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1970 Wilkes 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 43 of 48
Sunday, October 4, 1970 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:46:20
Average speed: 90.162 mph
Pole speed: 105.406 mph

Cautions: 4 for 32 laps
Margin of victory: 6 cl
Attendance: 8800
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1970 NASCAR Grand National results / 1970 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'70 Dodge	400	5825	running	179
2	3	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'70 Plymouth	400	2850	running	216
3	2	98	Donnie Allison	Junior Johnson	'70 Ford	399	1975	running	5
4	4	22	Bobby Allison	Coca-Cola (Mario Rossi)	'70 Dodge	395	1250	running	0
5	8	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'70 Ford	393	900	running	0
6	11	72	Benny Parsons	Montgomery Motors (L.G. DeWitt)	'69 Ford	393	650	running	0
7	9	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	392	700	running	0
8	10	20	Clyde Lynn	Southland Auto Services (Clyde Lynn)	'70 Ford	386	625	running	0
9	5	39	Friday Hassler	James Hanley	'69 Chevrolet	385	580	running	0
10	12	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	383	570	running	0
11	7	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'69 Ford	383	560	running	0
12	14	79	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'69 Plymouth	382	550	running	0
13	20	26	Dave Marcis	Earl Brooks	'69 Ford	379	540	running	0
14	17	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	'68 Ford	376	530	running	0
15	26	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'69 Ford	366	520	running	0
16	30	88	Bill Hollar	Bill Hollar	'69 Ford	358	485	running	0
17	27	87	Lee Roy Carrigg	John Pemberton	'68 Ford	352	500	running	0
18	22	54	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis	'69 Chevrolet	346	490	engine	0
19	28	58	Bub Strickler	Bub Strickler	'70 Chevrolet	316	455	engine	0
20	24	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	273	470	ignition	0
21	18	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'69 Mercury	235	460	axle	0
22	13	8	Ed Negre	Pyramid Motors (Ed Negre)	'69 Ford	223	450	alternator	0
23	25	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'69 Chevrolet	212	440	suspension	0
24	16	4	John Sears	John Sears	'69 Dodge	202	430	steering	0
25	23	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'68 Ford	186	420	driveshaft	0
26	6	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'69 Plymouth	176	415	engine	0
27	19	57	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt	'69 Dodge	113	405	engine	0
28	21	5	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'69 Dodge	95	395	engine	0
29	29	33	Wayne Smith	Wayne Smith	'69 Chevrolet	92	360	steering	0
30	15	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'69 Plymouth	63	375	crash	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
DC	Bill Dennis	54	Bill Dennis	Chevrolet
WD	Bill Shirey	74	Bill Shirey	Plymouth
WD	Roy Tyner	92	Roy Tyner	Ford

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Isaac	1	4	4
Donnie Allison	5	9	5
Bobby Isaac	10	131	122
Richard Petty	132	178	47
Bobby Isaac	179	180	2
Richard Petty	181	190	10
Bobby Isaac	191	227	37
Richard Petty	228	350	123
Bobby Isaac	351	351	1
Richard Petty	352	352	1
Bobby Isaac	353	353	1
Richard Petty	354	368	15
Bobby Isaac	369	400	32