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Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
April 4, 1971
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| A.J. Foyt
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1969 Mercury
| 328
| 19,200
| running
| 205 |
| 2
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 328
| 10,700
| running
| 59 |
| 3
| 16
| Pete Hamilton
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1971 Plymouth
| 327
| 6,975
| running
| 14 |
| 4
| 6
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1970 Ford
| 327
| 4,490
| running
| 36 |
| 5
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1971 Dodge
| 327
| 3,500
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 11
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Dodge
| 325
| 3,000
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 12
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 38
| John McCarthy
| 1970 Dodge
| 319
| 2,500
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1970 Dodge
| 319
| 2,000
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 22
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 315
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 15
| Bobby Allison
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 1971 Dodge
| 315
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 315
| 1,550
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 20
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| Friday Hassler
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 313
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 14
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1970 Dodge
| 313
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 31
| Dick Brooks
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1970 Dodge
| 310
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 26
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 07
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 310
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 25
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 310
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 10
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 307
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 13
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 307
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 28
| Ron Keselowski
| 88
| Roger Lubinski
| 1970 Dodge
| 306
| 1,225
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 35
| Maynard Troyer
| 60
| Joe Nagle
| 1969 Ford
| 306
| 1,200
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 21
| 21
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Dodge
| 306
| 1,180
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 32
| Tom Gale
| 03
| Larry Jackson
| 1969 Mercury
| 303
| 1,165
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 36
| Dean Dalton
| 7
| Dean Dalton
| 1969 Ford
| 294
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 37
| Rod Eulenfeld
| 53
| J.C. Crews
| 1969 Ford
| 293
| 1,135
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 39
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 288
| 1,120
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 29
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 288
| 1,105
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 24
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 251
| 1,090
| clutch
| 0 |
| 28
| 8
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1970 Ford
| 246
| 1,080
| overheating
| 0 |
| 29
| 7
| Cale Yarborough
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1971 Plymouth
| 245
| 1,070
| accident
| 13 |
| 30
| 34
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 194
| 1,060
| overheating
| 0 |
| 31
| 18
| Bill Dennis
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1969 Mercury
| 185
| 1,050
| overheating
| 0 |
| 32
| 40
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 139
| 1,040
| transmission
| 0 |
| 33
| 30
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 111
| 1,035
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 27
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1970 Dodge
| 97
| 1,030
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 5
| Fred Lorenzen
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1971 Plymouth
| 85
| 1,025
| ignition
| 0 |
| 36
| 19
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 80
| 1,020
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 23
| Earl Brooks
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 67
| 1,015
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 17
| Jim Hurtubise
| 20
| Jimmy McCain
| 1970 Ford
| 44
| 1,010
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 39
| 33
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 44
| 1,005
| transmission
| 0 |
| 40
| 38
| Dub Simpson
| 16
| Bill Strong
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 7
| 1,000
| quit
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:42:16
Average Speed: 131.375 MPH
Pole Speed: 35.315 seconds
4 cautions for 31 laps
Attendance: 52,000