1971 Road Atlanta Can-Am
Introduction 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 Peter Revson won the race driving a McLaren M8F *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