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1970 Indianapolis 500

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 4 of 18
Saturday, May 30, 1970 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:12:37
Average Speed: 155.749 mph
Pole Speed: 170.221 mph

Cautions: 3
Margin of Victory: 32.16 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 8

Glossary 1970 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1970 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
23	30	58	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell)	Hayhoe / Offy	78	15,252	clutch	0
15	27	19	Ronnie Bucknum	MVS Inc.	Cecil / Ford	162	18,602	crash	0
16	22	23	Mel Kenyon	Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Coyote / Offy	160	17,552	crash	0
33	9	31	Jim Malloy	Stearns Transi-Tread (Federal Automotive Associates)	Gerhardt / Offy	0	13,677	crash	0
13	26	32	Jack Brabham	Gilmore-Brabham (Jack Brabham)	Brabham / Offy	175	20,227	engine	1
22	16	73	Peter Revson	McLaren Cars (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	87	16,627	engine	0
24	18	15	Joe Leonard	Johnny Lightning 500 (Vel Miletich)	Colt / Ford	73	15,452	engine	0
26	20	16	Gary Bettenhausen	Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning (Don Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	55	14,677	engine	0
28	17	5	Gordon Johncock	Gilmore Broadcasting (Gordon Johncock)	Gerhardt / Offy	45	14,902	engine	0
31	21	20	George Follmer	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Hawk / Ford	18	14,147	engine	0
18	2	18	Johnny Rutherford	Patrick Petroleum (Walt Michner)	Eagle / Offy	135	17,077	header	0
17	24	22	Wally Dallenbach	Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Offy	143	17,077	magneto	0
30	6	10	Art Pollard	Pollard Car Wash (Race Go Corp.)	King / Offy	28	14,002	piston	0
1	1	2	Al Unser	Johnny Lightning 500 (Vel Miletich)	Colt / Ford	200	271,697	running	190	1000
2	5	66	Mark Donohue	Sunoco (Roger Penske)	Lola / Ford	200	86,427	running	5	800
3	11	48	Dan Gurney	Olsonite (Oscar Olson)	Eagle / Offy	200	58,977	running	0	700
4	20	83	Donnie Allison	Greer-Foyt (A.J. Foyt)	Eagle / Ford	200	35,002	running	0	600
5	33	14	Jim McElreath	Greer-Foyt (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	200	32,577	running	0	500
6	8	1	Mario Andretti	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	McNamara / Ford	199	28,202	running	0	400
7	29	89	Jerry Grant	Nelson Ironworks (Jerry Grant)	Eagle / Offy	198	26,977	running	0	300
8	15	38	Rick Muther	The Tony Express (Two Jacks Inc.)	Hawk / Offy	197	25,302	running	0	250
9	19	75	Carl Williams	McLaren Cars (Bruce McLaren)	McLaren / Offy	197	22,352	running	0	200
10	3	7	A.J. Foyt	Sheraton / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	195	24,902	running	2	150
11	7	3	Bobby Unser	Wagner Lockheed (Ralph Wilke)	Eagle / Ford	192	20,227	running	0	100
12	32	67	Sammy Sessions	Jim Robbins	Eagle / Ford	190	19,752	running	0	50
14	31	44	Dick Simon	Bryant Heating & Air Conditioning (Racing International)	Vollstedt / Ford	168	18,427	running	0
21	12	9	Mike Mosley	G.C. Murphy (Ralph Wilke)	Watson / Offy	96	15,627	radiator	0
27	25	25	Lloyd Ruby	Daniels Cablevision (Gene White)	Mongoose / Offy	54	16,252	rear end	2
20	10	84	George Snider	Sheraton / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	105	1,602	suspension	0
25	4	11	Roger McCluskey	Quickick (Hayhoe Racing Enterprises)	Scorpion / Ford	62	15,727	suspension	0
32	28	93	Greg Weld	Pollard Car Wash (Race Go Corp.)	Gerhardt / Offy	12	14,002	suspension	0
29	14	97	Bruce Walkup	Wynn's Kwik-Kool (Agajanian-Faas Racers)	Mongoose / Offy	44	13,927	timing gear	0
19	13	27	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jim Robbins	Eagle / Ford	107	16,302	turbocharger	0

Relief Drivers:
Car #23: Roger McCluskey (52 laps)

Failed to qualify: Arnie Knepper (#53), Tom Bigelow (#34), Charlie Glotzbach (#45), Larry Cannon (#47), Jerry Karl (#52), Jim Hurtubise (#56), Sonny Ates (#59), Bruce Jacobi (#71), Bob Veith (#90), Al Loquasto (#26, 35), John Cannon (#17, 21), Carlos Pairetti (#8), Kevin Bartlett (#77, 76), Tony Adamowicz (#36), Bentley Warren (#94), Jim McElreath (#74), Steve Krisiloff (#92), Dennis Zimmerman (#99, 98), Larry Dickson (#8, 78), Jigger Sirois (#54, 72), Sam Posey (#95)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Al Unser	1	48	48
A.J. Foyt	49	49	1
Lloyd Ruby	50	51	2
Mark Donohue	52	52	1
Jack Brabham	53	53	1
Al Unser	54	100	47
A.J. Foyt	101	101	1
Mark Donohue	102	105	4
Al Unser	106	200	95

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