1971 Road Atlanta Can-Am

February 2025 thumb|250px|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 thumb|Peter Revson won the race driving a McLaren M8F Pole position: Denny Hulme, 1:17.700 (116.757 mph km/h on) Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart (lap 28), 1:17.42 (117.179 mph km/h on) Race distance: 189.06 mi km Winner's average speed: 111.193 mph km/h Pos No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 USA Peter Revson McLaren M8F-Chevrolet GBR McLaren Cars, Ltd. 75 1:42:09 2 20 2 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren M8F-Chevrolet GBR McLaren Cars, Ltd. 75 1:42:29 1 15 3 11 USA Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M8D-Chevrolet USA Motschenbacher Racing 74 -1 lap 5 12 4 54 USA Tony Adamowicz McLaren M8B-Chevrolet USA Auto World 72 -3 laps 7 10 5 0 USA Milt Minter Porsche 917 PA USA Vasek Polak Racing 71 -4 laps 11 8 6 81 USA Dick Durant Lola T163-Chevrolet USA Dick Durant 68 -7 laps 18 6 7 55 CAN Roger McCaig McLaren M8E-Chevrolet CAN McCaig Racing 68 -7 laps 15 4 8 79 USA Tom Dutton McLaren M6B-Chevrolet USA Barrett Racing 67 -8 laps 16 3 9 23 USA Charlie Kemp McLaren M8C-Chevrolet USA Charlie Kemp 64 -11 laps 20 2 10 76 USA Jim Adams Ferrari 512P USA Earle-Cord Racing 64 Con rod 10 1 11 1 GBR Jackie Stewart Lola T260-Chevrolet USA Carl Haas Racing 62 Rear damper mounting 3 12 24 USA Dick Barbour Porsche 908/2 USA Vasek Polak Racing 60 -15 laps 23 DNF 88 JPN Hiroshi Kazato Lola T222-Chevrolet USA Carl Haas Racing 55 heat exhaustion 8 DNF 16 USA Bob Nagel Lola T222-Chevrolet USA Bob Nagel 54 Overheating 17 DNF 101 GBR Jackie Oliver Shadow Mk.2-Chevrolet USA Advanced Vehicle Systems 45 Fuel feed 4 DNF 34 USA George Drolsom McLaren M6C-Chevrolet USA Warren Burmester 42 Vapor lock 21 DNF 29 GBR Vic Elford McLaren M6E-Chevrolet USA American Racing Associates 35 Oil pressure, clutch 9 DNF 51 USA Dave Causey Lola T222-Chevrolet USA Dave Causey 33 Collision 13 DNF 8 GBR David Hobbs McLaren M8D-Chevrolet GBR A.G. Dean 31 Blown engine 12 DNF 15 USA William Wonder McLaren M8C-Chevrolet USA Bill Wonder 27 Oil leak 22 DNF 12 USA Bob Bondurant McLaren M8E-Chevrolet USA Motschenbacher Racing 20 Oil pressure 6 DNF 35 USA Danny Hopkins Lola T160-Chevrolet Hird Enterprises 18 Dropped valve 24 DNF 27 USA Frank Kahlich McLaren M6B-Chevrolet USA Midwest Racing 12 Overheating 19 DNF 21 Steve Weaver Lola T160-Chevrolet Gregory Hodges 4 Oil pressure 25 DNF 47 CAN Gordon Dewar March 707-Oldsmobile JND Racing 1 Differential 14 DNS - USA Fred Parkhill McLaren M6E-Chevrolet USA Fred Parkhill DNS - Fuller Lola T70-Chevrolet ? DNS 3 USA Bobby Brown McLaren M6B-Chevrolet USA Bob Brown Racing DNS 13 USA James Place Lola T160-Chevrolet USA Place Motor Supply DNS 39 CAN Rainer Brezinka McLaren M6B-Chevrolet CAN Rainer Brezinka Accident in practice External links Race results from World Sports Racing Prototypes Race results from Ultimate Racing History Road Atlanta Category:Road Atlanta Can-Am Road Atlanta