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1971 Georgia 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 45 of 48 Sunday, November 7, 1971 at Middle Georgia Raceway, Macon, GA 500 laps on a 0.548 mile paved track (274.000 miles) Time of race: 3:23:19 Average speed: 80.859 mph Pole speed: 95.334 mph Cautions: 7 for 44 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 7300 Lead changes: 8 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Holman-Moody Racing) '71 Ford 500 3275 running 418 3 2 39   Friday Hassler Friday Hassler '70 Chevrolet 490 1200 running 12 24 3 14   Jim Paschal Cliff Stewart '70 Javelin 201 480 transmission 35 2 4 55   Tiny Lund Ronnie Hopkins '70 Camaro 499 2000 running 35 20 5 32   Dick Brooks Dick Brooks '70 Plymouth 279 495 transmission 0 11 6 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 463 560 running 0 22 7 36   H.B. Bailey H.B. Bailey '71 Firebird 231 450 engine 0 17 8 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 419 500 engine 0 13 9 15   Wayne Andrews Reid Shaw '71 Mustang 454 540 ignition 0 32 10 90   Bill Dennis Junie Donlavey '69 Mercury 1 375 driveshaft 0 5 11 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '71 Ford 483 700 running 0 4 12 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '70 Dodge 486 800 running 0 12 13 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 455 550 crash 0 9 14 21   Frank Sessoms Frank Sessoms '68 Camaro 468 580 running 0 10 15 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Plymouth 468 570 running 0 15 16 05   David Sisco Charlie McGee '71 Chevrolet 454 520 running 0 21 17 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 243 460 oil leak 0 16 18 33   Joe Dean Huss Jack Balmer '69 Camaro 451 510 engine 0 30 19 01   Earle Canavan Earle Canavan '71 Plymouth 31 375 oil leak 0 19 20 22   Randy Hutchison Warren Prout '69 Camaro 301 480 alternator 0 7 21 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '71 Chevrolet 474 600 running 0 29 22 51   Dub Simpson Bill Strong '69 Chevrolet 46 360 clutch 0 25 23 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '69 Ford 198 395 clutch 0 18 24 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '71 Firebird 305 485 overheating 0 27 25 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 155 380 overheating 0 23 26 37   G.C. Spencer Don Tarr '70 Dodge 209 415 suspension 0 14 27 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 454 505 running 0 6 28 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '69 Ford 476 625 running 0 28 29 86   David Ray Boggs David Ray Boggs '71 Firebird 115 370 engine 0 31 30 16   Jimmy Watson Ken Spikes '71 Chevrolet 29 350 oil leak 0 8 31 43   Ernie Shaw Ernie Shaw '68 Mustang 469 575 running 0 26 32 88   Bob Williams T.C. Hunt '68 Camaro 178 390 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Friday Hassler 1 6 6   Bobby Allison 7 53 47   Friday Hassler 54 59 6   Jim Paschal 60 75 16   Bobby Allison 76 140 65   Jim Paschal 141 159 19   Tiny Lund 160 194 35   Bobby Allison 195 500 306