1970 Dixie 500

Race 31 of 48

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:29:53
Average speed of winner: 142.712 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 31 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen pole, Pearson 1, Baker 2-16, Yarbrough 17, Petty 18-56, Yarbrough 57-60, Petty 61-116, Yarbrough 117-123, Petty 124-175, Yarbrough 176-180, Petty 181-328

Race notes: James Hylton took the points lead from Bobby Isaac.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty	Inman		328	4	295	running	19600	0
2	4	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		327	0	0	running	11525	0
3	7	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Mercury	Johnson	Nab		326	4	17	running	7200	0
4	2	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge Daytona	Owens	Owens		326	1	15	running	3775	0
5	11	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			325	0	0	running	2800	0
6	10	Pete Hamilton	40	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty			324	0	0	running	2500	0
7	29	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		323	0	0	running	1875	0
8	12	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			323	0	0	running	1850	0
9	13	Jim Vandiver	31		'69 Dodge Daytona	O.L. Nixon			316	0	0	running	1800	0
10	18	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			310	0	0	running	1525	0
11	26	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hanley			307	0	0	running	1475	0
12	34	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			304	0	0	running	1400	0
13	17	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			303	0	0	running	1375	0
14	27	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			300	0	0	running	1325	0
15	32	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			300	0	0	running	1255	0
16	21	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			299	0	0	running	1225	0
17	37	Johnny Halford	57		'69 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			297	0	0	running	1150	0
18	28	Buddy Arrington	5		'69 Dodge	Arrington			295	0	0	running	1125	0
19	31	Dick Bown	02		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Ober			292	0	0	running	1060	0
20	39	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			292	0	0	running	1000	0
21	15	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge Daytona	Castles			287	0	0	running	1000	0
22	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'69 Dodge Daytona	Ray Fox	Ray Fox	157.625	284	0	0	engine	1550	0
23	22	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			279	0	0	running	950	0
24	40	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			278	0	0	running	900	0
25	24	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				244	0	0	engine	915	0
26	9	Dick Brooks	32		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Dick Brooks			219	0	0	accident	930	0
27	23	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			196	0	0	engine	895	0
28	19	Joe Frasson	18		'69 Dodge Daytona	Frasson			183	0	0	engine	880	0
29	14	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Marcis			165	0	0	igniton	875	0
30	20	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			164	0	0	grease seal	865	0
31	36	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			136	0	0	engine	830	0
32	5	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'69 Ford	Holman-Moody			126	1	1	engine	1370	0
33	8	Charlie Glotzbach	99	Dow Chemical	'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels-Goldsmith			108	0	0	engine	860	0
34	35	Bill Dennis	54		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Dennis			93	0	0	engine	800	0
35	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge Daytona	Krauskopf	Hyde		83	0	0	engine	840	0
36	38	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			77	0	0	engine	780	0
37	25	Cecil Gordon	24		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			69	0	0	frame	795	0
38	30	Bill Champion	10		'69 Ford	Bill Champion			53	0	0	suspension	770	0
39	33	J.D. McDuffie	16		'70 Chevrolet	Spikes			30	0	0	vibration	755	0
40	16	Bugs Stevens	36		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Richard Brown			24	0	0	engine	775	0