| 1970 West Virginia 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 33 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $9,980 | Race Date: | Aug 11, 1970 | West Virginia International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8 Laps | Race Duration: | 1h 40m 30s | Huntington, West Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 78.358 MPH | .437 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 2 Laps | ||
| 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.: | #22 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Don Lawrence | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 240 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 83.970 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 West Virginia 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 300 | 240 |
| 2 | 7 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 292 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running |  | 0 | 290 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 290 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 97 | Dave Marcis | Cecil Gordon | Running | | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 282 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 282 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | Running | | 0 | 276 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 33 | Pop McGinnis | Pop McGinnis (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 274 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Rear Gear | | 0 | 267 | 34 |
| 11 | 1 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 263 | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Radiator | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Exhaust | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Quit | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 87 | Lee Roy Carrigg (R) | John Pemberton (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Castles Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Fan Belt |  | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Quit | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 4 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 82 | Bobby Boyles | Mack Sellers | Black Flagged | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Quit | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
