Official NASCAR Race Results
Donnie Allison won the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
04-05-1970 | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Ford | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 500 | 269 | Running | 6,670 |
| 2 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Plymouth | Coca-Cola | 0 | 497 | 0 | Running | 3,820 |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury | 60 Minute Cleaners | 0 | 456 | 154 | Engine | 2,345 |
| 4 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Ford | Hylton Engineering | 0 | 453 | 1 | Running | 1,295 |
| 5 | 7 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Plymouth | Dick Brooks | 0 | 447 | 36 | Oil pump | 1,020 |
| 6 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Buick | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | 444 | 0 | Running | 820 |
| 7 | 27 | 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Henley Gray | 0 | 443 | 0 | Running | 770 |
| 8 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Ford | Cecil Gordon | 0 | 440 | 0 | Running | 670 |
| 9 | 13 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 0 | 437 | 0 | Running | 645 |
| 10 | 26 | 04 | Ken Meisenhelder | Chevrolet | Ken Meisenhelder | 0 | 411 | 0 | Running | 595 |
| 11 | 11 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | Dave Marcis | 0 | 373 | 0 | Running | 615 |
| 12 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | 0 | 344 | 0 | Running | 545 |
| 13 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | 0 | 292 | 0 | Crash | 535 |
| 14 | 8 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Plymouth | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 226 | 0 | Engine | 525 |
| 15 | 20 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Dodge | Ervin Pruitt | 0 | 217 | 0 | Rear end | 515 |
| 16 | 21 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Plymouth | Bill Shirey | 0 | 207 | 0 | Oil leak | 505 |
| 17 | 10 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | 0 | 198 | 1 | Engine | 495 |
| 18 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 180 | 39 | Engine | 1,435 |
| 19 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Ford | Ed Negre | 0 | 105 | 0 | Oil leak | 475 |
| 20 | 15 | 06 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Neil Castles | 0 | 53 | 0 | Engine | 490 |
| 21 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | 0 | 50 | 0 | Engine | 480 |
| 22 | 30 | 65 | Joe Phipps | Chevrolet | Joe Phipps | 0 | 50 | 0 | Flagged | 445 |
| 23 | 22 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Ford | Auto Lad | 0 | 42 | 0 | Quit | 435 |
| 24 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 37 | 0 | Crash | 450 |
| 25 | 18 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | Bill Seifert | 0 | 34 | 0 | Clutch | 415 |
| 26 | 16 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | Dodge | Kaye Engineering | 0 | 31 | 0 | Engine | 410 |
| 27 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | 0 | 16 | 0 | Crash | 425 |
| 28 | 12 | 88 | Bobby Watson | Dodge | Harry Ranier | 0 | 11 | 0 | Oil pump | 430 |
| 29 | 28 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Pontiac | Roy Tyner | 0 | 9 | 0 | Oil pump | 380 |
| 30 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Plymouth | Frank Warren | 0 | 4 | 0 | Engine | 370 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-05-1970
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Southeastern 500
- Race #: 9
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Donnie Allison
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: 1970 Ford
- Avg Speed: 87.543 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $29,025
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 58
- Lead Changes: 10
- Pole: 107.079 mph
