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| 1970 Carolina 500 | 
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| Held on March 8, 1970 at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC | |
| 492 L, 507.744 M, 817.212 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '70 Plymouth | 492 | 188 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | '70 Mercury | 489 | 91 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | 32 | Dick Brooks | '70 Plymouth | 484 | 1 | running | ||
| 4 | 1 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 483 | 162 | running | |
| 5 | 7 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | '70 Plymouth | 475 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 470 | 14 | running | ||
| 7 | 32 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '69 Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 456 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 15 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Ford | 454 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 23 | 4 | James Sears | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Ford | 448 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 25 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 447 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Casa Linda Motel | '68 Ford | 438 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Buick | 427 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '69 Dodge | 423 | 34 | running | |
| 15 | 35 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 421 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 34 | 65 | Joe Phipps | '69 Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 2 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | '69 Dodge | 366 | 2 | ignition | |
| 18 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '69 Ford | 345 | 0 | clutch | |
| 19 | 40 | 26 | Earl Brooks | '69 Ford | 345 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 17 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Bill Seifert | '68 Ford | 343 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Ford | 330 | 0 | lug bolt | |
| 22 | 22 | 37 | Don Tarr | '69 Dodge | 298 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 23 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 257 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 28 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt | '69 Dodge | 244 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 20 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '69 Plymouth | 242 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 33 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Mercury | 211 | 0 | flagged | |
| 27 | 21 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '69 Plymouth | 203 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 28 | 38 | 9 | Roy Tyner | '70 Pontiac | 181 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 11 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson | '69 Ford | 160 | 0 | crash | |
| 30 | 16 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Plymouth | 119 | 0 | engine | ||
| 31 | 13 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley | '69 Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | crash | |
| 32 | 31 | 06 | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 105 | 0 | crash | ||
| 33 | 4 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens | '69 Dodge | 95 | 0 | lug bolts | |
| 34 | 39 | 23 | James Cox | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 85 | 0 | clutch | |
| 35 | 30 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 85 | 0 | crash | ||
| 36 | 36 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Bill Strong | '69 Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 10 | 59 | Bunkie Blackburn | Tom Pistone | '70 Ford | 35 | 0 | crash | |
| 38 | 37 | 33 | Wayne Smith | '69 Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | steering | ||
| 39 | 27 | 84 | John Sears | Elmo Langley | '69 Ford | 14 | 0 | rear end | |
| 40 | 26 | 10 | Bill Champion | '68 Ford | 3 | 0 | crash |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
