| 1970 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 46 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $35,780 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 1970 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 38Min 41Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 94.246 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 21 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | K&K Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Harry Hyde | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 349 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 107.041 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Gwyn Staley 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | Southern Chrysler & Plymouth | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 349 |
| 2 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 399 | 51 |
| 3 | 3 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 399 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 396 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 37 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Running | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 371 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 370 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 366 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 47 | Raymond Williams | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Kaye Engineering | Running | | 0 | 347 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 4 | Neil Castles | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 345 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Quit | | 0 | 313 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | | 0 | 295 | 0 | |
| 22 | 2 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 0 | 236 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 04 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 5 | Larry Manning | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Engine | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
