1970 Nashville 420

Race 30 of 48

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:50:47
Average speed of winner: 87.943 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: Yarbrough 1-16, Petty 17-150, Hassler 151-164, Isaac 165-167, Hassler 168-209, Isaac 210-420

Race notes: Last pole for LeeRoy Yarbrough. Finale for Lee Gordon. Bobby Isaac took the points lead from James Hylton.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		420	2	214	running	3310	0
2	8	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge	Allison	Don Lawrence		418	0	0	running	1910	0
3	16	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			394	0	0	running	1310	0
4	15	Cecil Gordon	24		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			391	0	0	running	1010	0
5	26	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			385	0	0	running	910	0
6	6	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			384	0	0	running	860	0
7	10	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			380	0	0	running	835	0
8	23	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			365	0	0	running	810	0
9	36	Eddie Yarboro	03		'69 Plymouth				338	0	0	running	800	0
10	13	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge	Marcis			336	0	0	accident	790	0
11	25	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			318	0	0	rear end	780	0
12	29	John Kenney	77		'68 Ford	Bob Freeman			242	0	0	accident	770	0
13	28	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			221	0	0	accident	760	0
14	7	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hanley			209	2	56	ignition	750	0
15	34	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			167	0	0	withdrew	740	0
16	3	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		154	1	134	accident	730	0
17	21	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			151	0	0	engine	720	0
18	19	Dick May	67		'69 Ford	Joyce Ronacher			139	0	0	accident	710	0
19	27	Johnny Halford	57		'69 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			111	0	0	vibration	700	0
20	31	Raymond Williams	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			78	0	0	engine	690	0
21	9	Dick Bown	02		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Ober			63	0	0	sway bar	680	0
22	12	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			59	0	0	wheel	670	0
23	1	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'70 Ford	Johnson	Nab	114.115	45	1	16	accident	660	0
24	30	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			45	0	0	withdrew	650	0
25	32	Charlie Roberts	60		'69 Dodge				39	0	0	oil leak	640	0
26	14	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			35	0	0	engine	635	0
27	24	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			34	0	0	engine	625	0
28	5	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			17	0	0	accident	615	0
29	17	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			10	0	0	oil line	605	0
30	22	Ron Keselowski	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				8	0	0	engine	590	0
31	35	Lee Gordon	97		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			7	0	0	withdrew	570	0
32	11	Buddy Arrington	5		'69 Dodge	Arrington			5	0	0	rear end	550	0
33	18	Bill Dennis	54		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Dennis			5	0	0	heating	530	0
34	33	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			3	0	0	engine	525	0
35	4	Dick Brooks	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			1	0	0	axle	520	0
36	20	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			1	0	0	engine	515	0