| 1970 East Tennessee 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $9,275 | Race Date: | Jul 24, 1970 | Smoky Mountain Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Length | Race Duration: | 1h 13m 27s | Maryville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 84.956 MPH | .520 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 7 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 172 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 91.264 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 East Tennessee 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 172 |
| 2 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 14 |
| 3 | 10 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Running | | 0 | 198 | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Wheel | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 45 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Oil Line | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 4 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 97 | Lee Gordon | Cecil Gordon | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Brakes |  | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Accident | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Water Pump | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 60 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
