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1970 Richmond 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 48
Sunday, March 1, 1970 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA
500 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (271.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:18:11
Average speed: 82.044 mph
Pole speed: 89.137 mph

Cautions: 1 for 7 laps
Margin of victory: 15.1 sec
Attendance: 13850
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1970 NASCAR Grand National results / 1970 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	48	James Hylton	Mallory's Speed Shop (James Hylton)	'69 Ford	500	5195	running	160
2	1	43	Richard Petty	Plymouth by Petty (Petty Enterprises)	'70 Plymouth	500	2970	running	303
3	8	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Ford	491	1845	running	0
4	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	485	1220	running	37
5	5	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	482	945	running	0
6	15	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	470	670	running	0
7	7	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	465	620	running	0
8	10	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'70 Pontiac	449	595	running	0
9	19	74	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey	'69 Plymouth	442	575	running	0
10	12	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	438	565	running	0
11	25	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Buick	434	530	running	0
12	9	76	Ben Arnold	Ben Arnold	'69 Ford	407	545	running	0
13	4	30	Dave Marcis	Goodyear Service & Tires (Dave Marcis)	'69 Dodge	299	560	engine	0
14	6	54	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis	'69 Chevrolet	263	525	engine	0
15	26	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Ford	260	490	driveshaft	0
16	20	77	John Kenney	Bob Freeman	'68 Ford	232	505	brakes	0
17	13	84	John Sears	Elmo Langley	'68 Ford	228	495	engine	0
18	17	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'69 Ford	187	485	overheating	0
19	11	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'68 Ford	153	475	transmission	0
20	21	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'69 Ford	115	440	brakes	0
21	18	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	100	455	axle	0
22	16	33	Wayne Smith	Wayne Smith	'69 Chevrolet	69	445	engine	0
23	23	47	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	50	410	clutch	0
24	22	04	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder	'69 Chevrolet	11	400	suspension	0
25	24	67	Dick May	Ron Ronacher	'69 Ford	9	390	oil leak	0
26	14	57	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt	'69 Dodge	8	410	oil leak	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	303	303
Bobby Isaac	304	340	37
James Hylton	341	500	160