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