7th round of the 1971 USAC Championship Car season
Date
July 3, 1971
Official name
1971 Schaefer 500
Location
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km
Distance
200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km
Weather
Temperatures up to 78 °F (26 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver
Mark Donohue (Team Penske)
Time
172.393 mph
Podium
First
Mark Donohue (Team Penske)
Second
Joe Leonard (Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing)
Third
A. J. Foyt (A. J. Foyt Racing)
Motor car race
The 1971 Pocono 500, the inaugural running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 3, 1971. Branded as the 1971 Schaefer 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race is notable as the first IndyCar win for Team Penske and the first for driver Mark Donohue.[2]
^"1971 Pocono 500 weather information". Wunderground. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^"'50 YEARS AGO TODAY: TEAM PENSKE'S FIRST WIN'". IndyCar.
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