1970 Southern 500

Race 38 of 48

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 3:55:03
Average speed of winner: 128.817 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 4 car lengths
Lead changes: 19 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 50 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-14, Isaac 15-34, Glotzbach 35, D. Allison 36-50, Yarborough 51-57, Isaac 58-84, D. Allison 85-86, Pearson 87, Hylton 88-89, D. Brooks 90-97, D. Allison 98-208, Baker 209, D. Allison 210-232, Baker 233, Yarborough 234-247, Baker 248, Yarborough 249-250, Baker 251-270, Isaac 271-302, Baker 303-367

Race notes: Finale for Bugs Stevens.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge Daytona	Owens	Owens		367	5	88	running	27450	0
2	5	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge Daytona	Krauskopf	Hyde		366	3	79	running	11825	0
3	6	Pete Hamilton	40	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty			364	0	0	running	7000	0
4	1	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'69 Ford	Holman-Moody		150.555	363	2	15	running	6175	0
5	10	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty	Inman		362	0	0	running	3100	0
6	4	Charlie Glotzbach	99	Dow Chemical	'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels-Goldsmith			360	1	1	running	2150	0
7	14	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			356	1	2	running	2500	0
8	13	Dick Brooks	32		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Dick Brooks			354	1	8	running	2025	0
9	11	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			350	0	0	running	1750	0
10	3	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		348	0	0	running	1700	0
11	8	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			346	4	151	accident	4100	0
12	18	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hanley			341	0	0	running	1550	0
13	17	Hoss Ellington	61		'69 Ford	Ellington			339	0	0	running	1525	0
14	12	Buddy Arrington	5		'69 Dodge	Arrington			338	0	0	running	1500	0
15	19	Joe Frasson	18		'69 Dodge Daytona	Frasson			337	0	0	running	1475	0
16	33	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			336	0	0	running	1445	0
17	37	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			336	0	0	running	1420	0
18	36	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			336	0	0	running	1395	0
19	24	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			332	0	0	lug bolt	1370	0
20	7	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		331	3	23	accident	1720	0
21	21	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			322	0	0	running	1320	0
22	38	Cecil Gordon	24		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			318	0	0	running	1295	0
23	34	Johnny Halford	57		'69 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			313	0	0	running	1270	0
24	27	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			311	0	0	running	1245	0
25	32	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			310	0	0	lug bolt	1220	0
26	30	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			301	0	0	ignition	1195	0
27	39	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			300	0	0	lug bolt	1170	0
28	20	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge Daytona	Castles			274	0	0	engine	1145	0
29	29	Dave Marcis	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				255	0	0	wheel	1145	0
30	28	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				242	0	0	engine	1145	0
31	23	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			235	0	0	engine	1070	0
32	35	Wayne Smith	33		'69 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			212	0	0	engine	1045	0
33	9	Fred Lorenzen	98		'69 Ford	Johnson			209	0	0	accident	1020	0
34	31	H.B. Bailey	38		'69 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			180	0	0	rear end	995	0
35	26	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			154	0	0	steering	970	0
36	22	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			150	0	0	engine	945	0
37	40	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			47	0	0	ignition	920	0
38	25	Bugs Stevens	36		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Richard Brown			42	0	0	engine	970	0
39	15	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			39	0	0	accident	895	0
40	16	Don Tarr	37		'69 Dodge	Tarr			11	0	0	accident	845	0