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1970 Atlanta 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 8 of 48
March 29, 1970 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.2 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:38
Average Speed: 139.554 mph
Pole Speed: 159.929 mph

Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Margin of Victory: 50 feet
Attendance: 22,000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 1970 NASCAR Grand National results / 1970 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	9	22	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Mario Rossi)	'69 Dodge	328	21,825	running	7
2	1	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	328	11,375	running	129
3	5	40	Pete Hamilton	Petty Enterprises	'70 Plymouth	326	6,550	running	2
4	7	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson	'69 Ford	325	4,300	running	0
5	4	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'70 Plymouth	321	3,375	running	9
6	11	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'69 Ford	320	2,525	running	6
7	8	27	Donnie Allison	Banjo Matthews	'69 Ford	317	2,075	engine	85
8	16	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Ford	315	1,950	running	0
9	18	07	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'69 Chevrolet	308	1,725	running	0
10	19	37	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'69 Dodge	306	1,625	running	0
11	14	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Mercury	300	1,575	running	0
12	21	39	Friday Hassler	James Hanley	'69 Chevrolet	298	1,500	running	0
13	15	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	298	1,475	running	0
14	22	18	Joe Frasson	Joe Frasson	'70 Dodge	295	1,400	running	0
15	23	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	291	1,350	running	0
16	30	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'69 Ford	289	1,300	running	0
17	24	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	282	1,275	running	0
18	26	62	Ron Keselowski	Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski)	'69 Dodge	281	1,250	running	0
19	28	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'69 Ford	273	1,225	running	0
20	3	6	Buddy Baker	Cotton Owens	'69 Dodge	263	1,250	ignition	88
21	13	3	Jim Vandiver	Ray Fox	'69 Dodge	261	1,205	fuel pump	0
22	34	47	Raymond Williams	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	256	1,165	engine	0
23	38	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	245	1,150	running	0
24	27	86	John Sears	Dennis Gallion	'69 Dodge	228	1,135	oil pump	0
25	20	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'69 Plymouth	217	1,145	engine	0
26	6	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'70 Plymouth	194	1,130	engine	0
27	36	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'69 Chevrolet	179	1,090	engine	0
28	10	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	159	1,105	engine	0
29	32	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	155	1,120	engine	0
30	40	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Buick	124	1,060	engine	0
31	12	30	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis	'69 Dodge	119	1,075	crash	0
32	33	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	114	1,040	engine	0
33	31	68	Larry Baumel	Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer)	'69 Ford	89	1,105	clutch	0
34	37	65	Lennie Pond	Joe Phipps	'69 Chevrolet	88	1,020	gear shift	0
35	29	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'68 Ford	70	1,010	clutch	0
36	35	54	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis	'69 Chevrolet	40	1,025	vibration	0
37	25	57	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt	'69 Dodge	33	1,000	engine	0
38	2	99	Charlie Glotzbach	Dow Chemicals (Ray Nichels)	'69 Dodge	29	1,100	ignition	2
39	17	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	10	1,050	ignition	0
40	39	08	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'69 Chevrolet	2	1,000	quit	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Charlie Glotzbach	1	2	2
Buddy Baker	3	50	48
Richard Petty	51	55	5
James Hylton	56	61	6
Pete Hamilton	62	63	2
Buddy Baker	64	97	34
Donnie Allison	98	105	8
Richard Petty	106	109	4
Donnie Allison	110	111	2
Cale Yarborough	112	147	36
Donnie Allison	148	148	1
Buddy Baker	149	149	1
Donnie Allison	150	186	37
Cale Yarborough	187	201	15
Buddy Baker	202	206	5
Donnie Allison	207	243	37
Cale Yarborough	244	319	76
Bobby Allison	320	320	1
Cale Yarborough	321	322	2
Bobby Allison	323	328	6

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