Capital City 500
1970 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 46
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$23,350Race Date:Sep 13, 1970Richmond Raceway
Margin of Victory:2 LapsRace Duration:3Hr 19Min 34Sec.Richmond, Virginia
Lead Changes:2Average Speed:81.476 MPH.750 Mile D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:2 For 9 Lapsrichmondraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Richard Petty R. PettyPlymouth:9
Car No.:#43 PlymouthCar No.:#43 PlymouthDodge:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Petty EnterprisesFord:0
Crew Chief:Dale InmanCrew Chief:Dale InmanMercury:0
Laps Led:488 of 500Pole Speed:87.014 MPH
Official 1970 Capital City 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1143 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises0500127Running
2722 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonCoca-Cola04980Running
3327 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonSunny King Ford049712Running
4471 Bobby Isaac B. IsaacBobby IsaacK & K Insurance04960Running
5990 Sonny Hutchins S. HutchinsSonny HutchinsDonlavey Racing04920Running
6672 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsDeWitt Racing04920Running
7849 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing04910Running
8548 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering04890Running
9232 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksBrooks Racing04810Running
101325 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing04810Running
111945 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing04760Running
121464 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing04760Running
132024 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing04710Running
142476 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldArnold Racing04700Running
151770 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing04680Running
162134 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottRobertson Racing04670Running
172392 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)04620Running
182519 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHenley Gray Racing04510Running
192757 Johnny Halford J. HalfordJohnny HalfordErvin Pruitt (Car Owner)03960Engine
201526 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisEarl Brooks (Car Owner)03940Overheating
212904 Ken Meisenhelder K. MeisenhelderKen MeisenhelderKen Meisenhelder (Car Owner)03760Engine
221879 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing03590Running
231206 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing03400Rear Gear
243010 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing01540Motor Mount
25114 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsJohn Sears (Car Owner)01480Axle
26225 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonBuddy Arrington (Car Owner)01380Rear Gear
271054 Bill Dennis B. Dennis (R)Bill DennisBill Dennis (Car Owner)0410Engine
28168 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing0210Engine
292687 Lee Roy Carrigg L. Carrigg (R)Lee Roy CarriggJohn Pemberton (Car Owner)040Clutch
302874 Bill Shirey B. ShireyBill ShireyShirey Racing000Quit

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