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1970 Talladega 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 35 of 48
Sunday, August 23, 1970 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:09:17
Average Speed: 158.517 mph
Pole Speed: 186.834 mph

Cautions: 4 for 30 laps
Margin of Victory: 10 sec
Attendance: 38,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1970 NASCAR Grand National results / 1970 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	40	Pete Hamilton	7-Up The Uncola (Petty Enterprises)	'70 Plymouth	188	23,165	running	153
2	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	188	11,490	running	12
3	3	99	Charlie Glotzbach	Dow Chemicals (Ray Nichels)	'69 Dodge	187	7,380	running	6
4	2	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'69 Ford	184	5,540	running	0
5	7	6	Buddy Baker	Cotton Owens	'69 Dodge	184	3,915	running	4
6	9	21	Cale Yarborough	TelePromTer / 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	183	3,015	running	2
7	5	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'70 Plymouth	183	2,540	running	0
8	11	77	Ramo Stott	Ramo Stott	'70 Plymouth	182	2,015	running	0
9	13	31	Jim Vandiver	O.L. Nixon	'69 Dodge	180	1,915	running	0
10	10	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'69 Ford	179	1,865	running	1
11	12	18	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement Co. (Joe Frasson)	'69 Dodge	178	1,815	running	0
12	25	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Mercury	177	1,765	running	0
13	6	22	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Mario Rossi)	'69 Dodge	175	1,715	running	1
14	39	07	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'69 Chevrolet	173	1,665	running	0
15	18	39	Friday Hassler	James Hanley	'69 Chevrolet	172	1,575	running	0
16	41	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	172	1,670	running	0
17	33	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'69 Ford	171	1,515	running	0
18	28	4	John Sears	John Sears	'69 Dodge	170	1,465	running	0
19	32	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'69 Ford	168	1,415	running	0
20	17	57	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt	'69 Dodge	167	1,315	running	0
21	19	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'68 Ford	166	1,290	running	0
22	44	34	Wendell Scott	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	165	1,290	running	0
23	42	44	Frog Fagan	Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti)	'69 Chevrolet	163	1,290	running	0
24	15	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	159	1,215	ignition	0
25	34	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	159	1,190	running	0
26	36	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	158	1,165	running	0
27	50	97	Bill Dennis	Cecil Gordon	'68 Ford	158	1,140	running	0
28	37	65	Joe Phipps	Joe Phipps	'69 Chevrolet	157	1,115	running	0
29	16	68	Larry Baumel	Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer)	'69 Ford	154	1,090	running	0
30	39	87	Lee Roy Carrigg	John Pemberton	'68 Ford	152	1,065	running	0
31	30	62	Ron Keselowski	Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski)	'69 Dodge	151	1,040	running	0
32	21	30	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'69 Dodge	148	1,115	ignition	0
33	46	7	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder	'69 Chevrolet	148	990	running	0
34	48	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'69 Chevrolet	146	965	engine	0
35	24	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Ford	130	965	engine	0
36	31	47	Raymond Williams	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	128	915	crash	0
37	49	16	Ken Spikes	Ken Spikes	'70 Chevrolet	116	890	running	0
38	47	33	Wayne Smith	Wayne Smith	'69 Chevrolet	102	865	overheating	0
39	23	55	Tiny Lund	John McConnell	'69 Dodge	101	865	overheating	4
40	8	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'70 Plymouth	94	815	engine	0
41	29	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Mercury	73	750	oil leak	0
42	14	5	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'69 Dodge	64	700	ignition	0
43	20	60	Charlie Roberts	Charlie Roberts	'69 Dodge	45	630	engine	0
44	45	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	34	610	oil leak	0
45	26	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	29	590	engine	0
46	27	37	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'69 Dodge	25	565	engine	5
47	40	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	13	550	steering	0
48	43	59	Richard Brickhouse	Tom Pistone	'70 Ford	11	565	engine	0
49	22	28	Fred Lorenzen	Ray Fox	'69 Dodge	9	580	engine	0
50	35	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	5	515	suspension	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Charlie Glotzbach	1	1	1
Buddy Baker	2	2	1
Bobby Isaac	3	5	3
Buddy Baker	6	6	1
Bobby Isaac	7	9	3
Cale Yarborough	10	10	1
Charlie Glotzbach	11	11	1
James Hylton	12	12	1
Don Tarr	13	17	5
Buddy Baker	18	19	2
Pete Hamilton	20	27	8
Charlie Glotzbach	28	28	1
Tiny Lund	29	32	4
Cale Yarborough	33	33	1
Pete Hamilton	34	35	2
Charlie Glotzbach	36	38	3
Pete Hamilton	39	64	26
Bobby Allison	65	65	1
Pete Hamilton	66	147	82
Bobby Isaac	148	151	4
Pete Hamilton	152	152	1
Bobby Isaac	153	154	2
Pete Hamilton	155	188	34

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