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| 1971 Dixie 500 | 
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| Held on August 1, 1971 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 328 L, 505.12 M, 812.784 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pepsi | '71 Plymouth | 328 | 181 | running | |
| 2 | 5 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Mercury | 328 | 54 | running | |
| 3 | 18 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Mercury | 319 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Mendenhall Chevrolet | '71 Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 20 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '70 Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 6 | 21 | Donnie Allison | Purolator | '69 Mercury | 316 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 26 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Roger Lubinski | '70 Dodge | 313 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Dodge | 312 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '70 Ford | 312 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 24 | 10 | Bill Champion | '70 Ford | 312 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 23 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Junior Fields | '71 Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '69 Mercury | 309 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 17 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 309 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 27 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '70 Plymouth | 306 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 10 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '71 Ford | 304 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 32 | 53 | Bobby Brack | Hopper-Crews | '69 Ford | 302 | 0 | engine | |
| 17 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Mercury | 299 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 21 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | '71 Ford | 295 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 13 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 294 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 39 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 293 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 40 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 290 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 35 | 5 | Dick May | Doc Faustina | '70 Plymouth | 268 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 37 | 46 | Earl Brooks | Tom Hunter | '69 Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | engine | |
| 24 | 4 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | American Brakeblok | '71 Plymouth | 249 | 16 | engine | |
| 25 | 1 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | '71 Dodge | 231 | 77 | engine | |
| 26 | 33 | 62 | Dick Poling | Kaye Engineering | '69 Dodge | 226 | 0 | running | |
| 27 | 16 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '69 Plymouth | 164 | 0 | wheel | ||
| 28 | 28 | 95 | Paul Tyler | '69 Mercury | 149 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 29 | 4 | John Sears | J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling | '69 Dodge | 136 | 0 | lug bolt | |
| 30 | 25 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Junie Donlavey | '69 Mercury | 131 | 0 | vibration | |
| 31 | 14 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '70 Dodge | 92 | 0 | suspension | |
| 32 | 30 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | '70 Ford | 90 | 0 | engine | ||
| 33 | 7 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '71 Dodge | 86 | 0 | oil cooler | |
| 34 | 22 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '69 Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 11 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '70 Dodge | 66 | 0 | wheel | ||
| 36 | 36 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 62 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 37 | 31 | 93 | Dub Simpson | Harold Furr | '71 Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 34 | 47 | Raymond Williams | '71 Ford | 40 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 39 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 38 | 0 | suspension | ||
| 40 | 9 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Woodfield Ford | '69 Mercury | 36 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
