| 1970 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 46 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $76,605 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1970 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 15.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 27Min 56Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 32 | Average Speed: | 162.235 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 17 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Ford | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Matthews Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 7 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 191.640 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 15 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 71 |
| 3 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 160 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | Running | | 0 | 159 | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Running |  | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 36 | Don Tarr | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Tire | | 0 | 154 | 34 |
| 9 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | | 0 | 151 | 4 |
| 10 | 23 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Running | | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running | | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 18 | Joe Frasson (R) | Frasson Racing | | 0 | 111 | 0 | |
| 24 | 36 | 16 | Roy Mayne | Ken Spikes (Car Owner) | Oil Pump |  | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 25 | 3 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 90 | 16 |
| 26 | 39 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 27 | 38 | 89 | Gary DuPuis | Morris Davis (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | | 0 | 59 | 0 | |
| 29 | 32 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Oil Pan | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Ignition | | 0 | 46 | 10 |
| 31 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Montgomery Motors | Engine | | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 32 | 12 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Piper Trash Can Liners | Distributor | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 31 | Jim Vandiver (R) | O.L. Nixon Racing | Oil Line | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 35 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Engine | | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| 36 | 29 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Quit | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 84 | Bobby Mausgrover | Buster Davis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Quit | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
