone, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Arnie Knepper, 4. Bob Lithgow, 5. Les Scott, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. John Batts, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Rob Greentree, 10. Jim McClean, 11. Merle Bettenhausen, 12. Roger West, 13. Steve Cannon, 14. Dick Pole, 15. Billy Engelhart, 16. Gary Ponzini, 17. Danny Caruthers, 18. Billy Shuman. FQ: Danny Caruthers (17.540)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1971 – Illinois State Fairgrounds – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Danny Caruthers, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Les Scott, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Jim McClean, 9. Sammy Sessions, 10. Chuck Taylor, 11. John Hubbard, 12. Pancho Carter, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Gary Bettenhausen, 15. Roger West, 16. Gary Ponzini, 17. Mel Cornett, 18. Larry Dickson, 19. Billy Shuman, 20. Lee Kunzman, 21. Billy Vukovich, 22. Dick Pole, 23. Harry Beck, 24. Arnie Knepper, 25. Johnny Parsons, 26. Jackie Burke, 27. Dave Strickland, 28. Duke Cook. FQ: Danny Caruthers (34.840)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1971 – Illinois State Fairgrounds – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE (50 laps) 1. Les Scott (George Middleton #15), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Jim McClean, 7. Pancho Carter, 8. Arnie Knepper, 9. Joe Saldana, 10. Tom Bigelow, 11. Jerry McClung, 12. Sammy Sessions, 13. Wally Lambert, 14. Gary Ponzini, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Danny Caruthers, 17. Jackie Burke, 18. Mel Cornett, 19. Chuck Taylor, 20. Larry Cannon, 21. Steve Cannon, 22. Dave Strickland, 23. Bill Puterbaugh, 24. John Hubbard, 25. Gary Bettenhausen, 26. Harry Beck, 27. Larry Dickson, 28. Lee Kunzman. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1971 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE (50 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. John Batts, 3. Larry Cannon, 4. Johnny Parsons, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Jimmy Caruthers, 7. Billy Shuman, 8. Jerry McClung, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Roger West, 12. Jim McClean, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Les Scott, 15. Jim Gates, 16. Sammy Sessions, 17. Jackie Burke, 18. Tom Bigelow. FQ: Johnny Parsons (12.730)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 27, 1971 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE (50 laps) 1. Jim McClean (Bob Lockard #69), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Danny Caruthers, 5. Bill Renshaw, 6. John Batts, 7. Merle Bettenhausen, 8. Roger West, 9. Don Carmichael, 10. Bob Wente, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Bill Mehner, 13. Jackie Burke, 14. Billy Shuman, 15. Dick Pole, 16. Tom Bigelow, 17. Johnny Parsons, 18. Pancho Carter. FQ: Danny Caruthers (14.990)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 28, 1971 – Corona Raceway – Corona, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Stan Lee #66), 2. Duane Bonini, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Rick Goudy, 5. Sammy Sessions, 6. Danny McKnight, 7. Bobby Olivero, 8. Bob Twitty, 9. Dean Thompson, 10. Bob Schell, 11. Duane Sears, 12. Danny Caruthers, 13. Lealand McSpadden, 14. Jack Skellenger, 15. Jerry McClung, 16. Jerry Weeks, 17. George Snider, 18. Jim Devitt. FQ: George Snider (20.920)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 29, 1971 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Vance Moore #6), 2. Bill Renshaw, 3. Billy Shuman, 4. Bob Lithgow, 5. Jim McClean, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. Al Moldenhauer, 8. John Batts, 9. Gary Ponzini, 10. Dennis Dorsey, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Danny Caruthers, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Lars Lein, 15. Steve Cannon, 16. Butch Haisman, 17. Lee Kunzman. FQ: Danny Caruthers (16.690)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 3, 1971 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE RAINED OUT. FQ: Jerry McClung (12.910)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 4, 1971 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Johnny Parsons (L. Gene Hamilton #55), 2. Danny Caruthers, 3. Bill Renshaw, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Les Scott, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Sammy Sessions, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Billy Shuman, 10. Joe Saldana, 11. Mel Cornett, 12. Chuck Taylor, 13. Jigger Sirois, 14. Dave Strickland, 15. Roger West, 16. Arnie Knepper, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Jim McClean, 19. Rollie Beale, 20. Bob Lithgow, 21. Merle Bettenhausen, 22. Larry Rice, 23. Wally Lambert, 24. Larry Cannon, 25. John Batts, 26. Lee Kunzman, 27. Tom Bigelow, 28. Duke Cook. FQ: Johnny Parsons (36.720)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 4, 1971 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Johnny Parsons (L. Gene Hamilton #55), 2. Bill Renshaw, 3. Les Scott, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Arnie Knepper, 6. Joe Saldana, 7. Jim McClean, 8. Don Hawley, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Jerry McClung, 11. Sonny Ates, 12. Merle Bettenhausen, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Lee Kunzman, 17. Bert Busby, 18. Tom Bigelow, 19. Sammy Sessions, 20. Gary Ponzini, 21. Bob Lithgow, 22. Billy Shuman, 23. Mel Cornett, 24. Rollie Beale, 25. Danny Caruthers, 26. Larry Cannon, 27. Don Vogler, 28. Jigger Sirois. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 5, 1971 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Les Scott, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Bob Lithgow, 5. Rich Vogler, 6. Jim McClean, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Dick Pole, 9. Don Carmichael, 10. Don Vogler, 11. Bob Clements, 12. Jerry McClung, 13. John Batts, 14. Dennis Dorsey, 15. Dave Strickland, 16. Mel Cornett, 17. Billy Shuman, 18. Tom Hillstrom. FQ: Danny Caruthers (16.530)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 10, 1971 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Mid-Northern Transfer #88), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Danny Caruthers, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Jim McClean, 6. Jerry McClung, 7. Roger West, 8. Larry Rice, 9. Gary Ponzini, 10. John Batts, 11. George McBeath, 12. George Stefanech, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Steve Cannon, 15. Billy Shuman, 16. Jim Gates, 17. Al Moldenhauer. FQ: Bob Lithgow (16.260)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 12, 1971 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #4), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Arnie Knepper, 4. Don Hawley, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Bob Lithgow, 7. John Batts, 8. Jim McClean, 9. Duke Cook, 10. Don Carmichael, 11. Merle Bettenhausen, 12. Chuck Taylor, 13. Wally Lambert, 14. Pancho Carter, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. Les Scott, 17. Jackie Burke, 18. Roger West, 19. Carl Williams, 20. Billy Engelhart, 21. Jimmy Caruthers, 22. Rich Vogler, 23. Jim Malloy, 24. Billy Shuman, 25. Larry Rice, 26. Jigger Sirois, 27. Jim Gates, 28. Danny Caruthers, 29. Dick Pole, 30. Chuck Arnold, 31. Billy Vukovich, 32. Butch Haisman, 33. Sammy Sessions. FQ: Danny Caruthers (23.140)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 22, 1971 – Lakeside Speedway – Denver, Colorado
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Eddie Jackson (Vern Shaver #59), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Danny O'Neill, 4. Sammy Sauer, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Don “Spyder” Anderson, 7. Danny Caruthers, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Billy Engelhart, 10. Les Scott, 11. Rick Goudy, 12. Fritz Wilson, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Don Wilson, 15. Dickie Deis, 16. Steve Troxell, 17. Johnny Parsons, 18. Ken Petersen. FQ: Don “Spyder” Anderson (12.770)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 23, 1971 – Lakeside Speedway – Denver, Colorado
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Danny Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Lee Kunzman, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Jerry McClung, 5. Billy Shuman, 6. Don “Spyder” Anderson, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Jim McClean, 9. Rick Goudy, 10. Jim Beckley, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Ken Petersen, 13. Danny O'Neill, 14. Bobby Olivero, 15. Eddie Jackson, 16. Sammy Sauer, 17. Billy Engelhart, 18. Bill Renshaw. FQ: Don “Spyder” Anderson (12.620)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 24, 1971 – Sportsman Raceway Park – Colorado Springs, Colorado
