Results

The 1970 Atlanta 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 29th, 1970

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 13 Ford
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 12 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury
  • 6 Plymouth
  • 1 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 139.554
  • Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 9 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 328 7 0 running
2 1 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 328 129 0 running
3 5 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 326 2 0 running
4 7 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 325 0 0 running
5 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 321 9 0 running
6 11 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 320 6 0 running
7 8 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 317 85 0 engine
8 16 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 315 0 0 running
9 18 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 308 0 0 running
10 19 37 Don Tarr Dodge 0 0 306 0 0 running
11 14 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 300 0 0 running
12 21 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 298 0 0 running
13 15 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 298 0 0 running
14 22 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 295 0 0 running
15 23 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 291 0 0 running
16 30 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 289 0 0 running
17 24 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 282 0 0 running
18 26 62 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 281 0 0 running
19 28 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 273 0 0 running
20 3 6 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 263 88 0 ignition
21 13 3 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 261 0 0 fuel pump
22 34 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 256 0 0 engine
23 38 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 245 0 0 running
24 27 86 John Sears Dodge 0 0 228 0 0 oil pump
25 20 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 217 0 0 engine
26 6 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 194 0 0 engine
27 36 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 179 0 0 engine
28 10 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 159 0 0 engine
29 32 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 155 0 0 engine
30 40 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 124 0 0 engine
31 12 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 119 0 0 crash
32 33 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 114 0 0 engine
33 31 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 89 0 0 clutch
34 37 65 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 0 0 88 0 0 gear shift
35 29 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 70 0 0 clutch
36 35 54 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 40 0 0 vibration
37 25 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 33 0 0 engine
38 2 99 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 29 2 0 ignition
39 17 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 10 0 0 ignition
40 39 08 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 2 0 0 quit

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