| 1970 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 45 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $46,825 | Race Date: | Oct 18, 1970 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 38m 16s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 72.235 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 32 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.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.: | #22 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Rossi's Automotive Engineering | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Don Lawrence | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 480 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 82.167 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Old Dominion 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 480 |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 17 |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 498 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 496 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running | | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 487 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | 18 | Joe Frasson (R) | Frasson Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 396 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Steering | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Accident | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Quit | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Quit | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Quit | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Quit | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | 5 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Quit | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Quit | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 49 | James Cox | Robertson Racing | Quit | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Quit | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Quit | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