FEATURE: (47 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Billy Shuman, 3. Lee Kunzman, 4. Rick Goudy, 5. Don “Spyder” Anderson, 6. Danny O'Neill, 7. Johnny Parsons, 8. Eddie Jackson, 9. Danny Caruthers, 10. Jim McClean, 11. Les Scott, 12. Jerry Weeks, 13. Dave Strickland, 14. Sammy Sauer, 15. Billy Engelhart, 16. Jim Beckley, 17. Bob Wente, 18. Dickie Deis. FQ: Don “Spyder” Anderson (15.160)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 1, 1971 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Danny Caruthers, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Danny O'Neill, 5. Bill Renshaw, 6. Dee Hileman, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Hank Butcher, 9. Eddie Jackson, 10. Les Scott, 11. Rick Davidson, 12. Billy Cruce, 13. Karl Raggio, 14. Bobby Olivero, 15. Jack Fitzpatrick, 16. Gary Johnson, 17. Tommy Astone, 18. Burt Foland. FQ: Danny O’Neill (14.980)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 2, 1971 – Capital Speedway – West Sacramento, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Hank Butcher (Sim Clark #95), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Billy Shuman, 4. Tommy Astone, 5. Rick Goudy, 6. Johnny W. Anderson, 7. Dee Hileman, 8. Bobby Olivero, 9. Floyd Alvis, 10. Danny McKnight, 11. Jerry McClung, 12. Rick Davidson, 13. Rich Walsh, 14. Dave Strickland, 15. Karl Raggio, 16. Les Scott, 17. Gary Patterson, 18. Jimmy Caruthers. FQ: Billy Shuman (14.080)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 22, 1971 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Danny Caruthers, 3. Jerry McClung, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. George Snider, 8. Sammy Sessions, 9. Les Scott, 10. Lealand McSpadden, 11. Billy Engelhart, 12. Joe Saldana, 13. Dick Zimmerman, 14. Jerry Weeks, 15. Bill Moore, 16. Duke Cook, 17. Billy Cruce, 18. Bob Evans. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (22.070)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 30, 1971 – Corona Raceway – Corona, California
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Howard Linne #96), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 4. Hank Butcher, 5. Terry Caves, 6. Jerry McClung, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Jerry Weeks, 9. Dick Zimmerman, 10. Chuck Gurney, 11. Rick Goudy, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Jimmy Caruthers, 14. Steve Chassey, 15. Don Hawley, 16. Danny McKnight, 17. Dee Hileman, 18. Butch Haisman. FQ: Butch Haisman (20.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 20-21, 1971 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Walt Schweitzer #60), 2. Tom Bigelow, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Pancho Carter, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Johnny Parsons, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Joe Saldana, 10. Les Scott, 11. Merle Bettenhausen, 12. John Hubbard, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Gary Bettenhausen, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. Tony Simon, 17. Jerry McClung, 18. Jimmy Kirk, 19. Jan Opperman, 20. Dean Thompson, 21. Duke Cook, 22. Larry Dickson, 23. Lee Kunzman, 24. Jim McClean. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (21.510)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 25, 1971 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California – Turkey Night Grand Prix
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Vance Moore #6), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Gary Bettenhausen, 5. Pancho Carter, 6. Les Scott, 7. Tom Bigelow, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Don Hawley, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Terry Caves, 13. Joe Saldana, 14. Bobby Olivero, 15. Jimmy Caruthers, 16. Lee Kunzman, 17. Billy Shuman, 18. Danny McKnight, 19. Jerry McClung, 20. Arnie Knepper, 21. George Snider, 22. Larry Dickson, 23. Jack Devitt, 24. Rick Goudy. FQ: Billy Engelhart (22.370)
