
| 1970 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $106,085 | Race Date: | Aug 23, 1970 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 10.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 9m 17s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 158.517 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 50 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 30 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Pete Hamilton P. Hamilton | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #40 Plymouth | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | K&K Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Maurice Petty | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 153 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 186.834 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 188 | 153 |
| 2 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | ![]() | 0 | 188 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | Running | ![]() | 0 | 187 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running | ![]() | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | ![]() | 0 | 184 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running | ![]() | 0 | 183 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 77 | Ramo Stott | Ramo Stott (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 31 | Jim Vandiver (R) | O.L. Nixon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 179 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | 18 | Joe Frasson (R) | Frasson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | ![]() | 0 | 175 | 1 |
| 14 | 39 | 7 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | ![]() | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 16 | 41 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 22 | 44 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 23 | 42 | 44 | Frog Fagan | Giachetti Brothers | Running | ![]() | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 27 | 50 | 97 | Bill Dennis (R) | Cecil Gordon | Running | ![]() | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 65 | Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Running | ![]() | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 87 | Lee Roy Carrigg (R) | John Pemberton (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 33 | 46 | 7 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 34 | 48 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 37 | 49 | 16 | Ken Spikes | Ken Spikes (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 38 | 47 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 55 | Tiny Lund | McConnell Racing | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 101 | 4 |
| 40 | 8 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 41 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Oil Leak | ![]() | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 60 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 44 | 45 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Oil Leak | ![]() | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 45 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 46 | 27 | 37 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| 47 | 40 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Steering | ![]() | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 48 | 43 | 59 | Richard Brickhouse | Pistone Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | 22 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Fox Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | 35 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Suspension | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 0 |