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| 1970 Talladega 500 | 
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| Held on August 23, 1970 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL | |
| 188 L, 500.08 M, 804.828 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | 7-Up The Uncola | '70 Plymouth | 188 | 153 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '69 Dodge | 188 | 12 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | '69 Dodge | 187 | 6 | running | |
| 4 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | '69 Ford | 184 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens | '69 Dodge | 184 | 4 | running | |
| 6 | 9 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | TelePromTer, 60 Minute Cleaners | '69 Mercury | 183 | 2 | running | |
| 7 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '70 Plymouth | 183 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 11 | 77 | Ramo Stott | '70 Plymouth | 182 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 13 | 31 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon | '69 Dodge | 180 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '69 Ford | 179 | 1 | running | |
| 11 | 12 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Mario Frasson Cement Co. | '69 Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 25 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '69 Mercury | 177 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | '69 Dodge | 175 | 1 | running | |
| 14 | 39 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | '69 Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 18 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley | '69 Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 41 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 172 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 33 | 10 | Bill Champion | '69 Ford | 171 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 28 | 4 | John Sears | '69 Dodge | 170 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 32 | 76 | Ben Arnold | '69 Ford | 168 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 17 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt | '69 Dodge | 167 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 19 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | '68 Ford | 166 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 44 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Don Robertson | '69 Plymouth | 165 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 42 | 44 | Frog Fagan | Giachetti Brothers | '69 Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | '69 Plymouth | 159 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 25 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | '69 Ford | 159 | 0 | running | ||
| 26 | 36 | 26 | Earl Brooks | '69 Ford | 158 | 0 | running | ||
| 27 | 50 | 97 | Bill Dennis | Cecil Gordon | '68 Ford | 158 | 0 | running | |
| 28 | 37 | 65 | Joe Phipps | '69 Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | ||
| 29 | 16 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 154 | 0 | running | |
| 30 | 39 | 87 | Lee Roy Carrigg | John Pemberton | '68 Ford | 152 | 0 | running | |
| 31 | 30 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | '69 Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | |
| 32 | 21 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 148 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 33 | 46 | 7 | Ken Meisenhelder | '69 Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | ||
| 34 | 48 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '69 Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 24 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Ford | 130 | 0 | engine | |
| 36 | 31 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 128 | 0 | crash | |
| 37 | 49 | 16 | Ken Spikes | '70 Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | running | ||
| 38 | 47 | 33 | Wayne Smith | '69 Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | overheating | ||
| 39 | 23 | 55 | Tiny Lund | John McConnell | '69 Dodge | 101 | 4 | overheating | |
| 40 | 8 | 32 | Dick Brooks | '70 Plymouth | 94 | 0 | engine | ||
| 41 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '69 Mercury | 73 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 42 | 14 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | '69 Dodge | 64 | 0 | ignition | ||
| 43 | 20 | 60 | Charlie Roberts | Strickland Garage | '69 Dodge | 45 | 0 | engine | |
| 44 | 45 | 74 | Bill Shirey | '69 Plymouth | 34 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 45 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | '69 Ford | 29 | 0 | engine | ||
| 46 | 27 | 37 | Don Tarr | '69 Dodge | 25 | 5 | engine | ||
| 47 | 40 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 13 | 0 | steering | ||
| 48 | 43 | 59 | Richard Brickhouse | Tom Pistone | '70 Ford | 11 | 0 | engine | |
| 49 | 22 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ray Fox | '69 Dodge | 9 | 0 | engine | |
| 50 | 35 | 06 | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 5 | 0 | suspension |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
