1971 Dixie 500 | Goldmine | UNC Charlotte

The images in this collection document the 1971 Dixie 500, a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place on August 1, 1971, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. During this race, only vehicles with manual transmissions were allowed to race, a policy NASCAR has continued to uphold to the present day. Richard Petty was the winner of the race, officially becoming a millionaire. Bobby Allison, Benny Parsons, Charlie Glotzbach, Friday Hassler, Donnie Allison, Ron Keselowski, Frank Warren, James Hylton, and Bill Champion were the other top ten finishers.

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