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Carolina 500
NASCAR Grand National race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
March 8, 1970
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 492
| 16,715
| running
| 188 |
| 2
| 6
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1970 Mercury
| 489
| 9,890
| running
| 91 |
| 3
| 5
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 484
| 5,265
| running
| 1 |
| 4
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 483
| 3,315
| running
| 162 |
| 5
| 7
| Pete Hamilton
| 40
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 475
| 2,090
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 12
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 470
| 1,565
| running
| 14 |
| 7
| 32
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 460
| 1,465
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 456
| 1,315
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Ford
| 454
| 1,215
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 23
| James Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 448
| 1,390
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 25
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 447
| 1,140
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 438
| 1,115
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 19
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Buick
| 427
| 1,090
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 3
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 423
| 1,090
| running
| 34 |
| 15
| 35
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 421
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 34
| Joe Phipps
| 65
| Joe Phipps
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 401
| 1,035
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 2
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1969 Dodge
| 366
| 1,095
| ignition
| 2 |
| 18
| 24
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 345
| 1,005
| clutch
| 0 |
| 19
| 40
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 345
| 990
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 17
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 343
| 975
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 9
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 330
| 960
| lug bolt
| 0 |
| 22
| 22
| Don Tarr
| 37
| Don Tarr
| 1969 Dodge
| 298
| 995
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 23
| 29
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 257
| 930
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 28
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 244
| 915
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 20
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 242
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 33
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Mercury
| 211
| 810
| flagged
| 0 |
| 27
| 21
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 203
| 845
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 28
| 38
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1970 Pontiac
| 181
| 755
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 11
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Ford
| 160
| 840
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 16
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 119
| 725
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 13
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| James Hanley
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 108
| 735
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 31
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 105
| 770
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1969 Dodge
| 95
| 680
| lug bolts
| 0 |
| 34
| 39
| James Cox
| 23
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 85
| 665
| clutch
| 0 |
| 35
| 30
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 85
| 650
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 36
| Dub Simpson
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 73
| 635
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 10
| Bunkie Blackburn
| 59
| Tom Pistone
| 1970 Ford
| 35
| 620
| accident
| 0 |
| 38
| 37
| Wayne Smith
| 33
| Wayne Smith
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 29
| 605
| steering
| 0 |
| 39
| 27
| John Sears
| 84
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Ford
| 14
| 590
| rear end
| 0 |
| 40
| 26
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1968 Ford
| 3
| 575
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:18:32
Average Speed: 116.117 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.33 seconds
9 cautions for 67 laps
Attendance: 38,000