1970 Motor Trend 500

Race 1 of 48

Riverside
193 laps
Time of race: 5:11:19
Average speed of winner: 97.450 mph
Margin of victory: 3.5 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
Lap leaders: Gurney pole, Pearson 1-25, Foyt 26, Petty 27-28, Pearson 29-34, Yarbrough 35, Foyt 36-42, Jones 43, Yarbrough 44, D. Allison 45-64, Foyt 65-66, Jones 67-84, D. Allison 85-86, Pearson 87-94, Yarbrough 95, McCluskey 96-97, Yarbrough 98, Jones 99-109, Yarbrough 110, Jones 111-168, Foyt 169-193

Race notes: Last pole for Dan Gurney. Debut for Steve Froines, Jimmy Insolo, Frank James, Dick Kranzler, Les Loeser, G.T. Tallas, and Kevin Terris. Finale for Jim Cook, Frank Deiny, Parnelli Jones, and Sam Rose. Only start for Lothar Motschenbacher and Sam Posey.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	A.J. Foyt	11		'70 Ford	Bowsher			193	4	35	running	19700	0
2	13	Roger McCluskey	1		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Norm Nelson			193	1	2	running	9000	0
3	5	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'70 Ford	Johnson	Nab		193	5	5	running	6275	0
4	8	Donnie Allison	27		'70 Ford	Banjo Matthews			190	2	22	running	4475	0
5	6	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty	Inman		186	1	2	engine	3000	0
6	1	Dan Gurney	42	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty		112.060	180	0	0	running	2400	0
7	18	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge Daytona	Castles			178	0	0	running	1750	0
8	17	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hanley			176	0	0	running	1550	0
9	22	Jerry Oliver	116		'70 Oldsmobile	Cancilla			176	0	0	running	1400	0
10	25	Dick Guldstrand	83		'69 Chevrolet	James Good			170	0	0	running	1350	0
11	35	Parnelli Jones	21		'70 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	113.310	168	4	88	clutch	1275	0
12	34	Kevin Terris	321		'69 Plymouth	Terris			165	0	0	running	1250	0
13	4	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		164	0	0	bell housing	1225	0
14	20	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Marcis			163	0	0	accident	1200	0
15	43	Sam Rose	09		'68 Ford	Sam Rose			157	0	0	running	1175	0
16	21	Dave Alonzo	81		'68 Plymouth				150	0	0	running	1150	0
17	2	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'70 Ford	Holman-Moody			148	3	39	transmission	1925	0
18	28	Dick Kranzler	4		'68 Chevrolet	Kranzler			148	0	0	running	1100	0
19	42	Paul Dorrity	15		'68 Chevrolet				143	0	0	engine	1075	0
20	11	Joe Frasson	132		'70 Dodge	Mario Frasson			142	0	0	running	1050	0
21	40	Frank James	00		'69 Chevrolet	Calder			137	0	0	rear end	1025	0
22	39	Dick Bown	61		'69 Chevrolet	Ober			135	0	0	running	1025	0
23	29	Randy Dodd	179		'69 Chevrolet				111	0	0	clutch	1000	0
24	36	Ray Elder	96		'69 Dodge Daytona	Elder			106	0	0	engine	975	0
25	19	Jimmy Insolo	38		'68 Chevrolet	Rowley			98	0	0	engine	950	0
26	32	Jim Cook	18		'68 Ford				94	0	0	accident	925	0
27	41	Steve Froines	16		'68 Oldsmobile				83	0	0	accident	900	0
28	9	Sam Posey	6		'69 Dodge	Owens	Owens		82	0	0	engine	900	0
29	7	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge Daytona	Krauskopf	Hyde		77	0	0	engine	885	0
30	37	Jack McCoy	7		'69 Dodge	Conn			69	0	0	oil leak	850	0
31	33	G.T. Tallas	23		'69 Ford	Tallas			49	0	0	engine	840	0
32	44	Les Loeser	40		'68 Ford	Loeser			38	0	0	clutch	830	0
33	15	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			37	0	0	engine	895	0
34	12	Buddy Young	31		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			37	0	0	accident	810	0
35	10	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge Daytona	Hylton			34	0	0	engine	820	0
36	24	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			29	0	0	engine	800	0
37	26	Carl Joiner	26		'69 Ford	Dean Thorne			23	0	0	rear end	800	0
38	16	Don Noel	88		'68 Ford	Noel-Lewin			18	0	0	engine	800	0
39	14	Don White	93		'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels			16	0	0	brakes	880	0
40	31	Lothar Motschenbacher	144		'68 Chevrolet				7	0	0	clutch	800	0
41	23	Frank Deiny	05		'68 Chevrolet				4	0	0	wheel bearing	800	0
42	38	Scotty Cain	45		'69 Ford	Bill Clinton			3	0	0	transmission	800	0
43	27	Bob England	18		'69 Chevrolet	England			3	0	0	transmission	800	0
44	30	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			1	0	0	engine	800	0