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1971 Road Atlanta Can-Am

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Layout of the Road Atlanta (1970-1997)

The 1971 Road Atlanta Can-Am race was the third round of the 1971 Can-Am Challenge Cup. It was held July 11, 1971, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It was the second Can-Am race held at the track.

Results

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Peter Revson won the race driving a McLaren M8F
  • Pole position: Denny Hulme, 1:17.700 (116.757 mph (187.902 km/h))
  • Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart (lap 28), 1:17.42 (117.179 mph (188.581 km/h))
  • Race distance: 189.06 miles (304.26 km)
  • Winner's average speed: 111.193 miles per hour (178.948 km/h)
Pos No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 United States Peter Revson McLaren M8F-Chevrolet United Kingdom McLaren Cars, Ltd. 75 1:42:09 2 20
2 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren M8F-Chevrolet United Kingdom McLaren Cars, Ltd. 75 1:42:29 1 15
3 11 United States Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M8D-Chevrolet United States Motschenbacher Racing 74 -1 lap 5 12
4 54 United States Tony Adamowicz McLaren M8B-Chevrolet United States Auto World 72 -3 laps 7 10
5 0 United States Milt Minter Porsche 917 PA United States Vasek Polak Racing 71 -4 laps 11 8
6 81 United States Dick Durant Lola T163-Chevrolet United States Dick Durant 68 -7 laps 18 6
7 55 Canada Roger McCaig McLaren M8E-Chevrolet Canada McCaig Racing 68 -7 laps 15 4
8 79 United States Tom Dutton McLaren M6B-Chevrolet United States Barrett Racing 67 -8 laps 16 3
9 23 United States Charlie Kemp McLaren M8C-Chevrolet United States Charlie Kemp 64 -11 laps 20 2
10 76 United States Jim Adams Ferrari 512P United States Earle-Cord Racing 64 Con rod 10 1
11 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Lola T260-Chevrolet United States Carl Haas Racing 62 Rear damper mounting 3
12 24 United States Dick Barbour Porsche 908/2 United States Vasek Polak Racing 60 -15 laps 23
DNF 88 Japan Hiroshi Kazato Lola T222-Chevrolet United States Carl Haas Racing 55 heat exhaustion 8
DNF 16 United States Bob Nagel Lola T222-Chevrolet United States Bob Nagel 54 Overheating 17
DNF 101 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Shadow Mk.2-Chevrolet United States Advanced Vehicle Systems 45 Fuel feed 4
DNF 34 United States George Drolsom McLaren M6C-Chevrolet United States Warren Burmester 42 Vapor lock 21
DNF 29 United Kingdom Vic Elford McLaren M6E-Chevrolet United States American Racing Associates 35 Oil pressure, clutch 9
DNF 51 United States Dave Causey Lola T222-Chevrolet United States Dave Causey 33 Collision 13
DNF 8 United Kingdom David Hobbs McLaren M8D-Chevrolet United Kingdom A.G. Dean 31 Blown engine 12
DNF 15 United States William Wonder McLaren M8C-Chevrolet United States Bill Wonder 27 Oil leak 22
DNF 12 United States Bob Bondurant McLaren M8E-Chevrolet United States Motschenbacher Racing 20 Oil pressure 6
DNF 35 United States Danny Hopkins Lola T160-Chevrolet Hird Enterprises 18 Dropped valve 24
DNF 27 United States Frank Kahlich McLaren M6B-Chevrolet United States Midwest Racing 12 Overheating 19
DNF 21 Steve Weaver Lola T160-Chevrolet Gregory Hodges 4 Oil pressure 25
DNF 47 Canada Gordon Dewar March 707-Oldsmobile JND Racing 1 Differential 14
DNS - United States Fred Parkhill McLaren M6E-Chevrolet United States Fred Parkhill
DNS - Fuller Lola T70-Chevrolet ?
DNS 3 United States Bobby Brown McLaren M6B-Chevrolet United States Bob Brown Racing
DNS 13 United States James Place Lola T160-Chevrolet United States Place Motor Supply
DNS 39 Canada Rainer Brezinka McLaren M6B-Chevrolet Canada Rainer Brezinka Accident in practice
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