Entry List

The official 1970 Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Martinsville Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Virginia 500

Sunday, May 31st, 1970

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 16 Ford
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 6 Plymouth
  • 8 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 377 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 68.584
  • Cautions: 7 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
76
 
 
Ford
Ben Arnold
2
72
 
 
Ford
L.G. DeWitt
3
10
 
 
Ford
Bill Champion
4
54
 
 
Chevrolet
Bill Dennis
5
45
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
6
74
 
 
Plymouth
Bill Shirey
8
71
 
 
Dodge
K & K Insurance
9
5
 
 
Dodge
Buddy Arrington
10
21
 
 
Mercury
60 Minute Cleaners
11
24
 
 
Ford
Cecil Gordon
12
30
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
29
Dodge
Dave Marcis
14
32
 
 
Plymouth
Dick Brooks
15
67
 
 
Ford
Ron Ronacher
16
51
 
 
Chevrolet
Bill Strong
17
26
 
 
Ford
Earl Brooks
18
8
 
 
Ford
Ed Negre
19
64
 
 
Ford
Elmo Langley
20
79
 
 
Plymouth
Frank Warren
21
39
 
 
Chevrolet
James Hanley
22
49
 
 
Plymouth
G.C. Spencer
23
19
 
 
Ford
Henley Gray
24
70
 
 
Buick
J.D. McDuffie
25
25
 
 
Plymouth
Don Robertson
26
23
 
 
Plymouth
Don Robertson
27
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
35
Ford
Hylton Engineering
28
77
 
 
Ford
Bob Freeman
29
4
 
 
Dodge
John Sears
30
57
 
 
Dodge
Ervin Pruitt
31
04
 
 
Chevrolet
Ken Meisenhelder
32
27
 
 
Ford
Banjo Matthews
33
06
 
 
Dodge
Neil Castles
34
47
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
35
62
 
 
Dodge
Kaye Engineering
36
46
 
 
Chevrolet
Tom Hunter
37
92
 
 
Pontiac
Roy Tyner
38
33
 
 
Chevrolet
Wayne Smith
39
34
 
 
Ford
Wendell Scott