Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Virginia 500

Sunday, May 31st, 1970

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

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  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 377 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 68.584
  • Cautions: 7 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 377 223 0 running
2 3 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 377 84 0 running
3 4 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 376 51 0 running
4 7 98 David Pearson Ford 0 0 375 0 0 running
5 9 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 373 0 0 running
6 18 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 370 0 0 running
7 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 369 0 0 running
8 19 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 365 0 0 running
9 13 54 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 363 0 0 running
10 17 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 359 0 0 running
11 21 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 358 0 0 running
12 27 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 357 0 0 running
13 23 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 356 0 0 running
14 32 62 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 355 0 0 running
15 35 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 352 0 0 running
16 25 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 337 0 0 running
17 29 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 333 0 0 running
18 15 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 329 0 0 running
19 12 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 273 0 0 head gasket
20 26 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 231 0 0 running
21 33 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 141 0 0 engine
22 11 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 132 0 0 rear end
23 28 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 116 0 0 ignition
24 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 112 0 0 oil pan
25 36 23 James Cox Plymouth 0 0 110 0 0 engine
26 1 27 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 102 19 0 clutch
27 37 77 John Kenney Ford 0 0 99 0 0 brakes
28 22 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 74 0 0 brakes
29 34 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 73 0 0 oil leak
30 24 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 61 0 0 transmission
31 31 04 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 51 0 0 brakes
32 20 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 37 0 0 ignition
33 5 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 37 0 0 transmission
34 39 92 Roy Tyner Pontiac 0 0 35 0 0 engine
35 16 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 30 0 0 engine
36 6 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 22 0 0 engine
37 30 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 19 0 0 overheating
38 8 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 19 0 0 overheating
39 38 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 18 0 0 brakes

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