Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1971 Yankee 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place at the Michigan International Speedway on August 15, 1971. The entire purse that the racers competed for in this event was $51,015 ($297,077.49 in today's money). Maynard Troyers only finish in the "top five" was recorded at this event.There were 26,000 fans on attendance for this two hour and forty minute race in the American community of Brooklyn, Michigan (compared to the 103,000 fans who attended the 2009 Carfax 400). There were two cautions for twelve laps and the victory margin was three seconds. Average speed was 149.862 miles (241.180 km) per hour while the pole speed was 161.901 miles (260.554 km) per hour. All forty competitors in this race were born in the United States of America. 197 laps were undertaken on a paved oval track spanning 2.040 miles (3.283 km). Coca-Cola was the most major sponsor (and was sponsoring the winner of that race).Manufacturers involved in this race included Mercury, Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, and Plymouth. Pontiac failed to provide a racing vehicle in this series and only American manufacturers were allowed to race during this era after seeing foreign models dominate the 1950s and most of the 1960s.. }
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- 1971_Yankee_400 abstract "The 1971 Yankee 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place at the Michigan International Speedway on August 15, 1971. The entire purse that the racers competed for in this event was $51,015 ($297,077.49 in today's money). Maynard Troyers only finish in the "top five" was recorded at this event.There were 26,000 fans on attendance for this two hour and forty minute race in the American community of Brooklyn, Michigan (compared to the 103,000 fans who attended the 2009 Carfax 400). There were two cautions for twelve laps and the victory margin was three seconds. Average speed was 149.862 miles (241.180 km) per hour while the pole speed was 161.901 miles (260.554 km) per hour. All forty competitors in this race were born in the United States of America. 197 laps were undertaken on a paved oval track spanning 2.040 miles (3.283 km). Coca-Cola was the most major sponsor (and was sponsoring the winner of that race).Manufacturers involved in this race included Mercury, Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, and Plymouth. Pontiac failed to provide a racing vehicle in this series and only American manufacturers were allowed to race during this era after seeing foreign models dominate the 1950s and most of the 1960s.".