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Southeastern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
April 5, 1970
500 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 266.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1970 Ford
| 500
| 6,670
| running
| 269 |
| 2
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 497
| 3,820
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1970 Mercury
| 456
| 2,345
| engine
| 154 |
| 4
| 9
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 453
| 1,295
| running
| 1 |
| 5
| 7
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 447
| 1,020
| oil pump
| 36 |
| 6
| 23
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Buick
| 444
| 820
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 27
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 443
| 770
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Ford
| 440
| 670
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 13
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 07
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 437
| 645
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 26
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 04
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 1968 Chevrolet
| 411
| 595
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 11
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 373
| 615
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 19
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 344
| 545
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1968 Ford
| 292
| 535
| accident
| 0 |
| 14
| 8
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 226
| 525
| engine
| 0 |
| 15
| 20
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 217
| 515
| rear end
| 0 |
| 16
| 21
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 207
| 505
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 17
| 10
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 198
| 495
| engine
| 1 |
| 18
| 1
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 180
| 1,435
| engine
| 39 |
| 19
| 29
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 105
| 475
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 20
| 15
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 53
| 490
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 14
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 50
| 480
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 30
| Joe Phipps
| 65
| Joe Phipps
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 50
| 445
| flagged
| 0 |
| 23
| 22
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Ford
| 42
| 435
| quit
| 0 |
| 24
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 37
| 450
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 18
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 34
| 415
| clutch
| 0 |
| 26
| 16
| Ron Keselowski
| 62
| John Keselowski
| 1969 Dodge
| 31
| 410
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 16
| 425
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 12
| Bobby Watson
| 88
| Harry Ranier
| 1970 Dodge
| 11
| 430
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 29
| 28
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1970 Pontiac
| 9
| 380
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 30
| 25
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 4
| 370
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:02:42
Average Speed: 87.543 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.919 seconds
6 cautions for 58 laps
Attendance: 32,000