Results

The 1971 Georgia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Middle Georgia Raceway race.

Georgia 500

Sunday, November 7th, 1971

Middle Georgia Raceway, Macon, GA

  • 10 Ford
  • 1 Mercury
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 3 Pontiac
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 80.859
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Georgia 500 at Middle Georgia Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
5 11 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 483 0 0 running
32 10 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 1 0 0 driveshaft
25 23 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 198 0 0 clutch
26 32 88 Bob Williams Chevrolet 0 0 178 0 0 engine
1 1 12 Bobby Allison Ford 0 0 500 418 0 running
18 24 87 Buck Baker Pontiac 0 0 305 0 0 overheating
28 29 86 David Ray Boggs Pontiac 0 0 115 0 0 engine
15 16 05 David Sisco Chevrolet 0 0 454 0 0 running
20 5 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 279 0 0 transmission
29 22 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 46 0 0 clutch
6 28 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 476 0 0 running
30 19 01 Earle Canavan Plymouth 0 0 31 0 0 oil leak
21 17 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 243 0 0 oil leak
8 31 43 Ernie Shaw Ford 0 0 469 0 0 running
9 14 21 Frank Sessoms Chevrolet 0 0 468 0 0 running
10 15 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 468 0 0 running
3 2 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 490 12 0 running
23 26 37 GC Spencer Dodge 0 0 209 0 0 suspension
22 7 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 231 0 0 engine
27 25 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 155 0 0 overheating
7 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 474 0 0 running
11 6 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 463 0 0 running
24 3 14 Jim Paschal AMC 0 0 201 35 0 transmission
31 30 16 Jimmy Watson Chevrolet 0 0 29 0 0 oil leak
16 18 33 Joe Dean Huss Chevrolet 0 0 451 0 0 engine
17 8 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 419 0 0 engine
4 12 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 486 0 0 running
19 20 22 Randy Hutchison Chevrolet 0 0 301 0 0 alternator
2 4 55 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 499 35 0 running
12 13 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 455 0 0 crash
13 9 15 Wayne Andrews Ford 0 0 454 0 0 ignition
14 27 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 454 0 0 running

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