
| 1971 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 48 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $90,600 | Race Date: | Apr 4, 1971 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 42m 16s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 131.375 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 31 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | A.J. Foyt A. Foyt | Driver: | A.J. Foyt A. Foyt | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 205 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 155.152 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Atlanta 500 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Purolator | Running | ![]() | 0 | 328 | 205 |
| 2 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 328 | 59 |
| 3 | 16 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | Running | ![]() | 0 | 327 | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running | ![]() | 0 | 327 | 36 |
| 5 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | ![]() | 0 | 327 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 325 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 38 | Charlie Glotzbach | John McCarthy (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 7 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | ![]() | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 307 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 307 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 306 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 60 | Maynard Troyer (R) | Nagle Racers | Fuel Pump | ![]() | 0 | 306 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 306 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 3 | Tommy Gale | Larry Jackson (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 24 | 37 | 53 | Rod Eulenfeld | Hopper-Crews | Running | ![]() | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 251 | 0 |
| 28 | 8 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Siefert Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | Fox Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 245 | 13 |
| 30 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Transmission | ![]() | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | STP | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | 49 | Earl Brooks | Spencer Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 20 | Jim Hurtubise | Jimmy McCain (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | ![]() | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Transmission | ![]() | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 40 | 38 | 16 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Quit | ![]() | 0 | 7 | 0 |