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| 1970 Dixie 500 | 
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| Held on August 2, 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 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | '70 Plymouth | 328 | 295 | running | ||
| 2 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | '69 Mercury | 327 | 0 | running | ||
| 3 | 7 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '69 Mercury | 326 | 17 | running | ||
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Buddy Baker | '69 Dodge | 326 | 15 | running | ||
| 5 | 11 | 27 | Donnie Allison | '69 Ford | 325 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 10 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | '70 Plymouth | 324 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 29 | 22 | Bobby Allison | '69 Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | '69 Ford | 323 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 13 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | '69 Dodge | 316 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | '69 Ford | 310 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 26 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '69 Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 34 | 4 | John Sears | '69 Dodge | 304 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 303 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 27 | 46 | Roy Mayne | '69 Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 32 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | '69 Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 21 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 299 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 37 | 57 | Johnny Halford | '69 Dodge | 297 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 28 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | '69 Dodge | 295 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 31 | 02 | Dick Bown | '70 Plymouth | 292 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 39 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 292 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 15 | 06 | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 287 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | '69 Dodge | 284 | 0 | engine | ||
| 23 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 279 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 40 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | '69 Plymouth | 278 | 0 | running | ||
| 25 | 24 | 68 | Larry Baumel | '69 Ford | 244 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 9 | 32 | Dick Brooks | '70 Plymouth | 219 | 0 | crash | ||
| 27 | 23 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '69 Plymouth | 196 | 0 | engine | ||
| 28 | 19 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '69 Dodge | 183 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 14 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 165 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 30 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Plymouth | 164 | 0 | grease seal | ||
| 31 | 36 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Plymouth | 136 | 0 | engine | ||
| 32 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | '69 Ford | 126 | 1 | engine | ||
| 33 | 8 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | '69 Dodge | 108 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 35 | 54 | Bill Dennis | '69 Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | engine | ||
| 35 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | '69 Dodge | 83 | 0 | engine | ||
| 36 | 38 | 26 | Earl Brooks | '69 Ford | 77 | 0 | engine | ||
| 37 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '68 Ford | 69 | 0 | frame | ||
| 38 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | '69 Ford | 53 | 0 | suspension | ||
| 39 | 33 | 16 | J.D. McDuffie | '70 Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | vibration | ||
| 40 | 16 | 36 | Bugs Stevens | '70 Plymouth | 24 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
