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| 1970 Sacramento 100 | 
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| Held on May 10, 1970 at California State Fairgrounds in Sacramento, CA | |
| 100 L, 100 M, 160.9 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 45 | Tiny Lund | 69' Ford | 100 | 51 | running | ||
| 2 | 11 | 24 | Ray Johnstone | 67' Chevy | 100 | 0 | running | ||
| 3 | 7 | 00 | Frank James | 69' Chevy | 100 | 0 | running | ||
| 4 | 10 | 6 | Jerry Oliver | 70' Olds | 100 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 4 | 02 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | 69' Chevy | 99 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 13 | 08 | John Soares, Jr. | Plymouth | 70' Plymouth | 99 | 7 | engine | |
| 7 | 15 | 43 | Frank Burnett | 69' Plymouth | 97 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 3 | 88 | Don Noel | Noel-Lewin | 67' Ford | 97 | 40 | running | |
| 9 | 26 | 5 | Scotty Cain | 69' Ford | 96 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 9 | 8 | Bob England | 69' Chevy | 96 | 00 | running | ||
| 11 | 5 | 32 | Kevin Terris | 70' Plymouth | 95 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 19 | 129 | Jerry Griffin | 69' Ford | 94 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 22 | 2 | Johnny Steele | 69' Ford | 92 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 17 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | 68' Chevy | 92 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 24 | 9 | Bill Pratt | 67' Mercury | 89 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 2 | 96 | Ray Elder | Hargis Engineering | 69' Dodge | 86 | 2 | clutch | |
| 17 | 20 | 44 | Hank Dekker | 69' Dodge | 79 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 18 | 23 | 19 | Les Cooper | 67' Chevy | 68 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 6 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | 69' Chevy | 47 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 20 | 12 | 23 | G.T. Tallas | 69' Ford | 31 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 21 | 8 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Hilton Hyper Lube | 70' Dodge | 22 | 0 | engine | |
| 22 | 14 | 68 | Don Simkins | 68' Olds | 11 | 0 | spindle | ||
| 23 | 14 | 09 | Sam Rose | 67' Ford | 10 | 0 | front wheel | ||
| 24 | 16 | 40 | Les Loeser | Loeser & Lankford | 68' Ford | 9 | 0 | accident | |
| 25 | 18 | 11 | Ed Brown | 68' Ford | 6 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 21 | 28 | Pat Patrick | 69' Plymouth | 4 | 0 | spun | ||
| 27 | 27 | 188 | Bill O'Neil | 67' Chevy | 3 | 0 | flagged | ||
| 28 | 28 | 144 | Jim Good | '68 Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | did not start |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 1h:10:04 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Tiny Lund - 39.790 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 85.633 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 11 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers - Ray Elder 1-2, Tiny Lund 3-23, Don Noel 24-34, John Soares, Jr. 35-41, Don Noel 42-70, Tiny Lund 71-100 |
