| series | Champcar complete |
| race | Milwaukee |
| year | 1971 |
| team | car | entry | driver | start | finish | chassis | engine | laps led | * | |
| Vel's Parnelli Jones | 1 | Johnny Lightning 500 | Al Unser | | 9 | 1 | Parnelli Colt 70 [001] | Ford DOHC tc | 81 | |
| Vel's Parnelli Jones | 15 | Samsonite | Joe Leonard | | 2 | 2 | Parnelli Colt 70 [c] | Ford DOHC tc | 69 | |
| O'Connell | 32 | Sugaripe Prune | Billy Vukovich | | 5 | 3 | Hayhoe 68 [a] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Lindsey Hopkins | 22 | Sprite | Wally Dallenbach | | 14 | 4 | Kuzma 70 [1] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Brawner-McGee | 8 | Gilmore Racing | Art Pollard | | 15 | 5 | Scorpion 70 | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Michner Racing | 18 | Patrick Petroleum | Johnny Rutherford | | 11 | 6 | Eagle 66 [203] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Gene White Racing | 12 | Utah Stars | Lloyd Ruby | | 4 | 7 | Mongoose 71 [9] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Vatis Enterprises | 95 | Classic Wax | Bentley Warren | | 16 | 8 | Eagle 66 [201] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Dick Simon | 44 | TraveLodge | Dick Simon | | 13 | 9 | Vollstedt 67 [A] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Vollstedt | 7 | Vollstedt Racing | Gordon Johncock | | 12 | 10 | Vollstedt 67 [B] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| STP Corporation | 5 | STP | Mario Andretti | | 5 | 11 | McNamara 501 [1] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Brawner-McGee | 64 | Gilmore Racing | Jimmy Caruthers | | 20 | 12 | Scorpion 70 | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Jerry Grant Racing | 78 | Farrell's Ice Cream | Jerry Grant | | 10 | 13 | Eagle 68 [403] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| All American Racers | 2 | Olsonite | Bobby Unser | | 1 | 14 | Eagle 70 [805] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| John Martin | 69 | John Martin | John Martin | | 24 | 15 | Brabham BT25 [2] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Gerhardt | 16 | Thermo King | Gary Bettenhausen | | 8 | 16 | Gerhardt 70 [b] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| AJ Foyt | 83 | Purolator | Donnie Allison | | 22 | 17 | Coyote I [69-1] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Federal Engineering | 31 | Federal Engineering | Greg Weld | | 17 | 18 | Gerhardt 68 [f] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Bill Simpson | 28 | Wynn's | Bill Simpson | | 19 | 19 | Eagle 67 [212] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| AJ Foyt | 9 | ITT-Thompson | AJ Foyt | | 3 | 20 | Coyote II [71-1] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Leader Card | 4 | G.C. Murphy | George Snider | | 6 | 21 | Eagle 67 [210] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Frank Fiore | 43 | Fiore Racing | Denny Zimmerman | | 18 | 22 | Vollstedt 66 [8] | Offy 159 tc | ||
| Lindsey Hopkins | 6 | Sprite | Roger McCluskey | | 21 | 23 | Kuzma 70 [2] | Ford DOHC tc | ||
| Jack Adams | 54 | Arkansas Aviation | Rick Muther | | 23 | 24 | Gerhardt 66 [c] | GM Allison 250-C18 Turbine | ||
| Agajanian | 97 | Agajanian-Faas | Bob Evans | | DNS | Edmunds Wolverine [1] | Offy 159 tc | 31 | ||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian-Faas | Sam Sessions | | DNS | Lola T150 [SL-150-02] | Ford DOHC tc | |||
| Bob Cavanaugh | 73 | Cavanaugh-Tomlinson | Karl Busson | | DNS | Halibrand Shrike 65 [b] | Chevy 320 V8 | |||
| CHEK Racing | 90 | CHEK Racing | Arnie Knepper | | DNS | Eagle 68 [406] | Chevy 320 V8 | |||
| Dayton-Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Salt Walther | | DNS | Morris Marauder [1] | Ford DOHC tc | |||
| Gene White Racing | 21 | Gene White Firestone | Cale Yarborough | | DNS | Mongoose 70 [8] | Ford DOHC tc | |||
| Grant King Racers | 45 | Grant King Racers | Larry Dickson | | DNS | Kingfish 71 [2] | Offy 159 tc | |||
| Jerry Karl | 71 | Winters Transmission | Jerry Karl | | DNS | Gerhardt 66 [n] | Chevy 320 V8 | |||
| John Mahler | 100 | Mahler Eagle 100 | John Mahler | | DNS | Eagle 68 [401] | Chevy 320 V8 | |||
| MVS | 19 | MVS | Bud Tingelstad | | DNS | Cecil 69 [2] | Ford DOHC tc | |||
| Pat O'Reilly | 51 | Minnesota Serendipity | Dee Jones | | DNS | Watson 65 [2] | Ford DOHC tc | |||
| Richard Blacker | 47 | Richard Blacker | Larry Cannon | | DNS | Porter/Philipp 64 [2] | Chevy 320 V8 | |||
| Seymour Enterprises | 39 | Seymour Enterprises | Don Brown | | DNS | Gerhardt 66 [f] | Chevy 320 V8 | |||
| Vatis Enterprises | 94 | Classic Wax | Bruce Walkup | | DNS | Finley 69 [c] | Offy 159 tc |
