Results

The 1971 Dixie 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Dixie 500

Sunday, August 1st, 1971

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 11 Ford
  • 8 Mercury
  • 10 Dodge
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 5 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 129.061
  • Cautions: 5 for 48 laps
  • Lead Changes: 27
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
19 13 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 294 0 0 running
3 18 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 319 0 0 running
10 24 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 312 0 0 running
30 25 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 131 0 0 vibration
15 10 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 304 0 0 running
2 5 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 328 54 0 running
16 32 53 Bobby Brack Ford 0 0 302 0 0 engine
33 7 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 86 0 0 oil cooler
25 1 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 231 77 0 engine
12 19 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 309 0 0 running
4 2 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 318 0 0 running
32 30 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 90 0 0 engine
34 22 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 82 0 0 engine
39 8 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 38 0 0 suspension
22 35 5 Dick May Plymouth 0 0 268 0 0 running
26 33 62 Dick Poling Dodge 0 0 226 0 0 running
6 6 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 316 0 0 running
37 31 93 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 60 0 0 engine
23 37 46 Earl Brooks Chevrolet 0 0 264 0 0 engine
36 36 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 62 0 0 transmission
40 9 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 36 0 0 engine
8 12 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 312 0 0 running
5 20 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 317 0 0 running
27 16 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 164 0 0 wheel
20 39 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 293 0 0 running
17 38 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 299 0 0 running
14 27 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 306 0 0 running
9 15 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 312 0 0 running
35 11 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 66 0 0 wheel
29 29 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 136 0 0 lug bolt
13 17 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 309 0 0 running
31 14 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 92 0 0 suspension
28 28 95 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 149 0 0 engine
24 4 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 249 16 0 engine
38 34 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 40 0 0 transmission
11 23 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 309 0 0 running
1 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 328 181 0 running
7 26 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 313 0 0 running
18 21 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 295 0 0 running
21 40 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 290 0 0 running

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