Entry List

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

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 8th, 1970

Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 15 Ford
  • 8 Plymouth
  • 8 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 116.117
  • Cautions: 9 for 67 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • 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
74
 
 
Plymouth
Bill Shirey
5
22
 
 
Dodge
Coca-Cola
6
71
 
 
Dodge
K & K Insurance
7
6
 
 
Dodge
Cotton Owens
8
59
 
 
Ford
Tom Pistone
9
21
 
 
Mercury
60 Minute Cleaners
10
24
 
 
Ford
Cecil Gordon
11
99
 
 
Dodge
Dow Chemicals
12
30
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
29
Dodge
Dave Marcis
13
32
 
 
Plymouth
Dick Brooks
14
37
 
 
Dodge
Don Tarr
15
51
 
 
Chevrolet
Bill Strong
16
26
 
 
Ford
Earl Brooks
17
8
 
 
Ford
Ed Negre
18
64
 
 
Ford
Elmo Langley
19
79
 
 
Plymouth
Frank Warren
20
39
 
 
Chevrolet
James Hanley
21
49
 
 
Plymouth
G.C. Spencer
22
19
 
 
Ford
Henley Gray
23
70
 
 
Buick
J.D. McDuffie
24
25
 
 
Plymouth
Don Robertson
25
23
 
 
Plymouth
Don Robertson
26
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
35
Ford
Hylton Engineering
27
4
 
 
Ford
L.G. DeWitt
28
65
 
 
Chevrolet
Joe Phipps
29
84
 
 
Ford
Elmo Langley
30
57
 
 
Dodge
Ervin Pruitt
31
68
 
 
Mercury
Auto Lad
33
06
 
 
Dodge
Neil Castles
34
40
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
35
47
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
36
43
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
37
46
 
 
Chevrolet
Tom Hunter
38
9
 
 
Pontiac
Roy Tyner
39
33
 
 
Chevrolet
Wayne Smith
40
34
 
 
Ford
Wendell Scott