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1970 - Yankee 400 Race Results


Race Name - Yankee 400
Date - 8/16/1970
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.04 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 402 miles
Pole Speed - 157.363 mph
Number of Cautions - 1
Caution Laps - 9
Average Race Speed - 147.57 mph
Lead Changes - 18
Total Race Purse - $59,145
Race Number - 34
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Charlie Glotzbach 99 Dow Chemicals (Ray Nichels) 197 69 Dodge 116 $14,275
2 6 Bobby Allison 22 CocaCola (Mario Rossi) 197 69 Dodge 26 $6,845
3 9 Dick Brooks 32 Dick Brooks 196 70 Plymout 0 $4,430
4 2 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 196 69 Dodge 1 $2,800
5 12 Pete Hamilton 40 Petty Enterprises 196 70 Plymout 0 $1,975
6 7 Buddy Baker 6 Cotton Owens 196 69 Dodge 0 $1,475
7 4 LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Junior Johnson 196 69 Mercury 2 $1,350
8 14 Benny Parsons 72 LG DeWitt 192 69 Ford 22 $1,200
9 13 James Hylton 48 Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) 190 69 Ford 0 $1,100
10 5 Cale Yarborough 21 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) 188 69 Mercury 26 $1,050
11 17 Joe Frasson 18 Joe Frasson 187 69 Dodge 0 $975
12 23 Neil Castles 6 Neil Castles 183 69 Dodge 0 $950
13 15 Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley 183 69 Mercury 0 $925
14 3 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 183 70 Plymout 1 $975
15 27 Raymond Williams 47 Bill Seifert 183 70 Ford 0 $875
16 25 Bill Seifert 45 Bill Seifert 182 69 Ford 0 $850
17 31 Coo Coo Marlin 7 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 182 69 Chevrol 0 $880
18 26 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 180 69 Plymout 0 $820
19 21 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 179 69 Plymout 0 $805
20 36 Bill Dennis 54 Bill Dennis 177 69 Chevrol 0 $790
21 30 Bob Senneker 1 Tire City 175 69 Mercury 0 $775
22 33 Wendell Scott 34 Don Robertson 170 69 Plymout 0 $785
23 19 Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre 140 69 Ford 0 $745
24 28 John Sears 4 John Sears 136 69 Dodge 0 $730
25 29 Earl Brooks 26 Earl Brooks 131 69 Ford 0 $715
26 16 Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion 123 69 Ford 0 $700
27 34 Bill Shirey 74 Bill Shirey 104 69 Plymout 0 $690
28 8 Donnie Allison 27 Banjo Matthews 101 69 Ford 3 $680
29 22 Larry Baumel 68 Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer) 74 69 Ford 0 $670
30 18 Ben Arnold 76 Ben Arnold 27 69 Ford 0 $660
31 39 Roy Tyner 86 Neil Castles 26 69 Dodge 0 $645
32 20 Buddy Arrington 5 Buddy Arrington 22 69 Dodge 0 $640
33 40 Frog Fagan 44 Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti) 16 69 Chevrol 0 $635
34 24 Friday Hassler 39 James Hanley 13 69 Chevrol 0 $630
35 35 Henley Gray 19 Henley Gray 11 69 Ford 0 $625
36 38 Lee Roy Carrigg 87 John Pemberton 11 69 Ford 0 $620
37 11 David Pearson 17 HolmanMoody 5 69 Ford 0 $1,015
38 32 Ron Keselowski 62 Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski) 5 69 Dodge 0 $635
39 10 Dave Marcis 30 Dave Marcis 3 69 Dodge 0 $605
40 37 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 0 68 Ford 0 $600