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National 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
October 11, 1970
334 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 501 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 5
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Mercury
| 334
| 23,700
| running
| 112 |
| 2
| 10
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 334
| 10,950
| running
| 22 |
| 3
| 3
| Fred Lorenzen
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1969 Dodge
| 333
| 6,400
| running
| 3 |
| 4
| 15
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 329
| 3,955
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 9
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 323
| 3,330
| engine
| 2 |
| 6
| 18
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1969 Mercury
| 321
| 2,265
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 19
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1969 Ford
| 320
| 2,065
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 20
| Buddy Arrington
| 5
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 319
| 1,965
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 26
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 317
| 1,955
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 22
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| James Hanley
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 315
| 1,765
| engine
| 0 |
| 11
| 26
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1969 Plymouth
| 313
| 1,730
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 31
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 310
| 1,655
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 34
| Bill Seifert
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1970 Ford
| 307
| 1,605
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 23
| Bill Dennis
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1969 Mercury
| 304
| 1,590
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 39
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Mercury
| 302
| 1,565
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 38
| Larry Baumel
| 68
| Allan Schlauer
| 1969 Ford
| 300
| 1,775
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 30
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1968 Ford
| 300
| 1,760
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 13
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1969 Ford
| 296
| 1,796
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 17
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| 1969 Dodge
| 295
| 1,705
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Henley Gray
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 294
| 1,654
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 40
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 291
| 1,591
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 21
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Ben Arnold
| 1969 Ford
| 258
| 1,568
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 23
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 239
| 2,039
| accident
| 64 |
| 24
| 6
| Pete Hamilton
| 40
| Petty Enterprises
| 1970 Plymouth
| 226
| 2,001
| accident
| 109 |
| 25
| 25
| Butch Hirst
| 36
| Richard Brown
| 1970 Plymouth
| 224
| 1,499
| suspension
| 0 |
| 26
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1969 Dodge
| 163
| 1,738
| accident
| 20 |
| 27
| 32
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 163
| 1,338
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 24
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Plymouth
| 158
| 1,318
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 16
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Ford
| 125
| 1,260
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 11
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1970 Plymouth
| 122
| 1,247
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 27
| Don Tarr
| 37
| Don Tarr
| 1969 Dodge
| 122
| 1,212
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 33
| Marty Robbins
| 42
| Marty Robbins
| 1969 Dodge
| 105
| 1,160
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 14
| Jim Vandiver
| 31
| O.L. Nixon
| 1969 Dodge
| 105
| 1,185
| accident
| 0 |
| 34
| 29
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 07
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 94
| 1,109
| wheel bearing
| 0 |
| 35
| 37
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 84
| 1,114
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 12
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Dave Marcis
| 1969 Dodge
| 54
| 1,034
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 1
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 99
| Ray Nichels
| 1969 Dodge
| 44
| 1,449
| accident
| 2 |
| 38
| 35
| Hoss Ellington
| 61
| Hoss Ellington
| 1969 Ford
| 33
| 938
| steering
| 0 |
| 39
| 7
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 13
| 1,418
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 8
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1969 Mercury
| 10
| 890
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:03:28
Average Speed: 123.246 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.335 seconds
8 cautions for 63 laps
Attendance: 50,000