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1970 Mason-Dixon 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 41 of 48 Sunday, September 20, 1970 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 300 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:40:34 Average speed: 112.103 mph Pole speed: 129.538 mph Cautions: 4 for 27 laps Margin of victory: 27 sec Attendance: 20000 Lead changes: 10 Glossary    1970 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1970 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 43   Richard Petty Southern Chrysler & Plymouth   (Petty Enterprises) '70 Plymouth 300 6195 running 186 2 4 22   Bobby Allison Coca-Cola   (Mario Rossi) '69 Dodge 300 3095 running 0 3 36 99   Charlie Glotzbach Dow Chemicals   (Ray Nichels) '69 Dodge 299 2170 running 31 4 5 17   David Pearson Purolator   (Holman-Moody Racing) '70 Ford 296 1885 running 0 5 6 72   Benny Parsons Montgomery Motors   (L.G. DeWitt) '69 Ford 296 1280 running 0 6 1 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '69 Dodge 291 1170 running 0 7 25 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '69 Ford 289 920 running 0 8 14 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '69 Ford 285 920 running 0 9 29 68   Larry Baumel Bob's Auto Clnic   (Allan Schlauer) '69 Ford 285 880 running 0 10 11 24   Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon '68 Ford 281 830 running 0 11 3 6   Buddy Baker Lash Dodge   (Cotton Owens) '69 Dodge 280 845 crash 83 12 32 54   Bill Dennis Mallory's Speed Shop   (Bill Dennis) '69 Chevrolet 278 710 running 0 13 12 79   Frank Warren Frank Warren '69 Plymouth 277 675 running 0 14 13 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills   (John Sears) '69 Dodge 275 645 running 0 15 19 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '69 Dodge 272 610 running 0 16 16 74   Bill Shirey Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth 268 600 running 0 17 31 58   Buck Baker Cox Auto Sales   (Robert Brown) '70 Chevrolet 267 610 running 0 18 27 65   Joe Phipps Joe Phipps '69 Chevrolet 266 580 running 0 19 8 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '69 Mercury 262 620 engine 0 20 21 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '69 Ford 253 560 ignition 0 21 18 76   Ben Arnold Ben Arnold '69 Ford 252 550 running 0 22 20 87   Lee Roy Carrigg John Pemberton '69 Ford 245 540 running 0 23 7 30   Dave Marcis Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 203 585 suspension 0 24 17 18   Joe Frasson Joe Frasson '70 Plymouth 199 510 oil leak 0 25 23 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '69 Mercury 116 505 engine 0 26 15 19   Henley Gray Henley Gray '69 Ford 95 525 radiator 0 27 30 03   Tommy Gale Walt Valerio '69 Mercury 88 520 engine 0 28 10 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '69 Ford 82 530 overheating 0 29 34 0   Cliff Tyler Eastern L.I. Racing Enterprises   (Phil Dickerson) '69 Chevrolet 79 485 crash 0 30 24 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '69 Ford 74 480 crash 0 31 33 92   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '69 Ford 42 470 engine 0 32 28 67   Dick May Ron Ronacher '69 Ford 17 465 oil leak 0 33 22 84   Raymond Williams Buster Davis '69 Ford 14 460 vibration 0 34 26 77   John Kenney Bob Freeman '68 Ford 6 455 transmission 0 35 9 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '69 Plymouth 2 495 engine 0 36 35 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '69 Ford 1 445 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jimmy Crawford 02 John Rivers Plymouth Ken Meisenhelder 04 Janet Meisenhelder Mercury Ed Hessert 15 Ed Hessert Dodge Wayne Smith 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet Don Tarr 37 Don Tarr Dodge George Wiltshire 39 Wes Wiltshire Dodge Johnny Halford 57 Ervin Pruitt Dodge Charlie Roberts 60 Charlie Roberts Dodge Bill Hollar 80 Earl Brooks Ford Sonny Hutchins 90 Junie Donlavey Mercury WD Raymond Williams 47 Bill Seifert Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 9 7   #25 accident turn 1   10 73 64     74 79 6   #45 accident turn 3   80 80 1     81 87 7   #0 accident turn 4   88 267 180     268 274 7   oil on track   275 300 26       Percent of race run under caution: 9.0%             Average green flag run: 54.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buddy Baker 1 81 81   Charlie Glotzbach 82 93 12   Richard Petty 94 171 78   Buddy Baker 172 172 1   Charlie Glotzbach 173 173 1   Buddy Baker 174 174 1   Charlie Glotzbach 175 183 9   Richard Petty 184 259 76   Charlie Glotzbach 260 268 9   Richard Petty 269 300 32