| 1970 Southeastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 46 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $29,025 | Race Date: | Apr 5, 1970 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 2Min 42Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 87.543 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 59 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Ford | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Matthews Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 269 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 107.079 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Southeastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 269 |
| 2 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Engine |  | 0 | 456 | 154 |
| 4 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 453 | 1 |
| 5 | 7 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Oil Pump | | 0 | 447 | 36 |
| 6 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 443 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 440 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running |  | 0 | 437 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 04 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 411 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running |  | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 344 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Accident | | 0 | 292 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 226 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | | 0 | 207 | 0 | |
| 17 | 10 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 198 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 180 | 39 |
| 19 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | | 0 | 105 | 0 | |
| 20 | 15 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 65 | Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Car Owner) | Black Flagged | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Quit | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Accident | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 88 | Bobby Watson | Ranier Racing | Oil Pump | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Oil Pump |  | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Engine | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
