Results

The 1970 Nashville 420 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville race.

Nashville 420

Saturday, July 25th, 1970

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

  • 13 Ford
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 9 Plymouth
  • 9 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 420
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 87.943
  • Cautions: 4 for 39 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Nashville 420 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
7 10 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 380 0 0 running
22 12 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 59 0 0 wheel
13 28 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 221 0 0 crash
33 18 54 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 5 0 0 overheating
15 34 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 167 0 0 quit
2 8 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 418 0 0 running
1 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 420 214 0 running
32 11 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 5 0 0 rear end
4 15 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 391 0 0 running
25 32 60 Charlie Roberts Dodge 0 0 39 0 0 oil leak
6 6 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 384 0 0 running
10 13 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 336 0 0 crash
21 9 02 Dick Bown Plymouth 0 0 63 0 0 sway bar
35 4 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 1 0 0 axle
18 19 67 Dick May Ford 0 0 139 0 0 crash
26 14 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 35 0 0 engine
17 21 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 151 0 0 engine
9 36 03 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 338 0 0 running
34 33 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 3 0 0 engine
11 25 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 318 0 0 rear end
14 7 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 209 56 0 ignition
36 20 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 1 0 0 engine
24 30 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 45 0 0 quit
5 26 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 385 0 0 running
8 23 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 365 0 0 running
28 5 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 17 0 0 crash
12 29 77 John Kenney Ford 0 0 242 0 0 crash
27 24 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 34 0 0 engine
19 27 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 111 0 0 vibration
31 35 97 Lee Gordon Ford 0 0 7 0 0 quit
23 1 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 45 16 0 crash
3 16 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 394 0 0 running
20 31 45 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 78 0 0 engine
16 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 154 134 0 crash
30 22 62 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 8 0 0 engine
29 17 34 Wendell Scott Plymouth 0 0 10 0 0 oil line

Race Infractions

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