1971 Dixie 500
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Date
August 1, 1971
Official name
Dixie 500
Course
Permanent racing facility
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 33 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Outline of Atlanta International Raceway | |||
| Date | August 1, 1971 | ||
| Official name | Dixie 500 | ||
| Location | Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.522 miles (2.449 km) | ||
| Distance | 328 laps, 499.2 mi (803.3 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds of 10.1 miles per hour (16.3 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 129.061 miles per hour (207.704 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 22,500[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Petty Enterprises | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 181 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1971 Dixie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on August 1, 1971, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia.[2]
Atlanta International Raceway (now Atlanta Motor Speedway) is one of ten current intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.[3] The layout at Atlanta International Speedway at the time was a four-turn traditional oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five.[4]