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Tidewater 300

NASCAR Grand National race
Langley Field Speedway, Hampton, VA
May 18, 1970
300 laps on 0.4 mile paved oval; 120 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1970 Dodge	300	1,700	running	263
2	4	Bobby Allison	22	Bobby Allison	1969 Dodge	298	1,035	running	12
3	5	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1969 Dodge	298	630	running	25
4	3	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1969 Ford	296	440	running	0
5	6	Benny Parsons	72	L.G. DeWitt	1969 Ford	296	350	running	0
6	7	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1969 Plymouth	287	325	running	0
7	18	Don Tarr	37	Don Tarr	1969 Dodge	287	275	running	0
8	10	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1968 Ford	286	295	running	0
9	2	Dave Marcis	30	Dave Marcis	1969 Dodge	281	325	rear end	0
10	15	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1969 Ford	280	260	running	0
11	9	John Sears	4	John Sears	1969 Dodge	277	280	running	0
12	20	John Kenney	77	Bob Freeman	1968 Ford	255	250	running	0
13	21	John Jennings	82	Mack Sellers	1968 Ford	245	245	running	0
14	22	Lee Gordon	97	Cecil Gordon	1968 Ford	235	240	running	0
15	23	Dick May	67	Ron Ronacher	1969 Ford	219	235	accident	0
16	16	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1969 Buick	186	230	accident	0
17	12	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	1969 Plymouth	129	225	carburetor	0
18	8	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	1968 Ford	128	245	rear end	0
19	11	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1969 Ford	74	215	engine	0
20	17	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	1968 Ford	58	210	quit	0
21	14	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	1969 Ford	50	205	quit	0
22	25	Bill Dennis	54	Bill Dennis	1969 Chevrolet	27	200	oil leak	0
23	13	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	1969 Ford	11	200	wheel	0
24	24	Ken Meisenhelder	04	Ken Meisenhelder	1969 Chevrolet	2	200	quit	0
25	19	James Cox	23	Don Robertson	1969 Plymouth	1	200	quit	0

Time of race: 01:38:18
Average Speed: 73.245 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.077 seconds
2 cautions for 11 laps
Attendance: 3,800