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| 1970 Atlanta 500 | 
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| Held on March 29, 1970 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 328 L, 505.12 M, 812.784 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 328 | 7 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | '69 Mercury | 328 | 129 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | '70 Plymouth | 326 | 2 | running | |
| 4 | 7 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson | '69 Ford | 325 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '70 Plymouth | 321 | 9 | running | |
| 6 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '69 Ford | 320 | 6 | running | |
| 7 | 8 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Banjo Matthews | '69 Ford | 317 | 85 | engine | |
| 8 | 16 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Ford | 315 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 18 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '69 Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 19 | 37 | Don Tarr | '69 Dodge | 306 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 300 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 21 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley | '69 Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Plymouth | 298 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 22 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '70 Dodge | 295 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 291 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 30 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 289 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 24 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 282 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 26 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | '69 Dodge | 281 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | '69 Ford | 273 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 3 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens | '69 Dodge | 263 | 88 | ignition | |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | Jim Vandiver | Ray Fox | '69 Dodge | 261 | 0 | fuel pump | |
| 22 | 34 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Bill Seifert | '68 Ford | 256 | 0 | engine | |
| 23 | 38 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 245 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 27 | 86 | John Sears | Dennis Gallion | '69 Dodge | 228 | 0 | oil pump | |
| 25 | 20 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '69 Plymouth | 217 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 6 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Bestline Products | '70 Plymouth | 194 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 36 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '69 Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 10 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '69 Dodge | 159 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 155 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Buick | 124 | 0 | engine | ||
| 31 | 12 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 119 | 0 | crash | ||
| 32 | 33 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 114 | 0 | engine | ||
| 33 | 31 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 89 | 0 | clutch | |
| 34 | 37 | 65 | Lennie Pond | Joe Phipps | '69 Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | gear shift | |
| 35 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '68 Ford | 70 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 36 | 35 | 54 | Bill Dennis | '69 Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | vibration | ||
| 37 | 25 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt | '69 Dodge | 33 | 0 | engine | |
| 38 | 2 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | '69 Dodge | 29 | 2 | ignition | |
| 39 | 17 | 06 | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 10 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 40 | 39 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid | '69 Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | quit |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Jimmy Crawford | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
