1970 Motor State 400

Race #19 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Season

1970 Motor State 400
*Held on June 7, 1970 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI*
200 L, 400 M, 643.8 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	4	21	Cale Yarborough	Mercury Cyclone, 60 Minute Cleaners	1969 Mercury	200	61	running	0
2	1	40	Pete Hamilton	7-Up “The Uncola”, Plymouth By Petty	1970 Plymouth “Wing”	200	27	running	147
3	3	17	David Pearson	Purolator, East Tennessee Ford	1969 Ford	200	0	running	144
4	8	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jim Robbins Co.	1969 Ford	200	6	running	0
5	6	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance	1969 Dodge “Wing”	199	12	running	138
6	16	31	Jim Vandiver	Vandiver Racing	1969 Dodge “Wing”	198	0	running	135
7	5	6	Buddy Baker	Dodge, Big 4 Automotive Service Equipment	1969 Dodge “Wing”	198	0	running	132
8	12	48	James Hylton	Mullins Ford	1969 Ford	196	0	running	129
9	9	30	Dave Marcis	Marcis Racing	1969 Dodge “Wing”	196	0	running	126
10	11	72	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing	1969 Ford	193	0	running	123
11	13	64	Elmo Langley	Woodfield Ford	1969 Mercury	189	0	running	120
12	23	39	Friday Hassler	James Hanley	1969 Chevrolet	188	0	running	117
13	22	37	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	1969 Dodge	185	0	running	0
14	21	25	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	1969 Plymouth	185	0	running	111
15	25	4	John Sears	John Sears	1969 Dodge	184	0	running	108
16	27	45	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing	1969 Ford	183	0	running	105
17	7	22	Bobby Allison	Hunter Dodge	1969 Dodge “Wing”	179	0	running	102
18	28	57	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt	1969 Dodge	178	0	running	0
19	39	47	Raymond Williams	Seifert Racing	1968 Ford	176	0	running	96
20	30	34	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing	1969 Ford	171	0	running	93
21	26	54	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis	1969 Chevrolet	165	0	engine	90
22	18	18	Joe Frasson	Frasson Racing	1969 Dodge	156	0	running	87
23	15	79	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	1969 Plymouth	151	0	engine	84
24	10	99	Charlie Glotzbach	Dow Chemicals	1969 Dodge “Wing”	149	14	accident	81
25	20	76	Ben Arnold	Arnold Racing	1969 Ford	147	0	engine	78
26	38	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	1969 Plymouth	146	0	engine	75
27	14	05	Ron Grana	C.J. Grana	1969 Ford	124	0	engine	72
28	2	43	Richard Petty	MARC Times, Plymouth By Petty	1970 Plymouth “Wing”	109	80	ignition	69
29	34	62	Ron Keselowski	Kaye Engineering	1969 Dodge	105	0	engine	0
30	17	06	Neil Castles	Castles Racing	1969 Dodge “Wing”	88	0	engine	63
31	37	07	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	1969 Chevrolet	71	0	engine	0
32	29	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	1968 Ford	68	0	overheating	57
33	36	44	Harold Smith	Giachetti Brothers	1969 Chevrolet	30	0	engine	54
34	33	19	Henley Gray	Gray Racing	1969 Ford	15	0	overheating	51
35	40	8	Ed Negre	Negre Racing	1969 Ford	9	0	engine	48
36	24	03	Tommy Gale	Walt Valerio	1969 Mercury	6	0	engine	45
37	32	86	Dick Brooks	Dennis Gallion	1969 Dodge	5	0	quit	42
38	31	68	Larry Baumel	Auto Lad	1969 Ford	5	0	engine	39
39	35	5	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	1969 Dodge	3	0	engine	0
40	19	10	Bill Champion	Champion Racing	1969 Ford	1	0	engine	33

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 2h:53:02
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Pete Hamilton - 44.243 sec.
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}\|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}\|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}\|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}\|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}\|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}\|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}\|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: .3 seconds
Average Speed: 138.302 mph
Cautions: 3 for 28 laps - Laps 133-140 (#05 engine); Laps 150-161 (#99 engine/accident pit entrance); Laps 172-179 (#54 engine)
Lead Changes: 15 among 6 drivers - Pete Hamilton (1); Bobby Isaac (2-13); Richard Petty (14-37); Pete Hamilton (38-43); Richard Petty (44-81); Pete Hamilton (82-83); LeeRoy Yarbrough (84-89); Richard Petty (90-107); Pete Hamilton (108-114); Charlie Glotzbach (115-128); Pete Hamilton (129-136); Cale Yarborough (137-186); Pete Hamilton (187); Cale Yarborough (188-196); Pete Hamilton (197-198); Cale Yarborough (199-200)
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered