Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1970

Race #24 of the 1970 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 160
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 162.235 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 17
  • Lead Changes: 32
#5 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 15 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 0 160 7 Running
2 8 6 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 160 71 Running
3 9 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 0 160 1 Running
4 6 99 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 0 159 7 Running
5 10 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 0 158 0 Running
6 21 36 Don Tarr Plymouth 0 0 0 157 0 Running
7 13 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 0 155 0 Running
8 5 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 0 154 34 Blew tire
9 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 151 4 Running
10 23 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 148 0 Running
11 16 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 147 0 Running
12 31 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 0 146 0 Running
13 30 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 143 0 Running
14 18 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 0 143 0 Running
15 25 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 143 0 Running
16 27 70 JD McDuffie Ford 0 0 0 142 0 Running
17 20 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 141 0 Running
18 11 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 139 0 Engine
19 33 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 0 135 0 Running
20 28 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 135 0 Running
21 26 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 0 129 0 Running
22 14 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 122 0 Running
23 24 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 111 0 Oil leak
24 36 16 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 0 96 0 Oil pump
25 3 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 0 90 16 Engine
26 39 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 88 0 Engine
27 38 89 Gary DuPuis Ford 0 0 0 78 0 Crash
28 17 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 59 0 Oil leak
29 32 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 58 0 Oil pan
30 4 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 46 10 Ignition
31 7 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 0 43 1 Engine
32 12 28 Fred Lorenzen Dodge 0 0 0 30 0 Distributor
33 22 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 0 27 0 Oil line
34 19 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 25 0 Engine
35 1 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 0 23 9 Engine
36 29 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 15 0 Steering
37 35 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 6 0 Quit
38 34 84 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 0 5 0 Engine
39 37 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 Overheating
40 40 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 0 0 Quit