1971 Yankee 400
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Date
August 15, 1971
Official name
Yankee 400
Course
Permanent racing facility
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 36 of 48 in the 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1971 Yankee 400 program cover | |||
| Date | August 15, 1971 | ||
| Official name | Yankee 400 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.040 miles (3.283 km) | ||
| Distance | 197 laps, 401.880 mi (646.763 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 | |
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 ($396,089.35 when adjusted for inflation).[3]
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.