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Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
October 18, 1970
500 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 262.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 500
| 8,775
| running
| 480 |
| 2
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 499
| 6,175
| running
| 17 |
| 3
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1970 Mercury
| 498
| 4,100
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1970 Dodge
| 498
| 3,525
| running
| 1 |
| 5
| 6
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1969 Ford
| 497
| 2,125
| running
| 2 |
| 6
| 11
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1970 Ford
| 496
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 7
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1970 Ford
| 490
| 1,875
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 487
| 925
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 10
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 485
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 17
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Mercury
| 467
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 30
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1970 Dodge
| 445
| 850
| rear end
| 0 |
| 12
| 13
| Buddy Arrington
| 5
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 396
| 825
| engine
| 0 |
| 13
| 27
| Bill Dennis
| 54
| Bill Dennis
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 297
| 800
| engine
| 0 |
| 14
| 22
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1968 Ford
| 76
| 775
| steering
| 0 |
| 15
| 19
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 74
| 750
| engine
| 0 |
| 16
| 9
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1969 Plymouth
| 60
| 1,425
| accident
| 0 |
| 17
| 28
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 38
| 700
| quit
| 0 |
| 18
| 23
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 33
| 675
| quit
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 22
| 650
| quit
| 0 |
| 20
| 8
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| James Hanley
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 20
| 1,425
| overheating
| 0 |
| 21
| 20
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 16
| 615
| quit
| 0 |
| 22
| 21
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 11
| 605
| quit
| 0 |
| 23
| 29
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 9
| 595
| overheating
| 0 |
| 24
| 26
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 5
| 585
| quit
| 0 |
| 25
| 5
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 5
| 1,775
| quit
| 0 |
| 26
| 18
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 5
| 565
| quit
| 0 |
| 27
| 15
| James Cox
| 49
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 4
| 555
| quit
| 0 |
| 28
| 16
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 3
| 545
| quit
| 0 |
| 29
| 24
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1968 Ford
| 2
| 535
| quit
| 0 |
| 30
| 12
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 2
| 525
| quit
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:38:16
Average Speed: 72.235 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.002 seconds
5 cautions for 32 laps
Attendance: 22,000