1970 Talladega 500

Race 35 of 48

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:09:17
Average speed of winner: 158.517 mph
Margin of victory: 10 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac pole, Glotzbach 1, Baker 2, Isaac 3-5, Baker 6, Isaac 7-9, Yarborough 10, Glotzbach 11, Hylton 12, Tarr 13-17, Baker 18-19, Hamilton 20-27, Glotzach 28, Lund 29-32, Yarborough 33, Hamilton 34-35, Glotzbach 36-38, Hamilton 39-64, Allison 65, Hamilton 66-147, Isaac 148-151, Hamilton 152, Isaac 153-154, Hamilton 155-188

Race notes: Finale for Ken Spikes. Bobby Isaac took the points lead from James Hylton.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Pete Hamilton	40	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty			188	6	153	running	23165	0
2	1	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge Daytona	Krauskopf	Hyde	186.834	188	4	12	running	11490	0
3	3	Charlie Glotzbach	99	Dow Chemical	'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels-Goldsmith			187	4	6	running	7380	0
4	2	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'69 Ford	Holman-Moody			184	0	0	running	5540	0
5	7	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge Daytona	Owens	Owens		184	3	4	running	3915	0
6	9	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		183	2	2	running	3015	0
7	5	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty	Inman		183	0	0	running	2540	0
8	11	Ramo Stott	77		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Stott			182	0	0	running	2015	0
9	13	Jim Vandiver	31		'69 Dodge Daytona	O.L. Nixon			180	0	0	running	1915	0
10	10	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			179	1	1	running	1865	0
11	12	Joe Frasson	18		'69 Dodge Daytona	Frasson			178	0	0	running	1815	0
12	25	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			177	0	0	running	1765	0
13	6	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		175	1	1	running	1715	0
14	39	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			173	0	0	running	1665	0
15	18	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hanley			172	0	0	running	1575	0
16	41	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			172	0	0	running	1670	0
17	33	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			171	0	0	running	1515	0
18	28	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			170	0	0	running	1465	0
19	32	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			168	0	0	running	1415	0
20	17	Johnny Halford	57		'69 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			167	0	0	running	1315	0
21	19	Cecil Gordon	24		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			166	0	0	running	1290	0
22	44	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			165	0	0	running	1290	0
23	42	Frog Fagan	44		'69 Chevrolet	Giachetti Brothers			163	0	0	running	1290	0
24	15	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			159	0	0	ignition	1215	0
25	34	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			159	0	0	running	1190	0
26	36	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			158	0	0	running	1165	0
27	50	Bill Dennis	97		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			158	0	0	running	1140	0
28	37	Joe Phipps	65		'69 Chevrolet	Phipps			157	0	0	running	1115	0
29	16	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				154	0	0	running	1090	0
30	38	Lee Roy Carrigg	87		'68 Ford				152	0	0	running	1065	0
31	30	Ron Keselowski	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				151	0	0	running	1040	0
32	21	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Marcis			148	0	0	ignition	1115	0
33	46	Ken Meisenhelder	7		'69 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			148	0	0	running	990	0
34	48	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			146	0	0	engine	965	0
35	24	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			130	0	0	engine	965	0
36	31	Raymond Williams	47		'69 Ford	Seifert			128	0	0	accident	915	0
37	49	Ken Spikes	16		'70 Chevrolet	Spikes			116	0	0	running	890	0
38	47	Wayne Smith	33		'69 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			102	0	0	heating	865	0
39	23	Tiny Lund	55		'69 Dodge Daytona	John McConnell			101	1	4	heating	865	0
40	8	Dick Brooks	32		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Dick Brooks			94	0	0	engine	815	0
41	29	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			73	0	0	oil leak	750	0
42	14	Buddy Arrington	5		'69 Dodge	Arrington			64	0	0	ignition	700	0
43	20	Charlie Roberts	60		'69 Dodge				45	0	0	engine	630	0
44	45	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			34	0	0	oil leak	610	0
45	26	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			29	0	0	engine	590	0
46	27	Don Tarr	37		'69 Dodge	Tarr			25	1	5	engine	565	0
47	40	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			13	0	0	steering	550	0
48	43	Richard Brickhouse	59		'70 Ford	Pistone			11	0	0	engine	565	0
49	22	Fred Lorenzen	28		'69 Dodge Daytona	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		9	0	0	engine	580	0
50	35	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge Daytona	Castles			5	0	0	suspension	515	0