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| |title=<center>1971 Michigan 200</center>
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| |image=1971michigan2001.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Program for the race.
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| |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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| The '''''1971 Michigan 200''''' (also known as the '''''1971 Michigan Twin 200's''''') was the eighth race of the 1971 USAC Championship Car Season. Occurring on 18th July at the Michigan International Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by Mark Donohue in a McLaren-Offenhauser, achieving a double victory after winning a Trans-American race at the circuit the previous day.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1971 Michigan 200'' was the third running of the event, the annual race lasting 200 miles.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1971_Michigan_200/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 15th May '22</ref> The only 1971 USAC Championship Car Season race to occur at Michigan International Speedway,<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1971/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the 1971 USAC Championship Car Season schedule.] Retrieved 15th May '22</ref> the track would continue hosting IndyCar races until being dropped from the schedule from 2007 onwards after failing to reach a deal with IndyCar's organisers.<ref>[https://www.eurosport.com/indycar/michigan-dropped_sto1251022/story.shtml ''Eurosport'' reporting on the Michigan International Speedway being dropped from the IndyCar schedule.] Retrieved 15th May '22</ref>
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| Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Bobby Unser winning the pole position in an Eagle-Offenhauser with a record speed of 193.444 mph.<ref name="results"/> Directly behind him was Mark Donohue, who was seeking to achieve a Michigan double having won a Trans-American race the day prior.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/18/archives/donohue-leading-from-start-takes-transamerican-race-at-elkhart-lake.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Donohue winning the Trans-American race.] Retrieved 15th May '22</ref><ref name="nyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/19/archives/donohue-completes-2d-weekend-double-by-michigan-victory.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Donohue winning the race.] Retrieved 15th May '22</ref><ref name="results"/> Lining up third out of 26 competitors was the McNamara-Ford of Mario Andretti.<ref name="results"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1971 Michigan 200 commenced on 18th July.<ref name="results"/> Unser maintained his lead from the opening lap, holding onto it for the first 15.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> However, Donohue moved into the first position on lap 16, maintaining it for 27 consecutive laps.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Unser would never regain the lead as after 35 laps, his Eagle's Offenhauser engine blew.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Donohue then made a pit stop on lap 43 that enabled Coyote-Ford's A.J. Foyt to take first place.<ref name="results"/> However, on lap 51, Foyt retired from the lead because of a broken turbocharger, allowing Brabham-Offenhauser driver Billy Vukovich Jr. to take over.<ref name="results"/>
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| He did not maintain the lead for long however, as Donohue regained it on lap 53.<ref name="results"/> He successfully protected the first position for the remaining 48 laps, crossing the line with a lead-margin of over 20 seconds to claim the Michigan double and $16,025 in prize money.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/> Vukovich Jr. finished second, with Roger McCluskey taking third in a Kuzma-Ford.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to nascarman History's Top 10 Lost IndyCar Broadcasts, the race was televised by the TVS Television Network. But of twelve IndyCar races to have been televised by TVS, none are currently publicly available.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Video===
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| |description1 =''nascarman History'''s Top 10 Lost IndyCar Broadcasts detailing TVS Television Network's IndyCar broadcasts (0:20-0:59).
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1968 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1969 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1970 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rocky Mountain 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1971 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1972 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1981 Pocono 500 (lost televised footage of IndyCar race; 1981)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 WFBM-TV Broadcasts (lost racing footage; 1949-1950)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 MCA closed-circuit broadcasts (partially lost racing footage; 1964-1970)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Completely lost media]]
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