
| 1970 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $70,010 | Race Date: | Mar 8, 1970 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 4h 18m 32s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 | Average Speed: | 116.117 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 67 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #27 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Rossi's Automotive Engineering | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Don Lawrence | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 188 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 139.048 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 492 | 188 |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running | ![]() | 0 | 489 | 91 |
| 3 | 5 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 484 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 483 | 162 |
| 5 | 7 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 470 | 14 |
| 7 | 32 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 4 | James Sears | L.G. DeWitt (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 448 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 438 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 427 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | ![]() | 0 | 423 | 34 |
| 15 | 35 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 421 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 65 | Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 401 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 366 | 2 |
| 18 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 345 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 345 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 343 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Wheel Stud | ![]() | 0 | 330 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 37 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | ![]() | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 257 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Black Flagged | ![]() | 0 | 211 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 203 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 33 | 4 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens Garage | Wheel Stud | ![]() | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 23 | James Cox | Robertson Racing | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 37 | 10 | 59 | Bunkie Blackburn | Pistone Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Car Owner) | Steering | ![]() | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 84 | John Sears | Langley Racing | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 |