1971 Yankee 400

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1971 Yankee 400
Race details [1]
Race 36 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
1971 Yankee 400 program cover and logo.png
1971 Yankee 400 program cover
Date August 15, 1971 (1971-08-15)
Official name Yankee 400
Location Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.218 km (2.000 miles)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures of 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds of 10.1 miles per hour (16.3 km/h)
Average speed 149.862 miles per hour (241.180 km/h)
Attendance 26,000 [2]
Pole position
Driver
 Owens Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Allison Holman Moody
Laps 155
Winner
No. 12 Bobby Allison Holman Moody
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1971 Yankee 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place at Michigan International Speedway on August 15, 1971. [2] The purse for this event was $51,015 ($383,807.18 when adjusted for inflation). [3]

Contents

Background

Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. [4] The track was originally built and owned by Lawrence H. LoPatin. [5] Financing was arranged by Thomas W Itin. Its first race took place on Sunday, October 13, 1968, with the running of the USAC 250 mile Championship Car Race won by Ronnie Bucknum.

Race report

There were 26,000 fans in attendance for this two hour, forty minute race in Brooklyn, Michigan [2] There were two cautions for twelve laps and the victory margin was three seconds. [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. [2] All forty competitors in this race were born in the United States of America. [2] 200 laps were undertaken on the paved oval track spanning 2.0 miles (3.2 km). [2]

Manufacturers involved in this race included Mercury, Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, and Plymouth. [2]

Friday Hassler blew his vehicle's engine on lap 7. [2] Bobby Isaac had a problem with his vehicle's water pump on lap 11. [2] Benny Parsons blew his engine on lap 29. [2] Henley Gray's vehicle had a problematic suspension on lap 38. [2] Fuel pump issues forced Ed Negre out of the race on lap 40. [2] Dave Marcis overheated his vehicle on lap 45. [2] Problems with the clutch caused John Sears to exit the race on lap 49. [2] Coo Coo Marlin blew his vehicle's engine on lap 76. Dick May overheated his vehicle on lap 84. [2]

Engine problems happened for Pete Hamilton on lap 87. [2] Pete Hamilton had the only car that could possibly beat Bobby Allison; he would overtake Allison on laps 31, 40, 46, and 49 before losing dominance over Bobby Allison on lap 50. [2] Problems with the vehicle's ignition forced Johnny Halford out of the race on lap 94. [2] Bill Seifert's vehicle had a troublesome fuel pump on lap 110; forcing his early exit from the race. [2] Dean Dalton had engine issues on lap 125 that forced him out of the race while Charlie Glotzbach dealt with the same issue on lap 129. [2]

Qualifying

Grid [2] No.DriverManufacturer
16Pete Hamilton'71 Plymouth
212Bobby Allison'69 Mercury
371Bobby Isaac'71 Dodge
43Charlie Glotzbach'71 Chevrolet
511Buddy Baker'71 Dodge
643Richard Petty'71 Plymouth
724Cecil Gordon'69 Mercury
872Benny Parsons'69 Mercury
925Jabe Thomas'70 Plymouth
1060Maynard Troyer'69 Mercury
1179Frank Warren'69 Dodge
1264Elmo Langley'69 Mercury
1339Friday Hassler'70 Chevrolet
1488Ron Keselowski'70 Dodge
154John Sears'69 Dodge

Finishing order

Section reference: [6]

POSST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLED
1212  Bobby AllisonCoca-Cola   (Holman-Moody Racing)'69 Mercury19715395running155
2643  Richard PettyPetty Engineering   (Petty Enterprises)'71 Plymouth1977870running30
3511  Buddy BakerPetty Engineering   (Petty Enterprises)'71 Dodge1964700running0
41060  Maynard TroyerNagle Racers   (Joe Nagle)'69 Mercury1932870running0
51618  Joe FrassonMario Frasson Cement Co.   (Joe Frasson)'70 Dodge1922020running0
6724  Cecil GordonAmerican Jetway   (Cecil Gordon)'69 Mercury1901495running0
71488  Ron KeselowskiMessina Trucking   (Roger Lubinski)'70 Dodge1891320running0
82648  James HyltonHylton Engineering   (James Hylton)'69 Ford1881220running0
9925  Jabe ThomasDon Robertson'70 Plymouth1871120running0
102106  Neil CastlesHoward Furniture   (Neil Castles)'70 Dodge1861020running0
113944  Tommy GaleGiachetti Brothers   (Richard Giachetti)'70 Ford1851045running0
123132  Marv ActonBrooks Racing   (Dick Brooks)'70 Plymouth1841020running0
133576  Ben ArnoldMotor's Ford   (Ben Arnold)'69 Ford184945running0
141179  Frank WarrenFrank Warren'69 Dodge184920running0
151790  Bill DennisTruck Equipment   (Junie Donlavey)'69 Mercury184995running0
161891  Richard D. BrownMcNab's Engineering   (Junior Fields)'71 Chevrolet183895running0
173747  Raymond WilliamsWilliams Racing   (Raymond Williams)'71 Ford183850running0
182970  J.D. McDuffieWelter Construction   (J.D. McDuffie)'69 Mercury183840running0
192877  Charlie RobertsRheem Auto   (Charlie Roberts)'70 Ford181825running0
203330  Walter BallardBallard Racing   (Vic Ballard)'71 Ford181810running0
211264  Elmo LangleyWoodfield Motors   (Elmo Langley)'69 Mercury180795running0
22220  George AltheideNational Car Care   (George Altheide)'70 Dodge177780running0
234034  Wendell ScottBrandywine Transportation   (Wendell Scott)'69 Ford174765running0
243026  Earl BrooksVirginia Motors   (Earl Brooks)'69 Ford174750running0
253486  Bobby MausgroverCountryland Foods   (Neil Castles)'69 Dodge167760running0
262010  Bill ChampionBill Champion'70 Ford166720running0
2743  Charlie GlotzbachRichard Howard'71 Chevrolet129710engine5
28277  Dean DaltonDalton Garage   (Dean Dalton)'69 Ford125700engine0
293845  Bill SeifertGarrett Motors   (Bill Seifert)'69 Ford110690fuel pump0
302583  Johnny Halford'69 Plymouth94680ignition0
3116  Pete HamiltonAmerican Brakeblok   (Cotton Owens)'71 Plymouth87785engine6
323684  Dick MayAircraft Metals   (Ralph Davis)'69 Dodge84655overheating0
333207  Coo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham)'69 Chevrolet76675engine0
34154  John SearsJ. Marvin Mills Heating & Cooling   (John Sears)'69 Dodge49645clutch0
35195  Dave MarcisDoc Faustina'70 Plymouth45640overheating0
36248  Ed NegreEd Negre'69 Ford40635fuel pump0
372319  Henley GrayFairway Motors   (Henley Gray)'69 Ford38630suspension0
38872  Benny ParsonsAmerican Jetway   (L.G. DeWitt)'69 Mercury29625engine0
39371  Bobby IsaacK & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf)'71 Dodge111070water pump1
401339  Friday HasslerRock City   (Friday Hassler)'70 Chevrolet7615engine0

References

  1. ↑ "1971 Yankee 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "1971 Yankee 400 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ "1971 NASCAR Race Schedule - Total Prize Winnings". Everything Stock Car. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Michigan International Speedway". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Track History". Michigan International Speedway. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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