1971 Yankee 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 36 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
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| Date | August 15, 1971 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, Michigan, USA) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi (3.218 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643 km) | ||
| Avg Speed | 149.862 miles per hour (241.180 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Pete Hamilton | Cotton Owens | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 155 | ||
| Winner | |||
| 12 |
Bobby Allison |
Holman-Moody | |
| Television | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1971 Yankee 400 (now considered to be part of the Carfax 400 series of races) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place at the Michigan International Speedway on August 15, 1971.[1][2] The entire purse that the racers competed for in this event was $51,015 ($292,759.87 in today's money).[3]
[edit] Summary
There were 26,000 fans on attendance for this two hour and forty minute race in the American community of Brooklyn, Michigan[1][2] (compared to the 103,000 fans who attended the 2009 Carfax 400). There were two cautions for twelve laps and the victory margin was three seconds.[1][2] Average speed was 149.862 miles (241.180 km) per hour while the pole speed was 161.901 miles (260.554 km) per hour.[1][2] All forty competitors in this race were born in the United States of America.[1][2] 197 laps were undertaken on a paved oval track spanning 2.040 miles (3.283 km).[1][2] Coca-Cola was the most major sponsor (and was sponsoring the winner of that race).[1][2]
Manufacturers involved in this race included Mercury, Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, and Plymouth.[1][2] Pontiac failed to provide a racing vehicle in this series[1][2] and only American manufacturers were allowed to race during this era after seeing foreign models dominate the 1950s and most of the 1960s.
[edit] Top ten finishers
- Bobby Allison (winner)
- Richard Petty (the eventual season champion)
- Buddy Baker
- Maynard Troyer
- Joe Frasson
- Cecil Gordon
- Ron Keselowski (uncle of Brad Keselowski)
- James Hylton
- Jabe Thomas
- Neil Castles
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "1971 Yankee 400 racing information". Racing Reference. http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1971-36&series=W. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "1971 Yankee 400 racing information (second reference)". Stat Sheet. http://statsheet.com/nascar/races/1971-08-15-yankee-400. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ "1971 NASCAR Race Schedule - Total Prize Winnings". Everything Stock Car. http://everythingstockcar.com/1h-1971y-sprint-cup-historical-races.html. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
| Preceded by 1971 West Virginia 500 |
NASCAR Winston Cup Season 1971 |
Succeeded by 1971 Talladega 500 |
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