# 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

* 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 | | |