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Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 7, 1970
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Buddy Baker
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1969 Dodge
| 367
| 27,450
| running
| 88 |
| 2
| 5
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 366
| 11,825
| running
| 79 |
| 3
| 6
| Pete Hamilton
| 40
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 364
| 7,000
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 1
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 363
| 6,175
| running
| 15 |
| 5
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 362
| 3,100
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 4
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1969 Dodge
| 360
| 2,150
| running
| 1 |
| 7
| 14
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 356
| 2,500
| running
| 2 |
| 8
| 13
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 354
| 2,025
| running
| 8 |
| 9
| 11
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 350
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 348
| 1,700
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 8
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1969 Ford
| 346
| 4,100
| accident
| 151 |
| 12
| 18
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| James Hanley
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 341
| 1,550
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| Hoss Ellington
| 61
| Hoss Ellington
| 1969 Ford
| 339
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 12
| Buddy Arrington
| 5
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 338
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 19
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1969 Dodge
| 337
| 1,475
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 33
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 336
| 1,445
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 37
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 336
| 1,420
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 36
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 336
| 1,395
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 24
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 332
| 1,370
| lug bolts
| 0 |
| 20
| 7
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1969 Mercury
| 331
| 1,720
| accident
| 23 |
| 21
| 21
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 322
| 1,320
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 38
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 318
| 1,295
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 34
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 313
| 1,270
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 27
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 311
| 1,245
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 32
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 310
| 1,220
| lug bolts
| 0 |
| 26
| 30
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Mercury
| 301
| 1,195
| ignition
| 0 |
| 27
| 39
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 300
| 1,170
| lug bolts
| 0 |
| 28
| 20
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 274
| 1,145
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 29
| Dave Marcis
| 62
| John Keselowski
| 1969 Dodge
| 255
| 1,145
| wheel
| 0 |
| 30
| 28
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Ford
| 242
| 1,145
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 23
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 235
| 1,070
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 35
| Wayne Smith
| 33
| Wayne Smith
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 212
| 1,045
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 9
| Fred Lorenzen
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Ford
| 209
| 1,020
| accident
| 0 |
| 34
| 31
| H.B. Bailey
| 38
| H.B. Bailey
| 1969 Pontiac
| 180
| 995
| rear end
| 0 |
| 35
| 26
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 154
| 970
| steering
| 0 |
| 36
| 22
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 150
| 945
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 40
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 47
| 920
| ignition
| 0 |
| 38
| 25
| Bugs Stevens
| 36
| Richard Brown
| 1970 Plymouth
| 42
| 970
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 15
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 39
| 895
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 16
| Don Tarr
| 37
| Don Tarr
| 1969 Dodge
| 11
| 845
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:55:03
Average Speed: 128.817 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.663 seconds
9 cautions for 50 laps
Attendance: 69,500