Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 10 of 48
Date: April 4, 1971
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Atlanta 500 Race Information
| Winner | A.J. Foyt | Car | No. 21 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | A.J. Foyt | Most Laps Led | A.J. Foyt (205) |
| Race Distance | 499.216 miles (328 laps) | Track Length | 1.522 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 10 of 48 |
Atlanta 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 328 | 205 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 328 | 59 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 16 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 327 | 14 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 327 | 36 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 327 | 1 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 12 | 38 | Charlie Glotzbach | John McCarthy (Owner) | Dodge | 319 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 318 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 317 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 15 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 315 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 315 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 20 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 14 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 313 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 31 | 22 | Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 311 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 25 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 26 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 10 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 307 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 13 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 307 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 28 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 306 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 35 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | Mercury | 306 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 306 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 32 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Larry Jackson (Owner) | Mercury | 303 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 36 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 294 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 24 | 37 | 53 | Rod Eulenfeld | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 293 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 39 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 288 | 0 | running | 78 |
| 26 | 29 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 288 | 0 | running | 75 |
| 27 | 24 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 251 | 0 | clutch | 72 |
| 28 | 8 | 45 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 246 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | Fox Racing | Plymouth | 245 | 13 | accident | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | overheating | 63 |
| 31 | 18 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 185 | 0 | overheating | 60 |
| 32 | 40 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 139 | 0 | transmission | 57 |
| 33 | 30 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 111 | 0 | engine | 54 |
| 34 | 27 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 97 | 0 | engine | 51 |
| 35 | 5 | 99 | Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 95 | 0 | ignition | 48 |
| 36 | 19 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | engine | 45 |
| 37 | 23 | 49 | Earl Brooks | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 67 | 0 | drive shaft | 42 |
| 38 | 17 | 20 | Jim Hurtubise | Jimmy McCain (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | fuel pump | 39 |
| 39 | 33 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 44 | 0 | transmission | 36 |
| 40 | 38 | 16 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | quit | 0 |
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