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1970 Daytona 500
NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 48
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$143,655Race Date:Feb 22, 1970Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:20 Car LengthsRace Duration:3h 20m 32sDaytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:24Average Speed:149.601 MPH2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:6 For 45 Lapsdaytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Pete Hamilton P. HamiltonDriver: Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughPlymouth:9
Car No.:#40 PlymouthCar No.:#21 MercuryFord:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Wood Brothers RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Maurice PettyCrew Chief:Leonard WoodChevrolet:0
Laps Led:13 of 200Pole Speed:194.015 MPH
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Official 1970 Daytona 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1940 Pete Hamilton7-Up Running020013
23117 David PearsonEast Tennessee Motor CompanyRunning020082
3622 Bobby AllisonCoca-ColaRunning01996
4499 Charlie GlotzbachDow ChemicalsRunning019936
5371 Bobby IsaacK & K InsuranceRunning019830
61014 Richard BrickhouseBill Ellis (Car Owner)Running01980
73459 Jim HurtubisePistone RacingRunning01970
8157 Ramo StottRamo Stott (Car Owner)Running01942
9598 LeeRoy YarbroughJunior Johnson RacingRunning01931
103330 Dave MarcisWinter Park DodgeRunning01930
111296 Ray ElderFred Elder (Car Owner)Running01890
12356 Neil CastlesCastles RacingRunning01880
13855 Tiny LundBaughman Hi-SpeedEngine01873
141488 Benny ParsonsBenny Parsons (Car Owner)Running01870
151639 Friday HasslerJames Hanley (Car Owner)Running01870
162246 Roy MayneTom Hunter (Car Owner)Running01840
172786 John SearsDennis Gallion (Car Owner)Running01840
18407 Coo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley ChevroletRunning01820
191332 Dick BrooksBestline ProductsEngine01810
202479 Frank WarrenWarren RacingRunning01810
212682 Joe Frasson (R)Frasson RacingRunning01750
222123 James HyltonRobertson RacingRunning01740
233989 Butch HirstMorris Davis (Car Owner)Running01720
242093 Paul FeldnerJack Janos (Car Owner)Running01670
251925 Jabe ThomasRobertson RacingRunning01400
26369 Dick TrickleFran Kelly RacingHead Gasket01310
2726 Buddy BakerCotton Owens GarageIgnition01221
282564 Elmo LangleyWoodfield Ford Mercury Ignition01090
29325 Buddy ArringtonBuddy Arrington (Car Owner)Accident0770
30185 Ron GranaB&K HydralicsEngine0720
31293 Tommy GaleWalt Valerio (Car Owner)Engine0700
322811 A.J. FoytDon Wagner FordEngine0580
333795 Leonard BlanchardLeonard Blanchard (Car Owner)Overheating0570
343862 Ron KeselowskiKaye EngineeringValves0460
35727 Donnie AllisonSunny King FordEngine0410
362337 Don TarrDon Tarr (Car Owner)Steering0410
37121 Cale Yarborough60 Minute CleanersEngine03126
38173 Jim Vandiver (R)Fox RacingClutch0150
391143 Richard PettyPlymouth By PettyEngine070
403024 Cecil GordonGordon RacingA Frame070
(R) Denotes Rookie   —   (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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