| 1970 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 46 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $92,655 | Race Date: | Mar 29, 1970 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 FT | Race Duration: | 3Hr 34Min 38Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 139.554 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 23 Laps | echoparkspeedway.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 | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Rossi's Automotive Engineering | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Don Lawrence | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 7 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 159.929 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Atlanta 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 328 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 328 | 129 |
| 3 | 5 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 326 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 325 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 321 | 9 |
| 6 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 320 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 0 | 317 | 85 |
| 8 | 16 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running |  | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 37 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 306 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 300 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 18 | Joe Frasson (R) | Frasson Racing | Running | | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 291 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 289 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 282 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | Running | | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 273 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens Garage | Ignition | | 0 | 263 | 88 |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | Jim Vandiver (R) | Fox Racing | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 256 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 86 | John Sears | Dennis Gallion (Car Owner) | Oil Pump | | 0 | 228 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Engine | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Accident | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Engine | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Clutch | | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 65 | Lennie Pond | Joe Phipps (Car Owner) | Shifter | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 37 | 25 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 38 | 2 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | Ignition | | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 39 | 17 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
