High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Formula One season included the 22nd FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on March 6, 1971, and ended on October 3 after eleven races.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 29, 1971. ABC television broadcast the race for the first time in same-day tape delay.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 5, 1971. This race is often referred to as the fastest Formula One race of all time, with a record average speed of 242.615 km/h (150.754 mph), a record that was not broken until 32 years later at the 2003 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. This race featured the closest finish in Formula One history. Peter Gethin came from 4th place to lead on the final lap with a bold move. None of the 6 points-scoring drivers had ever previously won a Grand Prix.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association`s 1970-1971 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks defeating the Eastern Conference champion Baltimore Bullets, four games to none in the NBA Finals.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 NBA Finals was played at the conclusion of the NBA`s 25th Anniversary season of 1970-71. The Western Conference Champion Milwaukee Bucks, who were born just three years earlier, swept the Eastern Conference Champion Baltimore Bullets in four games. Baltimore had dethroned the 1969-70 NBA Champion New York Knicks to get to their only NBA Finals appearance in Baltimore.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on March 6, 1971. The race, which was the first round of the 1971 Formula One season, was won by Mario Andretti who was driving for the Ferrari team.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Federation Cup was the 9th edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 14 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Royal King`s Park Tennis Club in Perth, Australia, from 26–29 December 1970. Australia defended their title, defeating Great Britain in the final, and winning the title without losing a rubber.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! John Newcombe and Tony Roche defeated Tom Okker and Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–6 in the final to win the Men`s Doubles title at the 1971 Australian Open.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 NCAA Men`s Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men`s NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1971, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in Houston, Texas. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 NFL season was the 52nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl VI when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins. Before the season, the Boston Patriots changed their name to New England Patriots after they moved to their new home field, Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team`s 90th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 80th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 90-72 during the season and finished second in the National League East, seven games behind the eventual NL pennant and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Buffalo Bills season was the 12th season for the club and its 2nd in the National Football League.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 89th season for the franchise in Philadelphia. The Phillies finished in sixth place in the National League East, with a record of 67-95.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 3, 1971 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Oakland Athletics season involved the A`s finishing first in the American League West with a record of 101 wins and 60 losses. In their first postseason appearance of any kind since 1931, the A`s were swept in three games by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 63 wins and 96 losses. This was the Senators` 11th and last season in Washington, D.C., as they moved to Arlington, Texas the following season, becoming the Texas Rangers. The move would leave Washington without a Major League Baseball team until the Montreal Expos of the National League relocated there in 2005, becoming the current Washington Nationals.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event held on February 14, 1971 at the Daytona International Speedway spanning 500 miles (800 km) on a paved oval track. All of the racing action commenced during daytime hours and ended prior to dusk since there was no lighting available until at least the 1998 season. It was considered to be the first Daytona 500 in the Winston Cup era of NASCAR. During this time, Richard Petty (the winner of the race and the eventual winner of the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship) was becoming one of the most winningest veterans on the NASCAR circuit.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the 42nd such game, was played on July 13, 1971. The all-stars from the American League and the National League faced each other at Tiger Stadium, home of the Detroit Tigers. The American League won by a score of 6-4.