1970 Southeastern 500

Race 9 of 48

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:02:42
Average speed of winner: 87.543 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 10 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 58 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-39, Hylton 40, Brooks 41-76, D. Allison 77-173, Isaac 174, Yarborough 175-184, D. Allison 185-197, Yarborough 198-207, D. Allison 208-322, Yarborough 323-456, D. Allison 457-500

Race notes: Only start for Bobby Watson. Bobby Allison took the points lead from Richard Petty.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Donnie Allison	27		'70 Ford	Banjo Matthews			500	4	269	running	6670	0
2	6	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			497	0	0	running	3820	0
3	4	Cale Yarborough	21		'70 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		456	3	154	engine	2345	0
4	9	James Hylton	48		'69 Ford	Hylton			453	1	1	running	1295	0
5	7	Dick Brooks	32		'70 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			447	1	36	oil pump	1020	0
6	23	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Buick	McDuffie			444	0	0	running	820	0
7	27	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			443	0	0	running	770	0
8	24	Cecil Gordon	24		'68 Ford	Cecil Gordon			440	0	0	running	670	0
9	13	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			437	0	0	running	645	0
10	26	Ken Meisenhelder	04		'68 Chevrolet	Meisenhelder			411	0	0	running	595	0
11	11	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge	Marcis			373	0	0	running	615	0
12	19	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			344	0	0	running	545	0
13	17	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			292	0	0	accident	535	0
14	8	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			226	0	0	engine	525	0
15	20	Johnny Halford	57		'69 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			217	0	0	rear end	515	0
16	21	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			207	0	0	oil leak	505	0
17	10	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		198	1	1	engine	495	0
18	1	David Pearson	17	Purolator	'69 Ford	Holman-Moody		107.079	180	1	39	engine	1435	0
19	29	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			105	0	0	oil leak	475	0
20	15	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			53	0	0	engine	490	0
21	14	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			50	0	0	engine	480	0
22	30	Joe Phipps	65		'69 Chevrolet	Phipps			50	0	0	flagged	445	0
23	22	Larry Baumel	68	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				42	0	0	withdrew	435	0
24	3	Richard Petty	43	Plymouth by Petty	'70 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		37	0	0	accident	450	0
25	18	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			34	0	0	clutch	415	0
26	16	Ron Keselowski	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				31	0	0	engine	410	0
27	5	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			16	0	0	accident	425	0
28	12	Bobby Watson	88		'70 Dodge	Ranier			11	0	0	oil pump	430	0
29	28	Roy Tyner	9		'70 Pontiac	Tyner			9	0	0	oil pump	380	0
30	25	Frank Warren	79		'69 Plymouth	Frank Warren			4	0	0	engine	370	0