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1970 - Daytona 500 Race Results


Race Name - Daytona 500
Date - 2/22/1970
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 194.015 mph
Number of Cautions - 6
Caution Laps - 45
Average Race Speed - 149.6 mph
Lead Changes - 24
Total Race Purse - $143,655
Race Number - 4
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 9 Pete Hamilton 40 7Up (Petty Enterprises) 200 70 Plymout 13 $44,850
2 31 David Pearson 17 East Tenn Motor Co (HolmanMoody) 200 69 Ford 82 $17,650
3 6 Bobby Allison 22 CocaCola (Mario Rossi) 199 69 Dodge 6 $9,950
4 4 Charlie Glotzbach 99 Dow Chemicals (Ray Nichels) 199 69 Dodge 36 $5,850
5 3 Bobby Isaac 71 K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) 198 69 Dodge 30 $4,450
6 10 Richard Brickhouse 14 Bill Ellis 198 70 Plymout 0 $3,175
7 34 Jim Hurtubise 59 Pepsi (Tom Pistone) 197 70 Ford 0 $2,575
8 15 Ramo Stott 7 Plymouth (Ramo Stott) 194 70 Plymout 2 $2,525
9 5 LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Junior Johnson 193 69 Ford 1 $2,175
10 33 Dave Marcis 30 Winter Park Dodge (Dave Marcis) 193 69 Dodge 0 $2,025
11 12 Ray Elder 96 Fred Elder 189 69 Dodge 0 $1,925
12 35 Neil Castles 6 Neil Castles 188 69 Dodge 0 $1,825
13 8 Tiny Lund 55 Baughman HiSpeed (John McConnell) 187 69 Dodge 3 $1,860
14 14 Benny Parsons 88 Benny Parsons 187 69 Ford 0 $1,725
15 16 Friday Hassler 39 James Hanley 187 69 Chevrol 0 $1,675
16 22 Roy Mayne 46 Tom Hunter 184 69 Chevrol 0 $1,650
17 27 John Sears 86 Dennis Gallion 184 69 Dodge 0 $1,620
18 40 Coo Coo Marlin 7 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 182 69 Chevrol 0 $1,610
19 13 Dick Brooks 32 Bestline Products (Dick Brooks) 181 70 Plymout 0 $1,700
20 24 Frank Warren 79 Frank Warren 181 69 Plymout 0 $1,590
21 26 Joe Frasson 82 Joe Frasson 175 70 Dodge 0 $1,675
22 21 James Hylton 23 Don Robertson 174 69 Plymout 0 $1,190
23 39 Butch Hirst 89 Morris Davis 172 69 Ford 0 $1,185
24 20 Paul Feldner 93 Jack Janos 167 69 Dodge 0 $1,180
25 19 Jabe Thomas 25 Don Robertson 140 69 Plymout 0 $1,175
26 36 Dick Trickle 9 Fran Kelly 131 69 Ford 0 $1,170
27 2 Buddy Baker 6 Cotton Owens 122 69 Dodge 1 $2,265
28 25 Elmo Langley 64 Woodfield Ford Mercury (Elmo Langley) 109 69 Mercury 0 $1,160
29 32 Buddy Arrington 5 Buddy Arrington 77 69 Dodge 0 $1,255
30 18 Ron Grana 5 CJ Grana 72 69 Ford 0 $1,150
31 29 Tommy Gale 3 Walt Valerio 70 69 Mercury 0 $1,115
32 28 AJ Foyt 11 Don Wagner Ford Sales (Jack Bowsher) 58 69 Ford 0 $1,240
33 37 Leonard Blanchard 95 Leonard Blanchard 57 70 Ford 0 $1,135
34 38 Ron Keselowski 62 Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski) 46 69 Dodge 0 $1,230
35 7 Donnie Allison 27 Banjo Matthews 41 69 Ford 0 $1,225
36 23 Don Tarr 37 Don Tarr 41 69 Dodge 0 $1,120
37 1 Cale Yarborough 21 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) 31 69 Mercury 26 $7,465
38 17 Jim Vandiver 3 Ray Fox 15 69 Dodge 0 $1,110
39 11 Richard Petty 43 Plymouth By Petty (Petty Enterprises) 7 70 Plymout 0 $1,105
40 30 Cecil Gordon 24 Cecil Gordon 7 68 Ford 0 $1,100