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1970 Daytona 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 4 of 48 Sunday, February 22, 1970 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:20:32 Average speed: 149.601 mph Pole speed: 194.015 mph Cautions: 6 for 45 laps Margin of victory: 3 cl Attendance: 103800 Lead changes: 24 Glossary    1970 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1970 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 9 40   Pete Hamilton 7-Up   (Petty Enterprises) '70 Plymouth 200 44850 running 13 2 31 17   David Pearson East Tenn. Motor Co.   (Holman-Moody Racing) '69 Ford 200 17650 running 82 3 6 22   Bobby Allison Joe Britt Dodge   (Mario Rossi) '69 Dodge 199 9950 running 6 4 4 99   Charlie Glotzbach Dow Chemicals   (Ray Nichels) '69 Dodge 199 5850 running 36 5 3 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '69 Dodge 198 4450 running 30 6 10 14   Richard Brickhouse Bill Ellis '70 Plymouth 198 3175 running 0 7 34 59   Jim Hurtubise Pepsi   (Tom Pistone) '70 Ford 197 2575 running 0 8 15 7   Ramo Stott Plymouth   (Ramo Stott) '70 Plymouth 194 2525 running 2 9 5 98   LeeRoy Yarbrough Jim Robbins Co.   (Junior Johnson) '69 Ford 193 2175 running 1 10 33 30   Dave Marcis Winter Park Dodge   (Dave Marcis) '69 Dodge 193 2025 running 0 11 12 96   Ray Elder Hargis Engineering   (Fred Elder) '69 Dodge 189 1925 running 0 12 35 06   Neil Castles Stewart Matena Dodge   (Neil Castles) '69 Dodge 188 1825 running 0 13 8 55   Tiny Lund Baughman Hi-Speed   (John McConnell) '69 Dodge 187 1860 engine 3 14 14 88   Benny Parsons Benny Parsons '69 Ford 187 1725 running 0 15 16 39   Friday Hassler See Rock City   (James Hanley) '69 Chevrolet 187 1675 running 0 16 22 46   Roy Mayne Ralph Kimsey / C&J Radiator Service   (Tom Hunter) '69 Chevrolet 184 1650 running 0 17 27 86   John Sears Dennis Gallion '69 Dodge 184 1620 running 0 18 40 07   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '69 Chevrolet 182 1610 running 0 19 13 32   Dick Brooks Bestline Products   (Dick Brooks) '70 Plymouth 181 1700 engine 0 20 24 79   Frank Warren Factory Outlet   (Frank Warren) '69 Plymouth 181 1590 running 0 21 26 82   Joe Frasson Mario Frasson Cement Company   (Joe Frasson) '70 Dodge 175 1675 running 0 22 21 23   James Hylton Star City Body Shop   (Don Robertson) '69 Plymouth 174 1190 running 0 23 39 89   Butch Hirst DM Construction / Hopper-Crews Ford   (Morris Davis) '69 Ford 172 1185 running 0 24 20 93   Paul Feldner Jack Janos '69 Dodge 167 1180 running 0 25 19 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '69 Plymouth 140 1175 running 0 26 36 09   Dick Trickle Fran Kelly '69 Ford 131 1170 head gasket 0 27 2 6   Buddy Baker Bob Drake Dodge   (Cotton Owens) '69 Dodge 122 2265 ignition 1 28 25 64   Elmo Langley Woodfield Ford Mercury   (Elmo Langley) '69 Mercury 109 1160 ignition 0 29 32 5   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '69 Dodge 77 1255 crash 0 30 18 05   Ron Grana B&K Hydraulics   (C.J. Grana) '69 Ford 72 1150 engine 0 31 29 03   Tommy Gale Walt Valerio '69 Mercury 70 1115 engine 0 32 28 11   A.J. Foyt Don Wagner Ford Sales   (Jack Bowsher) '69 Ford 58 1240 engine 0 33 37 95   Leonard Blanchard Blanchard's Auto Parts   (Leonard Blanchard) '70 Ford 57 1135 overheating 0 34 38 62   Ron Keselowski Kaye Engineering   (John Keselowski) '69 Dodge 46 1230 valve 0 35 7 27   Donnie Allison Sunny King Ford   (Banjo Matthews) '69 Ford 41 1225 engine 0 36 23 37   Don Tarr Coca-Cola   (Don Tarr) '69 Dodge 41 1120 steering 0 37 1 21   Cale Yarborough 60 Minute Cleaners   (Wood Brothers) '69 Mercury 31 7465 engine 26 38 17 3   Jim Vandiver Moss-Thornton   (Ray Fox) '69 Dodge 15 1110 clutch 0 39 11 43   Richard Petty Plymouth by Petty   (Petty Enterprises) '70 Plymouth 7 1105 engine 0 40 30 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '68 Ford 7 1100 a frame 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Harry Shipe 00 Lucky J Farm Joe Savoca Ford Arnold Bennett 01 Tire City Arnold Bennett Ford E.J. Trivette 08 E.C. Reid Chevrolet Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner Pontiac Bill Champion 10 Bill Champion Ford Ed Hessert 15 Ed Hessert Dodge Joe Hines 20 Joe Hines Dodge Earl Brooks 26 Earl Brooks Ford Wayne Smith 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet Bob Ashbrook 44 Giachetti Brothers Richard Giachetti Chevrolet Bill Seifert 45 Bill Seifert Ford Raymond Williams 47 Bill Seifert Ford Dub Simpson 51 Bill Strong Chevrolet Johnny Halford 57 Ervin Pruitt Dodge Jimmy Crawford 63 Crawford Brothers Chevrolet Dick May 67 Ron Ronacher Ford Bill Kimmel 69 Bill Kimmel Chevrolet J.D. McDuffie 70 J.D. McDuffie Buick Bill Shirey 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth Ben Arnold 76 Ben Arnold Ford Talmadge Prince 78 Hodges-Prince Talmadge Prince Dodge DC James Cox 23 Star City Body Shop Don Robertson Plymouth WD James Hylton 48 James Hylton Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 8 8     9 15 7   #24,43 engine   16 17 2     18 22 5   #3 engine   23 31 9     32 37 6   #21 engine   38 60 23     61 64 4   #11 engine   65 88 24     89 108 20   #5 accident backstretch   109 186 78     187 189 3   #32 engine   190 200 11       Percent of race run under caution: 22.5%             Average green flag run: 22.1 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Cale Yarborough 1 11 11   Charlie Glotzbach 12 12 1   Bobby Allison 13 13 1   Tiny Lund 14 16 3   Cale Yarborough 17 31 15   LeeRoy Yarbrough 32 32 1   Buddy Baker 33 33 1   Ramo Stott 34 35 2   Bobby Isaac 36 38 3   Charlie Glotzbach 39 44 6   Bobby Isaac 45 60 16   Charlie Glotzbach 61 62 2   Pete Hamilton 63 65 3   Bobby Isaac 66 67 2   David Pearson 68 69 2   Bobby Isaac 70 78 9   David Pearson 79 90 12   Charlie Glotzbach 91 117 27   David Pearson 118 138 21   Pete Hamilton 139 139 1   Bobby Allison 140 143 4   David Pearson 144 174 31   Bobby Allison 175 175 1   David Pearson 176 191 16   Pete Hamilton 192 200 9