Results

The 1970 Alabama 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Alabama 500

Sunday, April 12th, 1970

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 16 Ford
  • 7 Plymouth
  • 12 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 4 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 152.321
  • Cautions: 6 for 42 laps
  • Lead Changes: 32
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 6 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 188 19 0 running
2 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 188 3 0 running
3 2 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 187 7 0 running
4 11 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 187 0 0 running
5 21 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 183 12 0 running
6 9 14 Freddy Fryar Plymouth 0 0 182 0 0 running
7 8 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 181 0 0 running
8 22 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 180 0 0 running
9 33 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 179 0 0 running
10 38 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 177 0 0 running
11 10 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 176 0 0 running
12 5 6 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 175 101 0 spin/fire
13 7 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 175 0 0 running
14 36 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 175 0 0 running
15 16 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 174 0 0 running
16 30 89 Butch Hirst Ford 0 0 169 0 0 running
17 24 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 168 0 0 running
18 15 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 167 0 0 running
19 29 86 John Sears Dodge 0 0 167 0 0 running
20 32 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 165 0 0 running
21 18 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 164 0 0 running
22 20 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 162 0 0 running
23 35 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 160 0 0 running
24 39 7 Alton Jones Ford 0 0 155 0 0 engine
25 26 62 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 153 0 0 water pump
26 27 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 150 0 0 running
27 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 149 0 0 engine
28 19 63 Jimmy Crawford Chevrolet 0 0 143 0 0 running
29 4 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 126 40 0 engine
30 25 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 125 0 0 oil leak
31 3 99 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 117 4 0 engine
32 17 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 107 0 0 engine
33 23 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 93 0 0 overheating
34 34 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 78 0 0 steering
35 40 96 EJ Trivette Ford 0 0 73 0 0 engine
36 37 84 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 25 0 0 engine
37 12 59 Richard Brickhouse Ford 0 0 25 2 0 engine
38 13 37 Don Tarr Dodge 0 0 17 0 0 engine
39 28 81 Dave Alonzo Dodge 0 0 10 0 0 crash
40 31 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 3 0 0 engine

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