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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

Buddy Baker won the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-07-1970 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway

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 6 Buddy Baker Dodge Cotton Owens 0 367 88 Running 27,450
2 5 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge K & K Insurance 0 366 79 Running 11,825
3 6 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 364 0 Running 7,000
4 1 17 David Pearson Ford Holman-Moody 0 363 15 Running 6,175
5 10 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 362 0 Running 3,100
6 4 99 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge Dow Chemicals 0 360 1 Running 2,150
7 14 48 James Hylton Ford Hylton Engineering 0 356 2 Running 2,500
8 13 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth Dick Brooks 0 354 8 Running 2,025
9 11 49 G.C. Spencer Plymouth G.C. Spencer 0 350 0 Running 1,750
10 3 22 Bobby Allison Dodge Coca-Cola 0 348 0 Running 1,700
11 8 27 Donnie Allison Ford Banjo Matthews 0 346 151 Crash 4,100
12 18 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet James Hanley 0 341 0 Running 1,550
13 17 61 Hoss Ellington Ford Hoss Ellington 0 339 0 Running 1,525
14 12 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge Buddy Arrington 0 338 0 Running 1,500
15 19 18 Joe Frasson Dodge Joe Frasson 0 337 0 Running 1,475
16 33 4 John Sears Dodge John Sears 0 336 0 Running 1,445
17 37 34 Wendell Scott Plymouth Star City Body Shop 0 336 0 Running 1,420
18 36 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet Tom Hunter 0 336 0 Running 1,395
19 24 10 Bill Champion Ford Bill Champion 0 332 0 Lug bolts 1,370
20 7 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 60 Minute Cleaners 0 331 23 Crash 1,720
21 21 64 Elmo Langley Mercury Elmo Langley 0 322 0 Running 1,320
22 38 24 Cecil Gordon Ford Cecil Gordon 0 318 0 Running 1,295
23 34 57 Johnny Halford Dodge Ervin Pruitt 0 313 0 Running 1,270
24 27 76 Ben Arnold Ford Ben Arnold 0 311 0 Running 1,245
25 32 79 Frank Warren Plymouth Frank Warren 0 310 0 Lug bolts 1,220
26 30 70 J.D. McDuffie Mercury J.D. McDuffie 0 301 0 Ignition 1,195
27 39 19 Henley Gray Ford Henley Gray 0 300 0 Lug bolts 1,170
28 20 06 Neil Castles Dodge Neil Castles 0 274 0 Engine 1,145
29 29 62 Dave Marcis Dodge Kaye Engineering 0 255 0 Wheel 1,145
30 28 68 Larry Baumel Ford Auto Lad 0 242 0 Engine 1,145
31 23 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth Don Robertson 0 235 0 Engine 1,070
32 35 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet Wayne Smith 0 212 0 Engine 1,045
33 9 98 Fred Lorenzen Ford Jim Robbins Co. 0 209 0 Crash 1,020
34 31 38 H.B. Bailey Pontiac H.B. Bailey 0 180 0 Rear end 995
35 26 45 Bill Seifert Ford Bill Seifert 0 154 0 Steering 970
36 22 8 Ed Negre Ford Pyramid Motors 0 150 0 Engine 945
37 40 26 Earl Brooks Ford Earl Brooks 0 47 0 Ignition 920
38 25 36 Bugs Stevens Plymouth Richard Brown 0 42 0 Engine 970
39 15 72 Benny Parsons Ford L.G. DeWitt 0 39 0 Crash 895
40 16 37 Don Tarr Dodge Don Tarr 0 11 0 Crash 845

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-07-1970
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 38
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: Buddy Baker
  • Start Position: 2nd
  • Car Make: 1969 Dodge
  • Avg Speed: 128.817 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $105,000
  • Cautions: 9
  • Caution Laps: 50
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Pole: 150.555 mph

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