Bobby Ball 150
Phoenix International Raceway
1 Mile Paved Oval
150 Laps/150 Miles
October 23, 1971
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 3 | A. J. Foyt | 9 | ITT-Thompson | Coyote 71 | Ford TC | 150 | 1:21:18 110.333 | 300 |
| 2 | 15 | Roger McCluskey | 6 | Sprite | Kuzma | Offy TC | 150 | Finished | 240 |
| 3 | 18 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 32 | Sugaripe Prune | Hayhoe | Offy TC | 149 | Flagged | 210 |
| 4 | 9 | Mario Andretti | 5 | STP Oil Treatment | McNamara | Ford TC | 149 | Flagged | 180 |
| 5 | 10 | Gary Bettenhausen | 16 | Thermo King | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 149 | Flagged | 150 |
| 6 | 12 | Jim McElreath | 3 | Patrick Petroleum | Eagle | Offy TC | 148 | Flagged | 120 |
| 7 | 19 | Dick Simon | 10 | TraveLodge Sleeper | Lola | Ford TC | 148 | Flagged | 90 |
| 8 | 1 | Bobby Unser | 2 | Olsonite | Eagle 71 | Offy TC | 148 | Flagged | 75 |
| 9 | 16 | Art Pollard | 8 | Gilmore Racing | Scorpion 70 | Ford TC | 148 | Flagged | 60 |
| 10 | 11 | Joe Leonard | 15 | Samsonite | Colt | Ford TC | 148 | Flagged | 45 |
| 11 | 22 | Wally Dallenbach | 7 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt | Ford TC | 119 | Flagged | 30 |
| 12 | 14 | Bill Simpson | 28 | Wynn's Kwik Kool | Eagle | Offy TC | 95 | Oil leak | 15 |
| 13 | 23 | Sam Sessions | 11 | King O'Lawn | Lola | Offy TC | 93 | Loose fuel hose | |
| 14 | 20 | Greg Weld | 31 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 69 | Turbo | |
| 15 | 6 | George Snider | 40 | STP Keep-Kool Treatment | King | Offy TC | 65 | Ignition | |
| 16 | 2 | Mark Donohue | 66 | Sunoco | McLaren 71 | Offy TC | 48 | Blew engine | |
| 17 | 21 | Carl Williams | 95 | City of Terre Haute | Eagle | Offy TC | 42 | Blew engine | |
| 18 | 24 | George Eaton | 70 | Check Oil Treatment | Lola | Ford TC | 40 | Dropped valve | |
| 19 | 5 | Mike Mosley | 4 | G. C. Murphy | Watson | Offy TC | 33 | Dropped valve | |
| 20 | 13 | Steve Krisiloff | 20 | STP Gas Treatment | King | Offy TC | 28 | Rear end failure | |
| 21 | 8 | Al Unser | 1 | Johnny Lightning 500 | Colt | Offy TC | 15 | Wrecked | |
| 22 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 18 | Patrick Petroleum | Brabham | Offy TC | 15 | Wrecked | |
| 23 | 7 | Swede Savage | 42 | Olsonite | Eagle 70 | Offy TC | 10 | Broken cam gear | |
| 24 | 17 | Lloyd Ruby | 12 | Utah Stars | Mongoose 70 | Ford TC | 4 | Broken oil line | |
| -- | -- | Gordon Johncock | 7 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Denny Zimmerman | 17 | X | Vollstedt | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Cale Yarborough | 21 | Gene White Firestone | Mongoose 70 | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mel Kenyon | 23 | Sprite | Kuzma | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Eldon Rasmussen | 35 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bruce Walkup | 37 | Caves Buick | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Caruthers | 46 | Thermo-King | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Max Dudley | 61 | Dudley Boat and Trailer | Gerhardt | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Martin | 72 | King O'Lawn | Lola | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Karl Busson | 73 | Cavanaugh-Tomlinson | Gerhardt | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Parsons | 76 | X | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Sneva | 79 | X | Vollstedt | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Don Brown | 89 | X | Epperly FE | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Arnie Knepper | 90 | X | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Harkey | 99 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Crockey Peterson | 150 | X | Coyote | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Don Hawley | 220 | X | X | X | -- | Did not qualify |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| A. J. Foyt | 107 | 27-90, 108-150 |
| Bobby Unser | 26 | 1-26 |
| Mario Andretti | 8 | 100-107 |
| Roger McCluskey | 6 | 91-96 |
| Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 3 | 97-99 |