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1970 Capital City 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 40 of 48
Sunday, September 13, 1970 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
500 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (271.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:19:34
Average speed: 81.476 mph
Pole speed: 87.014 mph

Cautions: 2 for 9 laps
Margin of victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 11000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1970 NASCAR Grand National results / 1970 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	43	Richard Petty	Southern Chrysler & Plymouth (Petty Enterprises)	'70 Plymouth	500	4675	running	488
2	7	22	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Bobby Allison)	'69 Dodge	498	2550	running	0
3	3	27	Donnie Allison	Sunny King Ford (Banjo Matthews)	'70 Ford	497	1800	running	12
4	4	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	496	1175	running	0
5	9	90	Sonny Hutchins	Junie Donlavey	'69 Ford	492	950	running	0
6	6	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Ford	492	675	running	0
7	8	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'69 Plymouth	491	625	running	0
8	5	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'69 Ford	489	600	running	0
9	2	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'70 Plymouth	481	655	running	0
10	13	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	481	570	running	0
11	19	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	476	560	running	0
12	14	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Ford	476	550	running	0
13	20	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'68 Ford	471	540	running	0
14	24	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'69 Ford	470	505	running	0
15	17	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Mercury	468	520	running	0
16	21	34	Wendell Scott	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	467	485	running	0
17	23	92	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'69 Ford	462	475	running	0
18	25	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	451	465	running	0
19	27	57	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt	'69 Dodge	396	455	engine	0
20	15	26	Dave Marcis	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	394	470	overheating	0
21	29	04	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder	'69 Chevrolet	376	435	engine	0
22	18	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	359	450	running	0
23	12	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	340	440	rear end	0
24	30	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'69 Ford	154	405	motor mount	0
25	11	4	John Sears	John Sears	'69 Dodge	148	420	axle	0
26	22	5	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'69 Dodge	138	390	rear end	0
27	10	54	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis	'69 Chevrolet	41	405	engine	0
28	16	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'69 Ford	21	395	engine	0
29	26	87	Lee Roy Carrigg	John Pemberton	'68 Ford	4	360	clutch	0
30	28	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	0	350	quit	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	4	4
Donnie Allison	5	16	12
Richard Petty	17	500	484