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 - Georgia 500 Race Results
Race Name - Georgia 500Date - 11/8/1970Race Track - Middle Georgia RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.548 milesRace Length (Miles) - 274 milesPole Speed - 94.064 mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - 35Average Race Speed - 83.284 mphLead Changes - 12Total Race Purse - $20,000Race Number - 46 | More Races from 1970 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 500 | 70 Plymout | 113 | $3,275 |
2 | 5 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 500 | 70 Dodge | 226 | $1,800 |
3 | 4 | Dick Brooks | 32 | Dick Brooks | 498 | 69 Plymout | 133 | $1,150 |
4 | 2 | Bobby Allison | 22 | CocaCola (Bobby Allison) | 497 | 69 Dodge | 28 | $925 |
5 | 7 | John Sears | 4 | John Sears | 487 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $700 |
6 | 8 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 485 | 70 Ford | 0 | $650 |
7 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 485 | 69 Ford | 0 | $675 |
8 | 9 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 483 | 69 Ford | 0 | $600 |
9 | 11 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 482 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $580 |
10 | 16 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 475 | 68 Ford | 0 | $570 |
11 | 6 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 475 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $560 |
12 | 21 | Ben Arnold | 76 | Ben Arnold | 473 | 69 Ford | 0 | $525 |
13 | 13 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 461 | 69 Ford | 0 | $540 |
14 | 27 | Jimmy Watson | 16 | Ken Spikes | 451 | 70 Chevrol | 0 | $505 |
15 | 29 | Friday Hassler | 39 | James Hanley | 449 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $495 |
16 | 24 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 448 | 69 Ford | 0 | $485 |
17 | 28 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 423 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $475 |
18 | 23 | Roy Mayne | 77 | Bob Freeman | 405 | 69 Ford | 0 | $465 |
19 | 25 | Jim Vandiver | 58 | Bub Strickler | 285 | 70 Chevrol | 0 | $455 |
20 | 19 | Morgan Shepherd | 93 | Bill Flowers | 281 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $470 |
21 | 22 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 265 | 69 Ford | 0 | $435 |
22 | 14 | Joe Frasson | 8 | Ed Negre | 223 | 69 Ford | 0 | $450 |
23 | 30 | Lee Roy Carrigg | 87 | John Pemberton | 181 | 68 Ford | 0 | $415 |
24 | 10 | Dave Marcis | 26 | Earl Brooks | 131 | 69 Ford | 0 | $430 |
25 | 17 | Bill Dennis | 54 | Bill Dennis | 105 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $420 |
26 | 26 | Rod Eulenfeld | 89 | Morris Davis | 80 | 69 Ford | 0 | $390 |
27 | 12 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 78 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $405 |
28 | 20 | EJ Trivette | 2 | Crawford Racing (Crawford Brothers) | 68 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $395 |
29 | 15 | Dick May | 67 | Ron Ronacher | 54 | 69 Ford | 0 | $385 |
30 | 18 | Larry Baumel | 68 | Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer) | 4 | 69 Ford | 0 | $375 |