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Nashville 420
NASCAR Grand National race
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, TN
July 25, 1970
420 laps on 0.596 mile paved oval; 250.32 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 420
| 3,310
| running
| 214 |
| 2
| 8
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Bobby Allison
| 1969 Dodge
| 418
| 1,910
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 16
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 394
| 1,310
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 15
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 391
| 1,010
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 26
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Mercury
| 385
| 910
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 6
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 07
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 384
| 860
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 10
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 380
| 835
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 23
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 365
| 810
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 36
| Eddie Yarboro
| 03
| Eddie Yarboro
| 1969 Plymouth
| 338
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 13
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 336
| 790
| accident
| 0 |
| 11
| 25
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 318
| 780
| rear end
| 0 |
| 12
| 29
| John Kenney
| 77
| Bob Freeman
| 1968 Ford
| 242
| 770
| accident
| 0 |
| 13
| 28
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 221
| 760
| accident
| 0 |
| 14
| 7
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| James Hanley
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 209
| 750
| ignition
| 56 |
| 15
| 34
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 167
| 740
| quit
| 0 |
| 16
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 154
| 730
| accident
| 134 |
| 17
| 21
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 151
| 720
| engine
| 0 |
| 18
| 19
| Dick May
| 67
| Ron Ronacher
| 1969 Ford
| 139
| 710
| accident
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 111
| 700
| vibration
| 0 |
| 20
| 31
| Ray Williams
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 78
| 690
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 9
| Dick Bown
| 02
| Mike Ober
| 1970 Plymouth
| 63
| 680
| sway bar
| 0 |
| 22
| 12
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 59
| 670
| wheel
| 0 |
| 23
| 1
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1970 Ford
| 45
| 660
| accident
| 16 |
| 24
| 30
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 45
| 650
| quit
| 0 |
| 25
| 32
| Charlie Roberts
| 60
| Charlie Roberts
| 1969 Dodge
| 39
| 640
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 26
| 14
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 35
| 635
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 24
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 34
| 625
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 5
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 17
| 615
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 17
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 10
| 605
| oil line
| 0 |
| 30
| 22
| Ron Keselowski
| 62
| John Keselowski
| 1969 Dodge
| 8
| 590
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 35
| Lee Gordon
| 97
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 7
| 570
| quit
| 0 |
| 32
| 11
| Buddy Arrington
| 5
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 5
| 550
| rear end
| 0 |
| 33
| 18
| Bill Dennis
| 54
| Bill Dennis
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 5
| 530
| overheating
| 0 |
| 34
| 33
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 3
| 525
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 4
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 1
| 520
| axle
| 0 |
| 36
| 20
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 1
| 515
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:50:47
Average Speed: 87.943 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.802 seconds
4 cautions for 39 laps
Attendance: 17,000