1970 Motor State 400

Race 19 of 48

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:53:02
Average speed of winner: 138.302 mph
Margin of victory: 0.3 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 28 laps
Lap leaders: Hamilton 1, Isaac 2-13, Petty 14-37, Hamilton 38-43, Petty 44-81, Hamilton 82-83, Yarbrough 84-89, Petty 90-107, Hamilton 108-114, Glotzbach 115-128, Hamilton 129-136, Yarborough 137-186, Hamilton 187, Yarborough 188-196, Hamilton 197-198, Yarborough 199-200

Race notes: First pole for Pete Hamilton. Finale for Harold Smith.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	3	61	running	14675	0
2	1	Pete Hamilton	40	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty		162.737	200	7	27	running	7120	0
3	3	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'69 Ford	Holman-Moody			200	0	0	running	4980	0
4	8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Ford	Johnson	Nab		200	1	6	running	2800	0
5	6	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge Daytona	Krauskopf	Hyde		199	1	12	running	2025	0
6	16	Jim Vandiver	31		'69 Dodge Daytona	Vandiver			198	0	0	running	1550	0
7	5	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge Daytona	Owens	Owens		198	0	0	running	1300	0
8	12	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			196	0	0	running	1200	0
9	9	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Marcis			196	0	0	running	1100	0
10	11	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			193	0	0	running	1000	0
11	13	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			189	0	0	running	975	0
12	23	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hanley			188	0	0	running	950	0
13	22	Don Tarr	37		'69 Dodge	Tarr			185	0	0	running	925	0
14	21	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			185	0	0	running	900	0
15	25	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			184	0	0	running	875	0
16	27	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			183	0	0	running	850	0
17	7	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		179	0	0	running	830	0
18	28	Johnny Halford	57		'69 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			178	0	0	running	820	0
19	39	Raymond Williams	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			176	0	0	running	805	0
20	30	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			171	0	0	running	790	0
21	26	Bill Dennis	54		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Dennis			165	0	0	engine	775	0
22	18	Joe Frasson	18		'69 Dodge Daytona	Frasson			156	0	0	running	785	0
23	15	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			151	0	0	engine	745	0
24	10	Charlie Glotzbach	99	Dow Chemical	'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels-Goldsmith			149	1	14	engine	730	0
25	20	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			147	0	0	engine	715	0
26	38	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			146	0	0	engine	700	0
27	14	Ron Grana	05		'69 Ford	C.J. Grana			124	0	0	engine	690	0
28	2	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty	Inman		109	3	80	ignition	755	0
29	34	Ron Keselowski	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				105	0	0	engine	670	0
30	17	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge Daytona	Castles			88	0	0	engine	710	0
31	37	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			71	0	0	engine	645	0
32	29	Cecil Gordon	24		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			68	0	0	heating	640	0
33	36	Harold Smith	44		'69 Chevrolet	Giachetti Brothers			30	0	0	engine	635	0
34	33	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			15	0	0	heating	655	0
35	40	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			9	0	0	engine	625	0
36	24	Tommy Gale	03		'69 Mercury	Valerio			6	0	0	engine	620	0
37	32	Dick Brooks	86		'69 Dodge	Gallion			5	0	0	withdrew	640	0
38	31	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				5	0	0	engine	660	0
39	35	Buddy Arrington	5		'69 Dodge	Arrington			3	0	0	engine	605	0
40	19	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			1	0	0	engine	600	0