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1970 Halifax County 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 48 Saturday, August 29, 1970 at South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA 281 laps on a 0.357 mile paved track (100.317 miles) Time of race: 1:22:23 Average speed: 73.06 mph Pole speed: 81.187 mph Cautions: 1 for 10 laps Margin of victory: 13 sec Attendance: 5800 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 Petty Enterprises '70 Plymouth 281 1500 running 271 2 24 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '70 Dodge 281 900 running 0 3 3 22   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Bobby Allison) '69 Dodge 280 500 running 0 4 2 72   Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt '69 Ford 279 350 running 10 5 7 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '70 Ford 277 325 running 0 6 5 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '69 Dodge 276 300 running 0 7 8 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '69 Mercury 273 275 running 0 8 16 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '68 Ford 272 270 running 0 9 19 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '69 Plymouth 272 265 running 0 10 10 4   John Sears John Sears '69 Dodge 272 260 running 0 11 11 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '68 Ford 267 255 running 0 12 18 68   Larry Baumel Auto Lad   (Allan Schlauer) '69 Ford 260 250 running 0 13 6 74   Bill Shirey Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth 258 245 running 0 14 17 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Plymouth 178 240 suspension 0 15 9 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '69 Ford 161 235 transmission 0 16 15 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 150 230 oil pan 0 17 14 34   Wendell Scott Star City Body Shop   (Don Robertson) '69 Plymouth 125 225 oil leak 0 18 13 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '69 Ford 97 220 clutch 0 19 4 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '69 Ford 87 215 engine 0 20 21 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 80 210 oil pan 0 21 20 04   Ken Meisenhelder Ken Meisenhelder '69 Chevrolet 54 205 quit 0 22 12 54   Bill Dennis Bill Dennis '69 Chevrolet 24 200 overheating 0 23 22 77   John Kenney Bob Freeman '68 Ford 19 200 quit 0 24 23 33   Dave Marcis Wayne Smith '69 Chevrolet 3 200 quit 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 92 92   Benny Parsons 93 102 10   Richard Petty 103 281 179