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Results

The 1970 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 7th, 1970

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 14 Ford
  • 11 Dodge
  • 8 Plymouth
  • 3 Mercury
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 128.817
  • Cautions: 9 for 50 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 6 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 367 88 0 running
2 5 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 366 79 0 running
3 6 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 364 0 0 running
4 1 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 363 15 0 running
5 10 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 362 0 0 running
6 4 99 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 360 1 0 running
7 14 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 356 2 0 running
8 13 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 354 8 0 running
9 11 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 350 0 0 running
10 3 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 348 0 0 running
11 8 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 346 151 0 crash
12 18 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 341 0 0 running
13 17 61 Hoss Ellington Ford 0 0 339 0 0 running
14 12 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 338 0 0 running
15 19 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 337 0 0 running
16 33 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 336 0 0 running
17 37 34 Wendell Scott Plymouth 0 0 336 0 0 running
18 36 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 336 0 0 running
19 24 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 332 0 0 lug bolts
20 7 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 331 23 0 crash
21 21 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 322 0 0 running
22 38 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 318 0 0 running
23 34 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 313 0 0 running
24 27 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 311 0 0 running
25 32 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 310 0 0 lug bolts
26 30 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 301 0 0 ignition
27 39 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 300 0 0 lug bolts
28 20 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 274 0 0 engine
29 29 62 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 255 0 0 wheel
30 28 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 242 0 0 engine
31 23 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 235 0 0 engine
32 35 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 212 0 0 engine
33 9 98 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 209 0 0 crash
34 31 38 HB Bailey Pontiac 0 0 180 0 0 rear end
35 26 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 154 0 0 steering
36 22 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 150 0 0 engine
37 40 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 47 0 0 ignition
38 25 36 Bugs Stevens Plymouth 0 0 42 0 0 engine
39 15 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 39 0 0 crash
40 16 37 Don Tarr Dodge 0 0 11 0 0 crash

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