Results

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

National 500

Sunday, October 11th, 1970

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 11 Ford
  • 5 Mercury
  • 14 Dodge
  • 7 Plymouth
  • 3 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 123.246
  • Cautions: 8 for 63 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 5 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 334 112 0 running
2 10 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 334 22 0 running
3 3 3 Fred Lorenzen Dodge 0 0 333 3 0 running
4 15 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 329 0 0 running
5 9 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 323 2 0 engine
6 18 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 321 0 0 running
7 19 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 320 0 0 running
8 20 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 319 0 0 running
9 36 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 317 0 0 running
10 22 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 315 0 0 engine
11 26 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 313 0 0 running
12 31 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 310 0 0 running
13 34 47 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 307 0 0 running
14 23 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 running
15 39 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 302 0 0 running
16 38 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 300 0 0 running
17 30 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 300 0 0 running
18 13 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 296 0 0 engine
19 17 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 295 0 0 running
20 28 8 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 294 0 0 running
21 40 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 291 0 0 running
22 21 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 258 0 0 fuel pump
23 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 239 64 0 crash
24 6 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 226 109 0 crash
25 25 36 Butch Hirst Plymouth 0 0 224 0 0 suspension
26 3 6 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 163 20 0 crash
27 32 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 163 0 0 crash
28 24 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 158 0 0 engine
29 16 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 125 0 0 crash
30 11 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 122 0 0 engine
31 27 37 Don Tarr Dodge 0 0 122 0 0 crash
32 33 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 0 0 105 0 0 engine
33 14 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 105 0 0 crash
34 29 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 94 0 0 wheel bearing
35 37 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 84 0 0 engine
36 12 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 54 0 0 engine
37 1 99 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 44 2 0 crash
38 35 61 Hoss Ellington Ford 0 0 33 0 0 steering
39 7 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 13 0 0 crash
40 8 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 10 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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