1970 Carolina 500

Race 6 of 48

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:18:32
Average speed of winner: 116.117 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 24 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 67 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1, Isaac 2-32, Glotzbach 33-34, Marcis 35-48, Allison 49-81, Petty 82, Allison 83-113, D. Brooks 114, Isaac 115, Yarborough 116-167, Petty 168-191, Isaac 192-193, Petty 194-199, Yarborough 200-201, Allison 202-285, Petty 286-289, Yarborough 290-291, Allison 292-304, Petty 305-318, Yarborough 319, Petty 320, Yarborough 321, Petty 322, Yarborough 323-355, Petty 356-492

Race notes: Debut for Joe Phipps. Finale for Bunkie Blackburn. Dave Marcis took the points lead from LeeRoy Yarbrough.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty	Inman		492	8	188	running	16715	0
2	6	Cale Yarborough	21		'70 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		489	6	91	running	9890	0
3	5	Dick Brooks	32		'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Dick Brooks			484	1	1	running	5265	0
4	1	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi	139.048	483	5	162	running	3315	0
5	7	Pete Hamilton	40	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth SuperBird	Petty			475	0	0	running	2090	0
6	12	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Marcis			470	1	14	running	1565	0
7	32	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			460	0	0	running	1465	0
8	14	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			456	0	0	running	1315	0
9	15	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Ford	Langley			454	0	0	running	1215	0
10	23	James Sears	4		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			448	0	0	running	1390	0
11	25	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			447	0	0	running	1140	0
12	18	Cecil Gordon	24		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			438	0	0	running	1115	0
13	19	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Buick	McDuffie			427	0	0	running	1090	0
14	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge Daytona	Krauskopf	Hyde		423	3	34	running	1090	0
15	35	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			421	0	0	running	1050	0
16	34	Joe Phipps	65		'69 Chevrolet	Phipps			401	0	0	running	1035	0
17	2	Charlie Glotzbach	99	Dow Chemical	'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels-Goldsmith			366	1	2	ignition	1095	0
18	24	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			345	0	0	clutch	1005	0
19	40	Earl Brooks	26		'69 Ford	Earl Brooks			345	0	0	running	990	0
20	17	Raymond Williams	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			343	0	0	running	975	0
21	9	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			330	0	0	lug bolt	960	0
22	22	Don Tarr	37		'69 Dodge Daytona	Tarr			298	0	0	oil leak	995	0
23	29	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			257	0	0	engine	930	0
24	28	Johnny Halford	57		'69 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			244	0	0	engine	915	0
25	20	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			242	0	0	engine	900	0
26	33	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Mercury				211	0	0	flagged	810	0
27	21	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			203	0	0	oil pressure	845	0
28	38	Roy Tyner	9		'70 Pontiac	Tyner			181	0	0	engine	755	0
29	11	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Ford	Johnson	Nab		160	0	0	accident	840	0
30	16	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			119	0	0	engine	725	0
31	13	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hanley			108	0	0	accident	735	0
32	31	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge Daytona	Castles			105	0	0	accident	770	0
33	4	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge Daytona	Owens	Owens		95	0	0	lug bolt	680	0
34	39	James Cox	23		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			85	0	0	clutch	665	0
35	30	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			85	0	0	accident	650	0
36	36	Dub Simpson	51		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Strong			73	0	0	engine	635	0
37	10	Bunkie Blackburn	59		'70 Ford	Pistone			35	0	0	accident	620	0
38	37	Wayne Smith	33		'69 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			29	0	0	steering	605	0
39	27	John Sears	84		'69 Ford	Langley			14	0	0	rear end	590	0
40	26	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			3	0	0	accident	575	0