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West Virginia 300
NASCAR Grand National race
International Raceway Park, Ona, WV
August 11, 1970
300 laps on 0.4375 mile paved oval; 131.25 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 300
| 1,700
| running
| 240 |
| 2
| 7
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1970 Ford
| 292
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 5
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 290
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 6
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 290
| 480
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 15
| Dave Marcis
| 97
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 283
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 14
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 282
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 11
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Ford
| 282
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 20
| Ron Keselowski
| 62
| John Keselowski
| 1969 Dodge
| 276
| 340
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 25
| Pop McGinnis
| 33
|
| 1969 Mercury
| 274
| 330
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1970 Dodge
| 267
| 320
| rear end
| 34 |
| 11
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Bobby Allison
| 1969 Dodge
| 263
| 310
| running
| 26 |
| 12
| 18
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 259
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 12
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 234
| 290
| rear end
| 0 |
| 14
| 17
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 142
| 280
| radiator
| 0 |
| 15
| 10
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 50
| 270
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 16
| 13
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 42
| 260
| transmission
| 0 |
| 17
| 9
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 41
| 250
| quit
| 0 |
| 18
| 16
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 33
| 240
| exhaust
| 0 |
| 19
| 23
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Ford
| 21
| 235
| quit
| 0 |
| 20
| 22
| Lee Roy Carrigg
| 87
| John Pemberton
| 1969 Ford
| 9
| 230
| quit
| 0 |
| 21
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 86
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 7
| 225
| brakes
| 0 |
| 22
| 21
| Bill Dennis
| 54
| Bill Dennis
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 7
| 220
| fan belt
| 0 |
| 23
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 4
| 215
| quit
| 0 |
| 24
| 24
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 04
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 4
| 210
| quit
| 0 |
| 25
| 26
| Bobby Boyles
| 82
| Mack Sellers
| 1968 Ford
| 3
| 200
| flagged
| 0 |
| 26
| 19
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1970 Ford
| 3
| 200
| quit
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:40:30
Average Speed: 78.358 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.735 seconds
1 caution for 6 laps
Attendance: 8,600