1971 Road Atlanta Can-Am

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 (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	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

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