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1971 Atlanta 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 48 Sunday, April 4, 1971 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:42:16 Average speed: 131.375 mph Pole speed: 155.152 mph Cautions: 4 for 31 laps Margin of victory: 1.8 sec Attendance: 52000 Lead changes: 23 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 21   A.J. Foyt Purolator / TelePrompTer / Bud Brown   (Wood Brothers) '69 Mercury 328 19200 running 205 2 3 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Inc.   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Plymouth 328 10700 running 59 3 16 6   Pete Hamilton American Brakeblok   (Cotton Owens) '71 Plymouth 327 6975 running 14 4 6 17   David Pearson Purolator Special   (Holman-Moody Racing) '70 Ford 327 4490 running 36 5 2 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 327 3500 running 1 6 4 11   Buddy Baker Petty Enterprises Inc.   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Dodge 325 3000 running 0 7 12 38   Charlie Glotzbach John McCarthy '70 Dodge 319 2500 running 0 8 11 31   Jim Vandiver O.L. Nixon '70 Dodge 319 2000 running 0 9 22 48   James Hylton Mullin's Ford-Mercury / Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '69 Ford 315 1750 running 0 10 15 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '71 Dodge 315 1600 running 0 11 9 2   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 315 1550 running 0 12 20 39   Friday Hassler See Rock City   (Friday Hassler) '69 Chevrolet 313 1500 running 0 13 14 18   Joe Frasson Joe Frasson '70 Dodge 313 1450 running 0 14 31 22   Dick Brooks Mario Rossi '70 Dodge 310 1400 running 0 15 26 07   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '69 Chevrolet 310 1350 running 0 16 25 46   Roy Mayne Hunter's Garage   (Tom Hunter) '69 Chevrolet 310 1300 running 0 17 10 24   Cecil Gordon Casa-Linda Motel   (Cecil Gordon) '69 Mercury 307 1275 running 0 18 13 64   Elmo Langley Henry Woodfield Ford   (Elmo Langley) '69 Mercury 307 1250 running 0 19 28 88   Ron Keselowski Roger Lubinski '70 Dodge 306 1225 running 0 20 35 60   Maynard Troyer Nagle Racers   (Joe Nagle) '69 Ford 306 1200 fuel pump 0 21 21 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Dodge 306 1180 running 0 22 32 03   Tommy Gale Gale Trucking   (Larry Jackson) '69 Mercury 303 1165 running 0 23 36 7   Dean Dalton Dean Dalton '69 Ford 294 1150 running 0 24 37 53   Rod Eulenfeld Hopper-Crews   (J.C. Crews) '69 Ford 293 1135 running 0 25 39 70   J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Enterprises   (J.D. McDuffie) '71 Chevrolet 288 1120 running 0 26 29 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '69 Ford 288 1105 running 0 27 24 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '69 Ford 251 1090 clutch 0 28 8 45   LeeRoy Yarbrough Garrett Ford   (Bill Seifert) '70 Ford 246 1080 overheating 0 29 7 3   Cale Yarborough Stuckeys   (Ray Fox) '71 Plymouth 245 1070 crash 13 30 34 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 194 1060 overheating 0 31 18 90   Bill Dennis Junie Donlavey '69 Mercury 185 1050 overheating 0 32 40 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 139 1040 transmission 0 33 30 25   Jabe Thomas Star City Body Shop   (Don Robertson) '70 Plymouth 111 1035 engine 0 34 27 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '70 Dodge 97 1030 engine 0 35 5 99   Fred Lorenzen STP Oil Treatment   (Ray Nichels) '71 Plymouth 85 1025 ignition 0 36 19 72   Benny Parsons Montgomery Motors   (L.G. DeWitt) '69 Ford 80 1020 engine 0 37 23 49   Earl Brooks G.C. Spencer '69 Plymouth 67 1015 engine 0 38 17 20   Jim Hurtubise Southland Auto Service   (Jimmy McCain) '70 Ford 44 1010 fuel pump 0 39 33 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 44 1005 transmission 0 40 38 16   Dub Simpson Bill Strong '69 Chevrolet 7 1000 quit 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jimmy Crawford 02 Rivers Automotive John Rivers Plymouth Lee Roy Carrigg 37 Clyde R. Lyons Ford Joe Phipps 65 M&G Convoy Inc. Joe Phipps Chevelle Bob Davis 84 Art Craft Metal Ralph Davis Dodge Lawrence Fields 91 Ralph McNabb Chevelle Paul Tyler 95 Paul Tyler Mercury Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 34 34     35 38 4   #31 spun turn 4   39 75 37     76 82 7   #49 spun turn 1   83 97 15     98 109 12   oil turns 3/4   110 245 136     246 252 7   #3 accident turn 1   253 328 76       Percent of race run under caution: 9.1%             Average green flag run: 59.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   A.J. Foyt 1 36 36   Richard Petty 37 51 15   Pete Hamilton 52 52 1   Richard Petty 53 53 1   David Pearson 54 60 7   Cale Yarborough 61 64 4   David Pearson 65 71 7   Cale Yarborough 72 72 1   Pete Hamilton 73 85 13   Richard Petty 86 105 20   Bobby Isaac 106 106 1   Cale Yarborough 107 107 1   David Pearson 108 120 13   A.J. Foyt 121 165 45   Richard Petty 166 168 3   Cale Yarborough 169 175 7   A.J. Foyt 176 222 47   Richard Petty 223 230 8   David Pearson 231 239 9   A.J. Foyt 240 248 9   Richard Petty 249 249 1   A.J. Foyt 250 304 55   Richard Petty 305 315 11   A.J. Foyt 316 328 13