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References
- ↑ Weather information for the 1971 Georgia 500 at the Old Farmers' Almanac
- 1 2 3 4 5 1971 Georgia 500 race information at Racing Reference
- ↑ 1971 Georgia 500 crew chiefs at Racing Reference
- ↑ 1971 Georgia 500 race information at Race Database
- ↑ Prize winnings information Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine at Driver Averages