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1970 Virginia 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 18 of 48
Sunday, May 31, 1970 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps* on a .525 mile paved track (262.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:53:20
Average Speed: 68.584 mph
Pole Speed: 82.609 mph
(Pole won by Donnie Allison )

Cautions: 7 for 46 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 1,700
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1970 NASCAR Grand National results / 1970 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	377	10,795	running	223
2	3	22	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'69 Dodge	377	5,140	running	84
3	4	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'70 Mercury	376	3,100	running	51
4	7	98	David Pearson	Junior Johnson	'70 Ford	375	1,525	running	0
5	9	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'69 Plymouth	373	1,025	running	0
6	18	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'69 Plymouth	370	1,000	running	0
7	10	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'69 Ford	369	875	running	0
8	19	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	365	825	running	0
9	13	54	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis	'69 Chevrolet	363	800	running	0
10	17	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'68 Ford	359	775	running	0
11	21	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'68 Ford	358	790	running	0
12	27	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	357	755	running	0
13	23	4	John Sears	John Sears	'69 Dodge	356	745	running	0
14	32	62	Ron Keselowski	Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski)	'69 Dodge	355	735	running	0
15	35	47	Raymond Williams	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	352	725	running	0
16	25	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'69 Ford	337	715	running	0
17	29	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	333	705	running	0
18	15	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	329	695	running	0
19	12	5	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'69 Dodge	273	685	head gasket	0
20	26	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'69 Chevrolet	231	675	running	0
21	33	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Buick	141	665	engine	0
22	11	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	132	655	rear end	0
23	28	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	116	645	ignition	0
24	14	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Ford	112	635	oil pan	0
25	36	23	James Cox	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	110	625	engine	0
26	1	27	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Banjo Matthews	'70 Ford	102	700	clutch	19
27	37	77	John Kenney	Bob Freeman	'68 Ford	99	605	brakes	0
28	22	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	74	595	brakes	0
29	34	67	Dick May	Ron Ronacher	'69 Ford	73	685	oil leak	0
30	24	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	61	575	transmission	0
31	31	04	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder	'69 Chevrolet	51	570	brakes	0
32	20	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	37	565	ignition	0
33	5	30	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'69 Dodge	37	560	transmission	0
34	39	92	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'69 Pontiac	35	555	engine	0
35	16	57	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt	'69 Dodge	30	550	engine	0
36	6	39	Friday Hassler	James Hanley	'69 Chevrolet	22	545	engine	0
37	30	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	19	535	overheating	0
38	8	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Ford	19	535	overheating	0
39	38	33	Wayne Smith	Wayne Smith	'69 Chevrolet	18	530	brakes	0

* Race shortened to 377 laps due to rain.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
LeeRoy Yarbrough	1	19	19
Bobby Isaac	20	107	88
Cale Yarborough	108	158	51
Bobby Allison	159	242	84
Bobby Isaac	243	377	135

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