Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta 500

Sunday, April 4th, 1971

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 131.375
  • Cautions: 4 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 21 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 328 205 0 running
2 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 328 59 0 running
3 16 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 327 14 0 running
4 6 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 327 36 0 running
5 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 327 1 0 running
6 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 325 0 0 running
7 12 38 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 319 0 0 running
8 11 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 319 0 0 running
9 22 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 315 0 0 running
10 15 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 315 0 0 running
11 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 315 0 0 running
12 20 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 313 0 0 running
13 14 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 313 0 0 running
14 31 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 310 0 0 running
15 26 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 310 0 0 running
16 25 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 310 0 0 running
17 10 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 307 0 0 running
18 13 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 307 0 0 running
19 28 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 306 0 0 running
20 35 60 Maynard Troyer Ford 0 0 306 0 0 fuel pump
21 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 306 0 0 running
22 32 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 303 0 0 running
23 36 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 294 0 0 running
24 37 53 Rod Eulenfeld Ford 0 0 293 0 0 running
25 39 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 288 0 0 running
26 29 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 288 0 0 running
27 24 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 251 0 0 clutch
28 8 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 246 0 0 overheating
29 7 3 Cale Yarborough Plymouth 0 0 245 13 0 crash
30 34 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 194 0 0 overheating
31 18 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 185 0 0 overheating
32 40 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 139 0 0 transmission
33 30 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 111 0 0 engine
34 27 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 97 0 0 engine
35 5 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 85 0 0 ignition
36 19 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 80 0 0 engine
37 23 49 Earl Brooks Plymouth 0 0 67 0 0 engine
38 17 20 Jim Hurtubise Ford 0 0 44 0 0 fuel pump
39 33 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 44 0 0 transmission
40 38 16 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 7 0 0 quit

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