1971 Georgia 500
The 1971 Georgia 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that occurred on November 7, 1971, at Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia, United States.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 45 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | November 7, 1971 | ||
| Official name | Georgia 250 | ||
| Location | Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.548 mi (0.882 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 227 mi (441 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 70 °F (21 °C); wind speeds of 18.1 miles per hour (29.1 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 80.859 miles per hour (130.130 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 7,300 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Holman Moody | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | |
| Laps | 418 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.
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