1971 Georgia 500

Race 45 of 48

Macon
500 laps
Time of race: 3:23:19
Average speed of winner: 80.859 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 8 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
Lap leaders: Allison pole, Hassler 1-6, Allison 7-53, Hassler 54-59, Paschal 60-75, Allison 76-140, Paschal 141-159, Lund 160-194, Allison 195-500

Race notes: Debut for Bob Williams. Finale for Jimmy Watson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'71 Ford	Holman-Moody		95.334	500	3	418	running	3275	0
2	4	Tiny Lund	55		'70 Chevrolet Camaro	Ronnie Hopkins			499	1	35	running	2000	0
3	2	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			490	2	12	running	1200	0
4	12	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			486	0	0	running	800	0
5	11	Bill Champion	10		'71 Ford	Bill Champion			483	0	0	running	700	0
6	28	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			476	0	0	running	625	0
7	21	J.D. McDuffie	70		'71 Chevrolet	McDuffie			474	0	0	running	600	0
8	31	Ernie Shaw	43		'68 Ford Mustang				469	0	0	running	575	0
9	14	Frank Sessoms	21		'68 Chevrolet Camaro	Sessoms			468	0	0	running	580	0
10	15	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			468	0	0	running	570	0
11	6	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			463	0	0	running	560	0
12	13	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			455	0	0	accident	550	0
13	9	Wayne Andrews	15		'71 Ford Mustang	Reid Shaw			454	0	0	ignition	540	0
14	27	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			454	0	0	running	505	0
15	16	David Sisco	05		'71 Chevrolet	Charlie McGee			454	0	0	running	520	0
16	18	Joe Dean Huss	33		'69 Chevrolet Camaro	Balmer			451	0	0	engine	510	0
17	8	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			419	0	0	engine	500	0
18	24	Buck Baker	87		'71 Pontiac Firebird	Buck Baker			305	0	0	heating	465	0
19	20	Randy Hutchison	22		'69 Chevrolet Camaro	Prout			301	0	0	alternator	480	0
20	5	Dick Brooks	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			279	0	0	transmission	495	0
21	17	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			243	0	0	oil leak	460	0
22	7	H.B. Bailey	36		'71 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			231	0	0	engine	450	0
23	26	G.C. Spencer	37		'70 Dodge	Tarr			209	0	0	suspension	415	0
24	3	Jim Paschal	14		'70 AMC Javelin	Cliff Stewart			201	2	35	transmission	480	0
25	23	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			198	0	0	clutch	395	0
26	32	Bob Williams	88		'68 Chevrolet Camaro	T.C. Hunt			178	0	0	engine	390	0
27	25	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			155	0	0	heating	380	0
28	29	David Ray Boggs	86		'71 Pontiac Firebird	Boggs			115	0	0	engine	370	0
29	22	Dub Simpson	51		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Strong			46	0	0	clutch	360	0
30	19	Earle Canavan	01		'71 Plymouth	Canavan			31	0	0	oil leak	375	0
31	30	Jimmy Watson	16		'71 Chevrolet	Spikes			29	0	0	oil leak	350	0
32	10	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			1	0	0	drive shaft	375	0