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Talladega 500

NASCAR Grand National race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
August 23, 1970
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Pete Hamilton	40	Petty Enterprises	1970 Plymouth	188	23,165	running	153
2	1	Bobby Isaac	71	Nord Krauskopf	1969 Dodge	188	11,490	running	12
3	3	Charlie Glotzbach	99	Ray Nichels	1969 Dodge	187	7,380	running	6
4	2	David Pearson	17	Holman-Moody	1969 Ford	184	5,540	running	0
5	7	Buddy Baker	6	Cotton Owens	1969 Dodge	184	3,915	running	4
6	9	Cale Yarborough	21	Wood Brothers	1969 Mercury	183	3,015	running	2
7	5	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1970 Plymouth	183	2,540	running	0
8	11	Ramo Stott	77	Ramo Stott	1970 Plymouth	182	2,015	running	0
9	13	Jim Vandiver	31	O.L. Nixon	1969 Dodge	180	1,915	running	0
10	10	James Hylton	48	James Hylton	1969 Ford	179	1,865	running	1
11	12	Joe Frasson	18	Joe Frasson	1969 Dodge	178	1,815	running	0
12	25	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	1969 Mercury	177	1,765	running	0
13	6	Bobby Allison	22	Mario Rossi	1969 Dodge	175	1,715	running	1
14	39	Coo Coo Marlin	07	H.B. Cunningham	1969 Chevrolet	173	1,665	running	0
15	18	Friday Hassler	39	James Hanley	1969 Chevrolet	172	1,575	running	0
16	41	Jabe Thomas	25	Don Robertson	1969 Plymouth	172	1,670	running	0
17	33	Bill Champion	10	Bill Champion	1969 Ford	171	1,515	running	0
18	28	John Sears	4	John Sears	1969 Dodge	170	1,465	running	0
19	32	Ben Arnold	76	Ben Arnold	1969 Ford	168	1,415	running	0
20	17	Johnny Halford	57	Ervin Pruitt	1969 Dodge	167	1,315	running	0
21	19	Cecil Gordon	24	Cecil Gordon	1968 Ford	166	1,290	running	0
22	44	Wendell Scott	34	Don Robertson	1969 Plymouth	165	1,290	running	0
23	42	Frog Fagan	44	Richard Giachetti	1969 Chevrolet	163	1,290	running	0
24	15	Frank Warren	79	Frank Warren	1969 Plymouth	159	1,215	ignition	0
25	34	Henley Gray	19	Henley Gray	1969 Ford	159	1,190	running	0
26	36	Earl Brooks	26	Earl Brooks	1969 Ford	158	1,165	running	0
27	50	Bill Dennis	97	Cecil Gordon	1968 Ford	158	1,140	running	0
28	37	Joe Phipps	65	Joe Phipps	1969 Chevrolet	157	1,115	running	0
29	16	Larry Baumel	68	Allan Schlauer	1969 Ford	154	1,090	running	0
30	39	Lee Roy Carrigg	87	John Pemberton	1968 Ford	152	1,065	running	0
31	30	Ron Keselowski	62	John Keselowski	1969 Dodge	151	1,040	running	0
32	21	Dave Marcis	30	Dave Marcis	1969 Dodge	148	1,115	ignition	0
33	46	Ken Meisenhelder	7	Ken Meisenhelder	1969 Chevrolet	148	990	running	0
34	48	Roy Mayne	46	Tom Hunter	1969 Chevrolet	146	965	engine	0
35	24	Benny Parsons	72	L.G. DeWitt	1969 Ford	130	965	engine	0
36	31	Ray Williams	47	Bill Seifert	1969 Ford	128	915	accident	0
37	49	Ken Spikes	16	Ken Spikes	1970 Chevrolet	116	890	running	0
38	47	Wayne Smith	33	Wayne Smith	1969 Chevrolet	102	865	overheating	0
39	23	Tiny Lund	55	John McConnell	1969 Dodge	101	865	overheating	4
40	8	Dick Brooks	32	Dick Brooks	1970 Plymouth	94	815	engine	0
41	29	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie	1969 Mercury	73	750	oil leak	0
42	14	Buddy Arrington	5	Buddy Arrington	1969 Dodge	64	700	ignition	0
43	20	Charlie Roberts	60	Charlie Roberts	1969 Dodge	45	630	engine	0
44	45	Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	1969 Plymouth	34	610	oil leak	0
45	26	Ed Negre	8	Ed Negre	1969 Ford	29	590	engine	0
46	27	Don Tarr	37	Don Tarr	1969 Dodge	25	565	engine	5
47	40	Bill Seifert	45	Bill Seifert	1969 Ford	13	550	steering	0
48	43	Richard Brickhouse	59	Tom Pistone	1970 Ford	11	565	engine	0
49	22	Fred Lorenzen	28	Ray Fox	1969 Dodge	9	580	engine	0
50	35	Neil Castles	06	Neil Castles	1969 Dodge	5	515	suspension	0

Time of race: 03:09:17
Average Speed: 158.517 MPH
Pole Speed: 51.254 seconds
4 cautions for 30 laps
Attendance: 38,000