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| 1970 Motor Trend 500 |  
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| Held on January 18, 1970 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA | |
| 193 L, 482.5 M, 776.439 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS Note: 1970 NASCAR Grand National drivers denoted in white rows, 1970 NASCAR Grand National West in gold. |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 3 | 11 | A.J. Foyt | Don Wagner Ford | 70' Ford | 193 | 35 | running | |
| 2 | 13 | 1 | Roger McCluskey | Plymouth | 70' Plymouth | 193 | 2 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jim Robbins Co. | 70' Ford | 193 | 5 | running | |
| 4 | 8 | 27 | Donnie Allison | 70' Ford | 190 | 22 | running | ||
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth By Petty | 70' Plymouth | 186 | 2 | engine | |
| 6 | 1 | 42 | Dan Gurney | Plymouth | 70' Plymouth | 180 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 18 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | 69' Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 17 | 39 | Friday Hassler | 69' Chevy | 176 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 22 | 116 | Jerry Oliver | 70' Olds | 176 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 25 | 83 | Dick Guldstrand | 69' Chevy | 170 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 35 | 21 | Parnelli Jones | 60 Minute Cleaners | 70' Mercury | 168 | 88 | clutch | |
| 12 | 34 | 321 | Kevin Terris | 69' Plymouth | 165 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Saddleback Dodge | 69' Dodge | 164 | 0 | bell-housing | |
| 14 | 20 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | 69' Dodge | 163 | 0 | crash | |
| 15 | 43 | 09 | Sam Rose | 68' Ford | 157 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 21 | 81 | Dave Alonzo | 68' Plymouth | 150 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | East Tenn. Ford | 70' Ford | 148 | 39 | transmission | |
| 18 | 28 | 4 | Dick Kranzler | 68' Chevy | 148 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 42 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | 68' Chevy | 143 | 0 | engine | ||
| 20 | 11 | 132 | Joe Frasson | Mario Frasson Cement Company | 70' Dodge | 142 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 40 | 00 | Frank James | 69' Chevy | 137 | 0 | rear-end | ||
| 22 | 39 | 61 | Dick Bown | 69' Chevy | 135 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 29 | 179 | Ranny Dodd | Workrite Products | 69' Chevy | 111 | 0 | clutch | |
| 24 | 36 | 96 | Ray Elder | Hargis Engineering | 69' Dodge | 106 | 0 | engine | |
| 25 | 19 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Ober Logging | 68' Chevy | 98 | 0 | engine | |
| 26 | 32 | 18 | Jim Cook | 68' Ford | 94 | 0 | crash | ||
| 27 | 41 | 16 | Steve Froines | 68' Olds | 83 | 0 | crash | ||
| 28 | 9 | 6 | Sam Posey | Dave Schenk Dodge | 69' Dodge | 82 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 7 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | 69' Dodge | 77 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 37 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Hilton Hyper Lube | 69' Dodge | 69 | 0 | oil-leak | |
| 31 | 33 | 23 | G.T. Tallas | Tallas Racing | 69' Ford | 49 | 0 | engine | |
| 32 | 44 | 40 | Les Loeser | 68' Ford | 38 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 33 | 15 | 32 | Dick Brooks | 69' Plymouth | 37 | 0 | engine | ||
| 34 | 12 | 31 | Buddy Young | 69' Ford | 37 | 0 | crash | ||
| 35 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | 69' Dodge | 34 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Woodfield Ford | 68' Ford | 29 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 26 | 126 | Carl Joiner | 69' Ford | 23 | 0 | rear-end | ||
| 38 | 16 | 88 | Don Noel | Noel-Lewin | 68' Ford | 18 | 0 | engine | |
| 39 | 14 | 93 | Don White | Nichels Engineering | 69' Dodge | 16 | 0 | brakes | |
| 40 | 31 | 144 | Lothar Motschenbacher | 68' Chevy | 7 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 41 | 23 | 05 | Frank Deiny | 68' Chevy | 4 | 0 | wheel bearing | ||
| 42 | 38 | 45 | Scotty Cain | 69' Ford | 3 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 43 | 27 | 80 | Bob England | England Racing | 69' Chevy | 3 | 0 | transmission | |
| 44 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 69' Plymouth | 1 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Hank Dekker, George Wiltshire, John Soares, Jr. | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 5h:11:19 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Roger McCluskey | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3.5 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 97.45 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 31 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 among 7 drivers - David Pearson 1-25, A.J. Foyt 26, Richard Petty 27-28, David Pearson 29-34, LeeRoy Yarbrough 35, A.J. Foyt 36-42, Parnelli Jones 43, LeeRoy Yarbrough 44, Donnie Allison 45-64, A.J. Foyt 65-66, Parnelli Jones 67-84, Donnie Allison 85-86, David Pearson 87-94, LeeRoy Yarbrough 95, Roger McCluskey 96-97, LeeRoy Yarbrough 98, Parnelli Jones 99-109, LeeRoy Yarbrough 110, Parnelli Jones 111-168, A.J. Foyt 169-193 |
