Nascar Cup Series Atlanta 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Atlanta Motor Speedway
From: 04-04-1971
To: 04-04-1971
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1971
Circuit: Atlanta Motor Speedway
From: 04-04-1971
To: 04-04-1971
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | 3:42:16.000 | 328 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 3:42:17.800 | 328 |
| 3 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | 327 | |
| 4 | David Pearson | Gray Racing | 327 | |
| 5 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | 327 | |
| 6 | Buddy Baker | Privateer - United States of America | 325 | |
| 7 | Charlie Glotzbach | Privateer - United States of America | 319 | |
| 8 | Jim Vandiver | Nixon Racing | 319 | |
| 9 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | 315 | |
| 10 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 315 | |
| 11 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | 315 | |
| 12 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 313 | |
| 13 | Joe Frasson | Privateer - United States of America | 313 | |
| 14 | Dick Brooks | Privateer - United States of America | 310 | |
| 15 | Coo Coo Marlin | Privateer - United States of America | 310 | |
| 16 | Roy Mayne | Privateer - United States of America | 310 | |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 307 | |
| 18 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 307 | |
| 19 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | 306 | |
| 20 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | 306 | |
| 21 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 306 | |
| 22 | Tommy Gale | Privateer - United States of America | 303 | |
| 23 | Dean Dalton | Privateer - United States of America | 294 | |
| 24 | Rod Eulenfeld | Privateer - United States of America | 293 | |
| 25 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 288 | |
| 26 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | 288 | |
| 27 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | 251 | |
| 28 | Lee Roy Yarbrough | Seifert Racing | 246 | |
| 29 | Cale Yarborough | Privateer - United States of America | 245 | |
| 30 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | 194 | |
| 31 | Bill Dennis | Privateer - United States of America | 185 | |
| 32 | John Sears | Privateer - United States of America | 139 | |
| 33 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | 111 | |
| 34 | Neil Castles | Privateer - United States of America | 97 | |
| 35 | Fred Lorenzen | Privateer - United States of America | 85 | |
| 36 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | 80 | |
| 37 | Earl Brooks | Spencer Racing | 67 | |
| 38 | Jim Hurtubise | Privateer - United States of America | 44 | |
| 39 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | 44 | |
| 40 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | 7 |