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Results

The 1970 Southeastern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Southeastern 500

Sunday, April 5th, 1970

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 11 Ford
  • 7 Plymouth
  • 6 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 87.543
  • Cautions: 6 for 58 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
27 5 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 16 0 0 crash
25 18 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 34 0 0 clutch
16 21 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 207 0 0 oil leak
2 6 22 Bobby Allison Plymouth 0 0 497 0 0 running
17 10 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 198 1 0 engine
28 12 88 Bobby Watson Dodge 0 0 11 0 0 oil pump
3 4 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 456 154 0 engine
8 24 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 440 0 0 running
9 13 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 437 0 0 running
11 11 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 373 0 0 running
18 1 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 180 39 0 engine
5 7 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 447 36 0 oil pump
1 2 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 500 269 0 running
19 29 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 105 0 0 oil leak
13 17 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 292 0 0 crash
30 25 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 4 0 0 engine
14 8 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 226 0 0 engine
7 27 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 443 0 0 running
6 23 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 444 0 0 running
12 19 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 344 0 0 running
4 9 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 453 1 0 running
22 30 65 Joe Phipps Chevrolet 0 0 50 0 0 flagged
15 20 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 217 0 0 rear end
10 26 04 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 411 0 0 running
23 22 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 42 0 0 quit
20 15 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 53 0 0 engine
24 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 37 0 0 crash
26 16 62 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 31 0 0 engine
29 28 9 Roy Tyner Pontiac 0 0 9 0 0 oil pump
21 14 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 50 0 0 engine

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