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1970 Atlanta 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 8 of 48 Sunday, March 29, 1970 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:34:38 Average speed: 139.554 mph Pole speed: 159.929 mph Cautions: 4 for 24 laps Margin of victory: 50 feet Attendance: 22000 Lead changes: 20 Glossary    1970 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1970 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 9 22   Bobby Allison City Dodge   (Mario Rossi) '69 Dodge 328 21825 running 7 2 1 21   Cale Yarborough 60 Minute Cleaners   (Wood Brothers) '69 Mercury 328 11375 running 129 3 5 40   Pete Hamilton Petty Enterprises '70 Plymouth 326 6550 running 2 4 7 98   LeeRoy Yarbrough Junior Johnson '69 Ford 325 4300 running 0 5 4 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '70 Plymouth 321 3375 running 9 6 11 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '69 Ford 320 2525 running 6 7 8 27   Donnie Allison Banjo Matthews '69 Ford 317 2075 engine 85 8 16 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '69 Ford 315 1950 running 0 9 18 07   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) '69 Chevrolet 308 1725 running 0 10 19 37   Don Tarr Don Tarr '69 Dodge 306 1625 running 0 11 14 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '69 Mercury 300 1575 running 0 12 21 39   Friday Hassler James Hanley '69 Chevrolet 298 1500 running 0 13 15 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Plymouth 298 1475 running 0 14 22 18   Joe Frasson Joe Frasson '70 Dodge 295 1400 running 0 15 23 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 291 1350 running 0 16 30 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '69 Ford 289 1300 running 0 17 24 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '69 Ford 282 1275 running 0 18 26 62   Ron Keselowski Kaye Engineering   (John Keselowski) '69 Dodge 281 1250 running 0 19 28 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '69 Ford 273 1225 running 0 20 3 6   Buddy Baker Cotton Owens '69 Dodge 263 1250 ignition 88 21 13 3   Jim Vandiver Ray Fox '69 Dodge 261 1205 fuel pump 0 22 34 47   Raymond Williams Bill Seifert '68 Ford 256 1165 engine 0 23 38 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 245 1150 running 0 24 27 86   John Sears Dennis Gallion '69 Dodge 228 1135 oil pump 0 25 20 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '69 Plymouth 217 1145 engine 0 26 6 32   Dick Brooks Bestline Products   (Dick Brooks) '70 Plymouth 194 1130 engine 0 27 36 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '69 Chevrolet 179 1090 engine 0 28 10 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '69 Dodge 159 1105 engine 0 29 32 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '69 Plymouth 155 1120 engine 0 30 40 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '69 Buick 124 1060 engine 0 31 12 30   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 119 1075 crash 0 32 33 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 114 1040 engine 0 33 31 68   Larry Baumel Auto Lad   (Allan Schlauer) '69 Ford 89 1105 clutch 0 34 37 65   Lennie Pond Joe Phipps '69 Chevrolet 88 1020 gear shift 0 35 29 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '68 Ford 70 1010 clutch 0 36 35 54   Bill Dennis Bill Dennis '69 Chevrolet 40 1025 vibration 0 37 25 57   Johnny Halford Ervin Pruitt '69 Dodge 33 1000 engine 0 38 2 99   Charlie Glotzbach Dow Chemicals   (Ray Nichels) '69 Dodge 29 1100 ignition 2 39 17 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '69 Dodge 10 1050 ignition 0 40 39 08   E.J. Trivette E.C. Reid '69 Chevrolet 2 1000 quit 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jimmy Crawford 63 Crawford Brothers Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 5 5     6 8 3   #40 spun   9 145 137     146 155 10   #30 accident turn 4   156 201 46     202 207 6   debris   208 317 110     318 322 5   oil turns 3/4   323 328 6       Percent of race run under caution: 7.3%             Average green flag run: 60.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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