| series | Champcar complete |
| race | Michigan |
| year | 1971 |
| team | car | entry | driver | start | finish | chassis | engine | laps led | * | |
| Penske | 66 | Sunoco | Mark Donohue | | 2 | 1 | McLaren M16A [A-4] | Offy 159 tc | 75 | |
| O'Connell | 32 | Sugaripe Prune | Billy Vukovich | | 7 | 2 | Hayhoe 68 [a] | Offy 159 tc | 2 | |
| Lindsey Hopkins | 6 | Sprite | Roger McCluskey | | 15 | 3 | Kuzma 70 [2] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Lindsey Hopkins | 22 | Sprite | Wally Dallenbach | | 12 | 4 | Coyote I [70-2] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Gene White Racing | 21 | Gene White Firestone | Cale Yarborough | | 17 | 5 | Mongoose 70 [8] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| STP Corporation | 40 | STP | Larry Dickson | | 20 | 6 | Kingfish 70 [1] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| STP Corporation | 20 | STP | Steve Krisiloff | | 13 | 7 | Kingfish 71 [2] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Bob Cavanaugh | 73 | Cavanaugh-Tomlinson | Karl Busson | | 25 | 8 | Halibrand Shrike 65 [b] | Chevy 320 V8 | ||
| Agajanian | 97 | Agajanian-Faas | John Martin | | 21 | 9 | Mongoose 67 [4] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Michner Racing | 18 | Patrick Petroleum | Johnny Rutherford | | 8 | 10 | Eagle 66 [203] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Jerry Karl | 102 | Winters Transmission | Jerry Karl | | 26 | 11 | Gerhardt 66 [n] | Chevy 320 V8 | ||
| STP Corporation | 5 | STP | Mario Andretti | | 3 | 12 | McNamara 501 [2] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Federal Engineering | 31 | Federal Engineering | Jim Malloy | | 19 | 13 | Gerhardt 68 [f] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Leader Card | 4 | G.C. Murphy | George Snider | | 16 | 14 | Eagle 67 [210] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Dick Simon | 10 | TraveLodge | Dick Simon | | 11 | 15 | Lola T150 [SL-150-03] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Brawner-McGee | 8 | Gilmore Racing | Art Pollard | | 22 | 16 | Scorpion 70 | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| AJ Foyt | 9 | ITT-Thompson | AJ Foyt | | 6 | 17 | Coyote I [69-2] | Ford DOHC tc | 8 | |
| All American Racers | 2 | Olsonite | Bobby Unser | | 1 | 18 | Eagle 71 [7101] | Offy 159 tc | 15 | |
| Vel's Parnelli Jones | 15 | Samsonite | Joe Leonard | | 10 | 19 | Parnelli Colt 71 [115] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Dayton-Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Salt Walther | | 23 | 20 | Morris Marauder [1] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Gene White Racing | 12 | Utah Stars | Lloyd Ruby | | 14 | 21 | Mongoose 70 [7] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Gerhardt | 16 | Thermo King | Gary Bettenhausen | | 5 | 22 | Gerhardt 70 [a] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Vollstedt | 7 | Vollstedt Racing | Gordon Johncock | | 9 | 23 | McLaren M15A [A-3] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Vel's Parnelli Jones | 1 | Johnny Lightning 500 | Al Unser | | 4 | 24 | Parnelli Colt 71 [101] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| CHEK Racing | 90 | CHEK Racing | Arnie Knepper | | 24 | 25 | Eagle 68 [406] | Chevy 320 V8 | ||
| Frank Fiore | 43 | Fiore Racing | Denny Zimmerman | | 18 | 26 | Vollstedt 66 [8] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian-Faas | Sam Sessions | | DNS | Lola T150 [SL-150-02] | Ford DOHC tc | |||
| Bill Simpson | 28 | Wynn's | Bill Simpson | | DNS | Eagle 67 [212] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Heimrath Racing | 55 | Heimrath Porsche | Ludwig Heimrath | | DNS | Eisert 67 [4] | Chevy 320 V8 | |||
| Joe Hunt | 99 | Joe Hunt Magnetos | Bob Harkey | | DNS | Gerhardt 68 [d] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| MVS | 29 | MVS | Bill Puterbaugh | | DNS | Morris 69 [2] | Ford DOHC tc | |||
| Richard Blacker | 47 | Autotron Photoelectric | Larry Cannon | | DNS | Porter/Philipp 64 [2] | Chevy 320 V8 |
