| 1970 Halifax County 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 46 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $8,075 | Race Date: | Aug 29, 1970 | South Boston Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 13.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 22Min 23Sec. | South Boston, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 73.060 MPH | .250 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 10 Laps | southbostonspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 271 of 281 | Pole Speed: | 81.187 MPH | |||||
| Official 1970 Halifax County 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 281 | 271 |
| 2 | 24 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running | | 0 | 280 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Running |  | 0 | 279 | 10 |
| 5 | 7 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 277 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 276 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 273 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 272 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | Running | | 0 | 260 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Shirey Racing | Running | | 0 | 258 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Suspension | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oil Pan | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | | 0 | 125 | 0 | |
| 18 | 13 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Oil Pan | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 04 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Car Owner) | Quit |  | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 54 | Bill Dennis (R) | Bill Dennis (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 77 | John Kenney | Bob Freeman (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 33 | Dave Marcis | Wayne Smith (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
