Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Atlanta 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

April 4th, 1971

Race #10 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 328
  • Miles: 505.1
  • Average Speed: 131.375 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 31
  • Lead Changes: 23
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 21 AJ Foyt Mercury 0 0 0 328 205 Running
2 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 328 59 Running
3 16 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 327 14 Running
4 6 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 327 36 Running
5 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 327 1 Running
6 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 325 0 Running
7 12 38 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 0 319 0 Running
8 11 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 319 0 Running
9 22 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 315 0 Running
10 15 12 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 0 315 0 Running
11 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 315 0 Running
12 20 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 313 0 Running
13 14 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 313 0 Running
14 31 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 0 310 0 Running
15 26 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 310 0 Running
16 25 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 0 310 0 Running
17 10 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 307 0 Running
18 13 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 307 0 Running
19 28 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 0 306 0 Running
20 35 60 Maynard Troyer Ford 0 0 0 306 0 Fuel pump
21 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 0 306 0 Running
22 32 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 0 303 0 Running
23 36 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 0 294 0 Running
24 37 53 Rod Eulenfeld Ford 0 0 0 293 0 Running
25 39 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 0 288 0 Running
26 29 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 288 0 Running
27 24 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 251 0 Clutch
28 8 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 0 246 0 Overheating
29 7 3 Cale Yarborough Plymouth 0 0 0 245 13 Crash
30 34 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 194 0 Overheating
31 18 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 185 0 Overheating
32 40 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 139 0 Transmission
33 30 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 111 0 Engine
34 27 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 97 0 Engine
35 5 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 0 85 0 Ignition
36 19 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 80 0 Engine
37 23 49 Earl Brooks Plymouth 0 0 0 67 0 Engine
38 17 20 Jim Hurtubise Ford 0 0 0 44 0 Fuel pump
39 33 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 44 0 Transmission
40 38 16 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 0 7 0 Quit