Results

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

Dixie 500

Sunday, August 2nd, 1970

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 11 Ford
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 12 Dodge
  • 9 Plymouth
  • 3 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 142.712
  • Cautions: 1 for 10 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 328 295 0 running
2 4 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 327 0 0 running
3 7 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 326 17 0 running
4 2 6 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 326 15 0 running
5 11 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 325 0 0 running
6 10 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 324 0 0 running
7 29 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 323 0 0 running
8 12 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 323 0 0 running
9 13 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 316 0 0 running
10 18 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 310 0 0 running
11 26 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 307 0 0 running
12 34 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 304 0 0 running
13 17 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 303 0 0 running
14 27 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 300 0 0 running
15 32 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 300 0 0 running
16 21 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 299 0 0 running
17 37 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 297 0 0 running
18 28 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 295 0 0 running
19 31 02 Dick Bown Plymouth 0 0 292 0 0 running
20 39 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 292 0 0 running
21 15 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 287 0 0 running
22 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Dodge 0 0 284 0 0 engine
23 22 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 279 0 0 running
24 40 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 278 0 0 running
25 24 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 244 0 0 engine
26 9 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 219 0 0 crash
27 23 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 196 0 0 engine
28 19 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 183 0 0 engine
29 14 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 165 0 0 ignition
30 20 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 164 0 0 grease seal
31 36 34 Wendell Scott Plymouth 0 0 136 0 0 engine
32 5 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 126 1 0 engine
33 8 99 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 108 0 0 engine
34 35 54 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 93 0 0 engine
35 3 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 83 0 0 engine
36 38 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 77 0 0 engine
37 25 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 69 0 0 frame
38 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 53 0 0 suspension
39 33 16 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 0 0 30 0 0 vibration
40 16 36 Bugs Stevens Plymouth 0 0 24 0 0 engine

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