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 |
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| DNS | - | Fuller | Lola T70-Chevrolet | ? | ||||
| DNS | 3 | Bobby Brown |
McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Bob Brown Racing |
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| DNS | 13 | James Place |
Lola T160-Chevrolet | Place Motor Supply |
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| DNS | 39 | Rainer Brezinka |
McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | Rainer Brezinka |
Accident in practice |