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| 1970 National 500 | 
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| Held on October 11, 1970 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC | |
| 334 L, 501 M, 806.276 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jim Robbins Co. | '69 Mercury | 334 | 112 | running | |
| 2 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 334 | 22 | running | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Fred Lorenzen | Kmart | '69 Dodge | 333 | 3 | running | |
| 4 | 15 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Montgomery Motors | '69 Ford | 329 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 9 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '69 Dodge | 323 | 2 | engine | |
| 6 | 18 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Woodfield Ford | '69 Mercury | 321 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 19 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Trucking | '69 Ford | 320 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 20 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Mobile Home Center | '69 Dodge | 319 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 36 | 46 | Roy Mayne | "Hunter?s Garage Sponsored" contains a listed "?" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.Hunter?s Garage | '69 Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 22 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Rock City | '69 Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | engine | |
| 11 | 26 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Presnell Motors | '69 Plymouth | 313 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 31 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Star City Body Shop | '69 Plymouth | 310 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 34 | 47 | Bill Seifert | Garrett Motors | '70 Ford | 307 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 23 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Danville Lincoln-Mercury | '69 Mercury | 304 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 39 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Welker Construction | '69 Mercury | 302 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 38 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Specialists, Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 300 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Sahara Motel | '68 Ford | 300 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 13 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Motors | '69 Ford | 296 | 0 | engine | |
| 19 | 17 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Cement | '69 Dodge | 295 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 28 | 8 | Henley Gray | Pyramid Motors | '69 Ford | 294 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 40 | 4 | John Sears | Mills Heating | '69 Dodge | 291 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 21 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Automotive | '69 Ford | 258 | 0 | fuel pump | |
| 23 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Southern Motors | '70 Plymouth | 239 | 64 | crash | |
| 24 | 6 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | 7-Up | '70 Plymouth | 226 | 109 | crash | |
| 25 | 25 | 36 | Butch Hirst | Brown & Associates | '70 Plymouth | 224 | 0 | suspension | |
| 26 | 3 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Solder Seal | '69 Dodge | 163 | 20 | crash | |
| 27 | 32 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Furniture | '69 Dodge | 163 | 0 | crash | |
| 28 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Engineering | '69 Plymouth | 158 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Mullins Motors | '69 Ford | 125 | 0 | crash | |
| 30 | 11 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Thornton Motors | '70 Plymouth | 122 | 0 | engine | |
| 31 | 27 | 37 | Don Tarr | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 122 | 0 | crash | |
| 32 | 33 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Robbins Enterprises | '69 Dodge | 105 | 0 | engine | |
| 33 | 14 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | Moss-Thornton | '69 Dodge | 105 | 0 | crash | |
| 34 | 29 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '69 Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | wheel bearing | |
| 35 | 37 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Sponsor Wanted | '69 Dodge | 84 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 12 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Lunda Construction | '69 Dodge | 54 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 1 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | '69 Dodge | 44 | 2 | crash | |
| 38 | 35 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Lemon Tree Inn | '69 Ford | 33 | 0 | steering | |
| 39 | 7 | 17 | David Pearson | Purolator | '69 Ford | 13 | 0 | crash | |
| 40 | 8 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Kar-Kare, 60 Minute Cleaners | '69 Mercury | 10 | 0 | crash |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Raymond Williams , Dick Poling, Buck Baker, George Eaton | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
