NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1970 - Nashville 420 Race Results
Race Name - Nashville 420Date - 7/25/1970Race Track - Nashville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.596 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 114.115 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 39Average Race Speed - 87.943 mphLead Changes - 5Total Race Purse - $29,475Race Number - 30 | More Races from 1970 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 420 | 69 Dodge | 214 | $3,310 |
2 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 22 | CocaCola (Bobby Allison) | 418 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,910 |
3 | 16 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 394 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,310 |
4 | 15 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 391 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,010 |
5 | 26 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 385 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $910 |
6 | 6 | Coo Coo Marlin | 7 | CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) | 384 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $860 |
7 | 10 | Ben Arnold | 76 | Ben Arnold | 380 | 69 Ford | 0 | $835 |
8 | 23 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 365 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $810 |
9 | 36 | Eddie Yarboro | 3 | Eddie Yarboro | 338 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $800 |
10 | 13 | Dave Marcis | 30 | Dave Marcis | 336 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $790 |
11 | 25 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 318 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $780 |
12 | 29 | John Kenney | 77 | Bob Freeman | 242 | 68 Ford | 0 | $770 |
13 | 28 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 221 | 69 Ford | 0 | $760 |
14 | 7 | Friday Hassler | 39 | James Hanley | 209 | 69 Chevrol | 56 | $750 |
15 | 34 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 167 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $740 |
16 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 154 | 70 Plymout | 134 | $730 |
17 | 21 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 151 | 69 Ford | 0 | $720 |
18 | 19 | Dick May | 67 | Ron Ronacher | 139 | 69 Ford | 0 | $710 |
19 | 27 | Johnny Halford | 57 | Ervin Pruitt | 111 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $700 |
20 | 31 | Raymond Williams | 45 | Bill Seifert | 78 | 69 Ford | 0 | $690 |
21 | 9 | Dick Bown | 2 | Mike Ober | 63 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $680 |
22 | 12 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 59 | 69 Ford | 0 | $670 |
23 | 1 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 98 | Junior Johnson | 45 | 70 Ford | 16 | $660 |
24 | 30 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 45 | 69 Ford | 0 | $650 |
25 | 32 | Charlie Roberts | 60 | Charlie Roberts | 39 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $640 |
26 | 14 | Earl Brooks | 26 | Earl Brooks | 35 | 69 Ford | 0 | $635 |
27 | 24 | John Sears | 4 | John Sears | 34 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $625 |
28 | 5 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 17 | 69 Ford | 0 | $615 |
29 | 17 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Don Robertson | 10 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $605 |
30 | 22 | Ron Keselowski | 62 | Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski) | 8 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $590 |
31 | 35 | Lee Gordon | 97 | Cecil Gordon | 7 | 68 Ford | 0 | $570 |
32 | 11 | Buddy Arrington | 5 | Buddy Arrington | 5 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $550 |
33 | 18 | Bill Dennis | 54 | Bill Dennis | 5 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $530 |
34 | 33 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 3 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $525 |
35 | 4 | Dick Brooks | 32 | Dick Brooks | 1 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $520 |
36 | 20 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 1 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $515 |