Entry List

The official 1971 Yankee 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Michigan International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Yankee 400

Sunday, August 15th, 1971

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 13 Ford
  • 7 Mercury
  • 10 Dodge
  • 4 Chevrolet
  • 6 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 197 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 149.862
  • Cautions: 2 for 12 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
76
 
 
Ford
Ben Arnold
2
72
 
 
Mercury
L.G. DeWitt
3
10
 
 
Ford
Bill Champion
4
90
 
 
Mercury
Junie Donlavey
5
45
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
6
12
 
 
Mercury
Coca-Cola
7
71
 
 
Dodge
K & K Insurance
8
86
 
 
Dodge
Neil Castles
9
11
 
 
Dodge
Petty Enterprises
10
24
 
 
Mercury
Cecil Gordon
11
3
 
 
Chevrolet
Richard Howard
12
77
 
 
Ford
Charlie Roberts
13
07
 
 
Chevrolet
Cunningham-Kelley
14
5
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
30
Plymouth
Doc Faustina
15
7
 
 
Ford
Dean Dalton
16
84
 
 
Dodge
Ralph Davis
17
26
 
 
Ford
Earl Brooks
18
8
 
 
Ford
Ed Negre
19
64
 
 
Mercury
Elmo Langley
20
79
 
 
Dodge
Frank Warren
21
39
 
 
Chevrolet
Friday Hassler
22
0
 
 
Dodge
George Altheide
23
19
 
 
Ford
Henley Gray
24
70
 
 
Mercury
J.D. McDuffie
25
25
 
 
Plymouth
Don Robertson
26
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
36
Ford
Hylton Engineering
27
18
 
 
Dodge
Joe Frasson
28
4
 
 
Dodge
John Sears
29
83
 
 
Plymouth
--
30
32
 
 
Plymouth
Dick Brooks
31
60
 
 
Mercury
Nagle Racers
32
06
 
 
Dodge
Neil Castles
33
6
 
 
Plymouth
American Brakeblok
34
47
 
 
Ford
Raymond Williams
35
18
 
 
Chevrolet
Junior Fields
36
43
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
37
88
 
 
Dodge
Roger Lubinski
38
44
 
 
Ford
Giachetti Brothers
39
30
 
 
Ford
Ballard Racing
40
34
 
 
Ford
Wendell Scott