| 1970 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 46 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $26,825 | Race Date: | Jul 19, 1970 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 8Min 23Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 84.880 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 54 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Dodge | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Don Lawrence | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 357 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 107.375 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 357 |
| 2 | 9 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 498 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running |  | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 464 | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 449 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | 45 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 439 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 429 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 427 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 421 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 252 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Axle | | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Accident | | 0 | 221 | 143 |
| 18 | 28 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Accident | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Accident | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Accident | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 02 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Handling | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Accident | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | John Jay Hooker | Overheating | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 64 | Bill Seifert | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
