| 1970 Dixie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 46 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $85,175 | Race Date: | Aug 2, 1970 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3Hr 29Min 53Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 142.712 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 10 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #28 Dodge | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Fox Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 295 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 157.625 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Dixie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 328 | 295 |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 327 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running | | 0 | 326 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 326 | 15 |
| 5 | 11 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 0 | 325 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 324 | 0 |
| 7 | 29 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running | | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 31 | Jim Vandiver (R) | O.L. Nixon Racing | Running | | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 307 | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 304 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 300 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 300 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Running | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 02 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Running | | 0 | 292 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 292 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Eastern Kentucky Mack | Engine | | 0 | 284 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 279 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 278 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Engine | | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Accident | | 0 | 219 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 18 | Joe Frasson (R) | Frasson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Grease Seal | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 126 | 1 |
| 33 | 8 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dow Chemicals | Engine | | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 37 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | | 0 | 69 | 0 | |
| 38 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 16 | J.D. McDuffie | Ken Spikes (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 36 | Bugs Stevens | Richard Brown | Engine | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
