| 1970 Richmond 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $22,760 | Race Date: | Mar 1, 1970 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 15.100 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 18m 11s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 82.044 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 7 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | James Hylton J. Hylton | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Ford | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hylton Engineering | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 160 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 89.137 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Richmond 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 160 |
| 2 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 303 |
| 3 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 485 | 37 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Running |  | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 438 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 434 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 407 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 263 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Driveshaft | | 0 | 260 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 77 | John Kenney | Bob Freeman (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 232 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 84 | John Sears | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 228 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Axle | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 47 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 4 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
