NASCAR officials would record four engine-related incidents, one major fire, two issues related to the vehicle's suspension and an oil leak.
[2][3] Notable crew chiefs for this race included Harry Hyde, Dale Inman and Lee Gordon.
[6] Earlier that year, the second annual Atlanta International Pop Festival was held in the same venue as this racing event.
Jimi Hendrix and the Allman Brothers Band performed in front of 300,000 concertgoers; the town had a population of about 2,000.
[7] In comparison to this summer musical festival that took place from July 3–5, this autumn racing event only attracted 6500 people in order to see stock car vehicles travel at speeds averaging 83.284 miles per hour or 134.033 kilometres per hour throughout the entire event.