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Dixie 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
August 2, 1970
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 328
| 19,600
| running
| 295 |
| 2
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1969 Mercury
| 327
| 11,525
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 7
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Mercury
| 326
| 7,200
| running
| 17 |
| 4
| 2
| Buddy Baker
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1969 Dodge
| 326
| 3,775
| running
| 15 |
| 5
| 11
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1969 Ford
| 325
| 2,800
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Pete Hamilton
| 40
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 324
| 2,500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 29
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 323
| 1,875
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 12
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 323
| 1,850
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 13
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1969 Dodge
| 316
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 310
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 26
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| James Hanley
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 307
| 1,475
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 34
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 304
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 303
| 1,375
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 27
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 300
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 32
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 07
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 300
| 1,255
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 21
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 299
| 1,225
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 37
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 297
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 28
| Buddy Arrington
| 5
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 295
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 31
| Dick Bown
| 02
| Mike Ober
| 1970 Plymouth
| 292
| 1,060
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 39
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 292
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 15
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 287
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Ray Fox
| 1969 Dodge
| 284
| 1,550
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 22
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 279
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 40
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 278
| 900
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 24
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Ford
| 244
| 915
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 9
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 219
| 930
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 23
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 196
| 895
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 19
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1969 Dodge
| 183
| 880
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 14
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 165
| 875
| ignition
| 0 |
| 30
| 20
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 164
| 865
| grease seal
| 0 |
| 31
| 36
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 136
| 830
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 5
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 126
| 1,370
| engine
| 1 |
| 33
| 8
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1969 Dodge
| 108
| 860
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 35
| Bill Dennis
| 54
| Bill Dennis
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 93
| 800
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 3
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 83
| 840
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 38
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 77
| 780
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 25
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 69
| 795
| frame
| 0 |
| 38
| 30
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 53
| 770
| suspension
| 0 |
| 39
| 33
| J.D. McDuffie
| 16
| Ken Spikes
| 1970 Chevrolet
| 30
| 755
| vibration
| 0 |
| 40
| 16
| Bugs Stevens
| 36
| Richard Brown
| 1970 Plymouth
| 24
| 775
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:29:53
Average Speed: 142.712 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.761 seconds
1 caution for 10 laps
Attendance: 20,000