Results

The 1971 Motor State 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan International Speedway race.

Motor State 400

Sunday, June 13th, 1971

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 10 Ford
  • 11 Mercury
  • 11 Dodge
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 4 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: 149.567
  • Cautions: 2 for 13 laps
  • Lead Changes: 32
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Motor State 400 at Michigan International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 197 62 0 running
2 4 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 197 25 0 running
3 3 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 197 14 0 running
4 2 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 197 93 0 running
5 5 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 195 0 0 running
6 7 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 194 0 0 running
7 6 99 Fred Lorenzen Plymouth 0 0 193 3 0 running
8 10 22 Dick Brooks Dodge 0 0 193 0 0 running
9 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 191 0 0 running
10 14 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 189 0 0 running
11 18 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 188 0 0 running
12 22 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 188 0 0 running
13 13 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 188 0 0 running
14 28 5 Ron Grana Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 running
15 25 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 185 0 0 running
16 21 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 185 0 0 running
17 24 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
18 39 03 Tommy Gale Mercury 0 0 185 0 0 running
19 12 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 184 0 0 running
20 36 7 Dean Dalton Ford 0 0 183 0 0 running
21 26 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 180 0 0 running
22 35 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 179 0 0 running
23 40 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 174 0 0 running
24 20 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 164 0 0 running
25 38 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 156 0 0 running
26 30 95 Paul Tyler Mercury 0 0 128 0 0 engine
27 32 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 122 0 0 engine
28 11 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 121 0 0 engine
29 31 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 118 0 0 engine
30 15 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 85 0 0 valve
31 33 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 79 0 0 valve
32 8 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 76 0 0 rocker arm
33 19 33 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 68 0 0 ignition
34 17 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 65 0 0 engine
35 23 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 42 0 0 oil leak
36 34 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 28 0 0 head gasket
37 29 86 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 17 0 0 piston
38 37 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 16 0 0 oil pressure
39 16 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 1 0 0 driveshaft
40 27 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 0 0 0 clutch

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