| 1970 Capital City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $23,350 | Race Date: | Sep 13, 1970 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 3h 19m 34s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 81.476 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 9 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| 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 | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 488 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 87.014 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Capital City 500 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 | 500 | 488 |
| 2 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 12 |
| 4 | 4 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 496 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Running | | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 92 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 396 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 26 | Dave Marcis | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 4 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 376 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Motor Mount | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Axle | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 87 | Lee Roy Carrigg (R) | John Pemberton (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Quit | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
