Race: Yankee 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 36 of 48
Date: August 15, 1971
Track: Michigan International Speedway
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Yankee 400 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Allison | Car | No. 12 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Holman Moody | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Pete Hamilton | Most Laps Led | Bobby Allison (155) |
| Race Distance | 394 miles (197 laps) | Track Length | 2 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 36 of 48 |
Yankee 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 197 | 155 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 197 | 30 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 10 | 60 | Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | Mercury | 193 | 0 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 16 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Plymouth | 192 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 7 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 190 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 14 | 88 | Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 189 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 9 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 187 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 21 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 39 | 44 | Tommy Gale | Giachetti Brothers | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 31 | 32 | Marv Acton | Team SABCO | Plymouth | 184 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 35 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 11 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 184 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 17 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 184 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 18 | 91 | Richard D. Brown | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 37 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 183 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 28 | 77 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 33 | 30 | Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 180 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 22 | 0 | George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 40 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 174 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 24 | 26 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 174 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 34 | 86 | Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 167 | 0 | running | 78 |
| 26 | 20 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 166 | 0 | running | 75 |
| 27 | 4 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 5 | valve | 72 |
| 28 | 27 | 7 | Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | engine | 69 |
| 29 | 38 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 110 | 0 | fuel pump | 66 |
| 30 | 25 | 83 | Johnny Halford | — | Plymouth | 94 | 0 | distributor | 0 |
| 31 | 1 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 87 | 6 | valve | 60 |
| 32 | 36 | 84 | Dick May | Ralph Davis (Owner) | Dodge | 84 | 0 | overheating | 57 |
| 33 | 32 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | rocker arm | 54 |
| 34 | 15 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 49 | 0 | clutch | 51 |
| 35 | 19 | 5 | Dave Marcis | Faustina Racing | Plymouth | 45 | 0 | overheating | 48 |
| 36 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | fuel pump | 45 |
| 37 | 23 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 38 | 0 | shocks | 42 |
| 38 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 29 | 0 | cylinder | 39 |
| 39 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 11 | 1 | water pump | 36 |
| 40 | 13 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | valve | 33 |
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