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| 1970 Motor State 400 | 
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| Held on June 7, 1970 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI | |
| 200 L, 400 M, 643.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | '69 Mercury | 200 | 61 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | 7-Up | '70 Plymouth | 200 | 27 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Purolator | '69 Ford | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 8 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jim Robbins Co. | '69 Ford | 200 | 6 | running | |
| 5 | 6 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '69 Dodge | 199 | 12 | running | |
| 6 | 16 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | '69 Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens | '69 Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering, Mullins Ford | '69 Ford | 196 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 9 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 11 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Ford | 193 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 13 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 189 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 23 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley | '69 Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 22 | 37 | Don Tarr | '69 Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 21 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 185 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 25 | 4 | John Sears | '69 Dodge | 184 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 27 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 183 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 179 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 28 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt | '69 Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 39 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Bill Seifert | '68 Ford | 176 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 30 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '69 Ford | 171 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 26 | 54 | Bill Dennis | '69 Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | engine | ||
| 22 | 18 | 18 | Joe Frasson | '69 Dodge | 156 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Plymouth | 151 | 0 | engine | ||
| 24 | 10 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | '69 Dodge | 149 | 14 | engine | |
| 25 | 20 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 147 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 38 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '69 Plymouth | 146 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 14 | 05 | Ron Grana | C.J. Grana | '69 Ford | 124 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '70 Plymouth | 109 | 80 | ignition | |
| 29 | 34 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | '69 Dodge | 105 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 17 | 06 | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 88 | 0 | engine | ||
| 31 | 37 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '69 Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '68 Ford | 68 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 33 | 36 | 44 | Harold Smith | Giachetti Brothers | '69 Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 33 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 15 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 35 | 40 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 9 | 0 | engine | ||
| 36 | 24 | 03 | Tommy Gale | Walt Valerio | '69 Mercury | 6 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 32 | 86 | Dick Brooks | Dennis Gallion | '69 Dodge | 5 | 0 | quit | |
| 38 | 31 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | |
| 39 | 35 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | '69 Dodge | 3 | 0 | engine | ||
| 40 | 19 | 10 | Bill Champion | '69 Ford | 1 | 0 | engine |
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
