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


