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1970 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 4 of 18 Saturday, May 30, 1970 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:12:37 Average speed: 155.749 mph Pole speed: 170.221 mph Cautions: 3 for 16 laps Margin of victory: 32.16 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 8 Glossary    1970 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1970 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 2   Al Unser Johnny Lightning 500   (Vel Miletich) Colt / Ford 200 271697 running 190 1000 2 5 66   Mark Donohue Sunoco   (Roger Penske) Lola / Ford 200 86427 running 5 800 3 11 48   Dan Gurney Olsonite   (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Offy 200 58977 running 0 700 4 20 83   Donnie Allison Greer-Foyt   (A.J. Foyt) Eagle / Ford 200 35002 running 0 600 5 33 14   Jim McElreath Greer-Foyt   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Ford 200 32577 running 0 500 6 8 1   Mario Andretti STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) McNamara / Ford 199 28202 running 0 400 7 29 89   Jerry Grant Nelson Ironworks   (Jerry Grant) Eagle / Offy 198 26977 running 0 300 8 15 38   Rick Muther The Tony Express   (Two Jacks Inc.) Hawk / Offy 197 25302 running 0 250 9 19 75   Carl Williams McLaren Cars   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 197 22352 running 0 200 10 3 7   A.J. Foyt Sheraton / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Ford 195 24902 running 2 150 11 7 3   Bobby Unser Wagner Lockheed   (Ralph Wilke) Eagle / Ford 192 20227 running 0 100 12 32 67   Sammy Sessions Jim Robbins Eagle / Ford 190 19752 running 0 50 13 26 32   Jack Brabham Gilmore-Brabham   (Jack Brabham) Brabham / Offy 175 20227 engine 1   14 31 44   Dick Simon Bryant Heating & Air Conditioning   (Racing International) Vollstedt / Ford 168 18427 running 0   15 27 19   Ronnie Bucknum MVS Inc. Cecil / Ford 162 18602 crash 0   16 22 23   Mel Kenyon Sprite   (Lindsey Hopkins) Coyote / Offy 160 17552 crash 0   17 24 22   Wally Dallenbach Sprite   (Lindsey Hopkins) Eagle / Offy 143 17077 magneto 0   18 2 18   Johnny Rutherford Patrick Petroleum   (Walt Michner) Eagle / Offy 135 17077 header 0   19 13 27   LeeRoy Yarbrough Jim Robbins Eagle / Ford 107 16302 turbocharger 0   20 10 84   George Snider Sheraton / Thompson   (A.J. Foyt) Coyote / Ford 105 1602 suspension 0   21 12 9   Mike Mosley G.C. Murphy   (Ralph Wilke) Watson / Offy 96 15627 radiator 0   22 16 73   Peter Revson McLaren Cars   (Bruce McLaren) McLaren / Offy 87 16627 engine 0   23 30 58   Billy Vukovich, Jr. Sugaripe Prune   (Jerry O'Connell) Hayhoe / Offy 78 15252 clutch 0   24 18 15   Joe Leonard Johnny Lightning 500   (Vel Miletich) Colt / Ford 73 15452 engine 0   25 4 11   Roger McCluskey Quickick   (Hayhoe Racing Enterprises) Scorpion / Ford 62 15727 suspension 0   26 20 16   Gary Bettenhausen Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning   (Don Gerhardt) Gerhardt / Offy 55 14677 engine 0   27 25 25   Lloyd Ruby Daniels Cablevision   (Gene White) Mongoose / Offy 54 16252 rear end 2   28 17 5   Gordon Johncock Gilmore Broadcasting   (Gordon Johncock) Gerhardt / Offy 45 14902 engine 0   29 14 97   Bruce Walkup Wynn's Kwik-Kool   (Agajanian-Faas Racers) Mongoose / Offy 44 13927 timing gear 0   30 6 10   Art Pollard Pollard Car Wash   (Race Go Corp.) King / Offy 28 14002 piston 0   31 21 20   George Follmer STP Oil Treatment   (Andy Granatelli) Hawk / Ford 18 14147 engine 0   32 28 93   Greg Weld Pollard Car Wash   (Race Go Corp.) Gerhardt / Offy 12 14002 suspension 0   33 9 31   Jim Malloy Stearns Transi-Tread   (Federal Automotive Associates) Gerhardt / Offy 0 13677 crash 0

Relief Drivers: Car #23: Roger McCluskey (52 laps) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Larry Dickson 8, 78 Canal 9 Buenos Aires, Thermo King Carlos Pairetti 8 Canal 9 Buenos Aires John Cannon 17, 21 Vollstedt Racing Al Loquasto 26, 35 Indy-On-A-Shoestring, Stearns Manufacturing Tom Bigelow 34 Midwest Manufacturing Tony Adamowicz 36 Patrick Petroleum Charlie Glotzbach 45 Weinberger Homes Larry Cannon 47 Need-A-Sponsor Jerry Karl 52 Trackstar Helmet Arnie Knepper 53 Caves Buick Jigger Sirois 54, 72 City of Memphis, Hustlin' Hoosier Jim Hurtubise 56 Genesee Beer Sonny Ates 59 Sugaripe Prune Bruce Jacobi 71 Gifford Jim McElreath 74 Caves Buick Kevin Bartlett 77, 76 Dayton-Walther, Webster Racing Bob Veith 90 G.C. Murphy Steve Krisiloff 92 VTM Finishing Bentley Warren 94 Tassi Vatis Sam Posey 95 Tassi Vatis Dennis Zimmerman 99, 98 Joe Hunt Magneto, Wynn's Spitfire Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 27 27     28 30 3   #10 engine   31 53 23     54 56 3   #25 engine fire   57 171 115     172 181 10   #19,23 accident turn 3   182 200 19       Percent of race run under caution: 8.0%             Average green flag run: 46.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Al Unser 1 48 48   A.J. Foyt 49 49 1   Lloyd Ruby 50 51 2   Mark Donohue 52 52 1   Jack Brabham 53 53 1   Al Unser 54 100 47   A.J. Foyt 101 101 1   Mark Donohue 102 105 4   Al Unser 106 200 95