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| 1970 Alabama 500 | 
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| Held on April 12, 1970 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL | |
| 188 L, 500.08 M, 804.828 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | 7-Up | '70 Plymouth | 188 | 19 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '69 Dodge | 188 | 3 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Purolator | '69 Ford | 187 | 7 | running | |
| 4 | 11 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Ford | 187 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 21 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | '69 Mercury | 183 | 12 | running | |
| 6 | 9 | 14 | Freddy Fryar | Bill Ellis | '70 Plymouth | 182 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | 7-Up | '70 Plymouth | 181 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '69 Ford | 180 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 33 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '69 Dodge | 179 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 38 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '69 Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 10 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Plymouth | 176 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 5 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens | '69 Dodge | 175 | 101 | spin/fire | |
| 13 | 7 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Bestline Products | '70 Plymouth | 175 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 36 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley | '69 Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 16 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 174 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 30 | 89 | Butch Hirst | Morris Davis | '69 Ford | 169 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 24 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Lunda Construction | '69 Dodge | 168 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 15 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 167 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 29 | 86 | John Sears | Dennis Gallion | '69 Dodge | 167 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 32 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 165 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '68 Ford | 164 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 20 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Bill Strong | '69 Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 35 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 160 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 39 | 7 | Alton Jones | Ben Arnold | '68 Ford | 155 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 26 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | '69 Dodge | 153 | 0 | water pump | |
| 26 | 27 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 150 | 0 | running | |
| 27 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Ford | 149 | 0 | engine | ||
| 28 | 19 | 63 | Jimmy Crawford | Crawford Racing | '69 Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | |
| 29 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 126 | 40 | engine | |
| 30 | 25 | 10 | Bill Champion | '69 Ford | 125 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 31 | 3 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | '69 Dodge | 117 | 4 | engine | |
| 32 | 17 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 107 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 23 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | '69 Dodge | 93 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 34 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 78 | 0 | steering | ||
| 35 | 40 | 96 | E.J. Trivette | '68 Ford | 73 | 0 | engine | ||
| 36 | 37 | 84 | Bobby Mausgrover | Buster Davis | '69 Dodge | 25 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 12 | 59 | Richard Brickhouse | Pepsi-Cola | '70 Ford | 25 | 2 | engine | |
| 38 | 13 | 37 | Don Tarr | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 17 | 0 | engine | |
| 39 | 28 | 81 | Dave Alonzo | '69 Dodge | 10 | 0 | crash | ||
| 40 | 31 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '69 Plymouth | 3 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Johnny Halford, J.D. McDuffie, Dick May | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
