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1971 Yankee 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 36 of 48 Sunday, August 15, 1971 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 197 laps on a 2.040 mile paved track (401.880 miles) Time of race: 2:40:54 Average speed: 149.862 mph Pole speed: 161.901 mph Cautions: 2 for 12 laps Margin of victory: 3 sec Attendance: 26000 Lead changes: 30 Glossary    1971 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1971 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 12   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Holman-Moody Racing) '69 Mercury 197 15395 running 155 2 6 43   Richard Petty Petty Engineering   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Plymouth 197 7870 running 30 3 5 11   Buddy Baker Petty Engineering   (Petty Enterprises) '71 Dodge 196 4700 running 0 4 10 60   Maynard Troyer Nagle Racers   (Joe Nagle) '69 Mercury 193 2870 running 0 5 16 18   Joe Frasson Mario Frasson Cement Co.   (Joe Frasson) '70 Dodge 192 2020 running 0 6 7 24   Cecil Gordon American Jetway   (Cecil Gordon) '69 Mercury 190 1495 running 0 7 14 88   Ron Keselowski Messina Trucking   (Roger Lubinski) '70 Dodge 189 1320 running 0 8 26 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '69 Ford 188 1220 running 0 9 9 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '70 Plymouth 187 1120 running 0 10 21 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '70 Dodge 186 1020 running 0 11 39 44   Tommy Gale Giachetti Brothers   (Richard Giachetti) '70 Ford 185 1045 running 0 12 31 32   Marv Acton Brooks Racing   (Dick Brooks) '70 Plymouth 184 1020 running 0 13 35 76   Ben Arnold Motor's Ford   (Ben Arnold) '69 Ford 184 945 running 0 14 11 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Dodge 184 920 running 0 15 17 90   Bill Dennis Truck Equipment   (Junie Donlavey) '69 Mercury 184 995 running 0 16 18 91   Richard D. Brown McNab's Engineering   (Junior Fields) '71 Chevrolet 183 895 running 0 17 37 47   Raymond Williams Williams Racing   (Raymond Williams) '71 Ford 183 850 running 0 18 29 70   J.D. McDuffie Welter Construction   (J.D. McDuffie) '69 Mercury 183 840 running 0 19 28 77   Charlie Roberts Rheem Auto   (Charlie Roberts) '70 Ford 181 825 running 0 20 33 30   Walter Ballard Ballard Racing   (Vic Ballard) '71 Ford 181 810 running 0 21 12 64   Elmo Langley Woodfield Motors   (Elmo Langley) '69 Mercury 180 795 running 0 22 22 0   George Altheide National Car Care   (George Altheide) '70 Dodge 177 780 running 0 23 40 34   Wendell Scott Brandywine Transportation   (Wendell Scott) '69 Ford 174 765 running 0 24 30 26   Earl Brooks Virginia Motors   (Earl Brooks) '69 Ford 174 750 running 0 25 34 86   Bobby Mausgrover Countryland Foods   (Neil Castles) '69 Dodge 167 760 running 0 26 20 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '70 Ford 166 720 running 0 27 4 3   Charlie Glotzbach Richard Howard '71 Chevrolet 129 710 engine 5 28 27 7   Dean Dalton Dalton Garage   (Dean Dalton) '69 Ford 125 700 engine 0 29 38 45   Bill Seifert Garrett Motors   (Bill Seifert) '69 Ford 110 690 fuel pump 0 30 25 83   Johnny Halford – '69 Plymouth 94 680 ignition 0 31 1 6   Pete Hamilton American Brakeblok   (Cotton Owens) '71 Plymouth 87 785 engine 6 32 36 84   Dick May Aircraft Metals   (Ralph Davis) '69 Dodge 84 655 overheating 0 33 32 07   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '69 Chevrolet 76 675 engine 0 34 15 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 49 645 clutch 0 35 19 5   Dave Marcis Doc Faustina '70 Plymouth 45 640 overheating 0 36 24 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 40 635 fuel pump 0 37 23 19   Henley Gray Fairway Motors   (Henley Gray) '69 Ford 38 630 suspension 0 38 8 72   Benny Parsons American Jetway   (L.G. DeWitt) '69 Mercury 29 625 engine 0 39 3 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '71 Dodge 11 1070 water pump 1 40 13 39   Friday Hassler Rock City   (Friday Hassler) '70 Chevrolet 7 615 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Pete Hamilton 1 1 1   Bobby Isaac 2 2 1   Bobby Allison 3 30 28   Pete Hamilton 31 32 2   Bobby Allison 33 39 7   Pete Hamilton 40 40 1   Charlie Glotzbach 41 42 2   Richard Petty 43 43 1   Charlie Glotzbach 44 44 1   Bobby Allison 45 45 1   Pete Hamilton 46 46 1   Bobby Allison 47 48 2   Pete Hamilton 49 49 1   Bobby Allison 50 83 34   Charlie Glotzbach 84 85 2   Richard Petty 86 88 3   Bobby Allison 89 127 39   Richard Petty 128 134 7   Bobby Allison 135 145 11   Richard Petty 146 146 1   Bobby Allison 147 149 3   Richard Petty 150 157 8   Bobby Allison 158 167 10   Richard Petty 168 168 1   Bobby Allison 169 170 2   Richard Petty 171 171 1   Bobby Allison 172 183 12   Richard Petty 184 184 1   Bobby Allison 185 187 3   Richard Petty 188 194 7   Bobby Allison 195 197 3