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Results

The 1970 Capital City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 500

Sunday, September 13th, 1970

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 14 Ford
  • 2 Chevrolet
  • 7 Plymouth
  • 6 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 81.476
  • Cautions: 2 for 9 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Capital City 500 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
14 24 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 470 0 0 running
6 6 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 492 0 0 running
24 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 154 0 0 motor mount
27 10 54 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 41 0 0 engine
11 19 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 476 0 0 running
30 28 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 quit
2 7 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 498 0 0 running
4 4 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 496 0 0 running
26 22 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 138 0 0 rear end
13 20 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 471 0 0 running
20 15 26 Dave Marcis Ford 0 0 394 0 0 overheating
9 2 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 481 0 0 running
3 3 27 Donnie Allison Ford 0 0 497 12 0 running
28 16 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 21 0 0 engine
12 14 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 476 0 0 running
22 18 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 359 0 0 running
7 8 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 491 0 0 running
18 25 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 451 0 0 running
15 17 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 468 0 0 running
10 13 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 481 0 0 running
8 5 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 489 0 0 running
25 11 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 148 0 0 axle
19 27 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 396 0 0 engine
21 29 04 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 376 0 0 engine
29 26 87 Lee Roy Carrigg Ford 0 0 4 0 0 clutch
23 12 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 340 0 0 rear end
1 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 500 488 0 running
17 23 92 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 462 0 0 running
5 9 90 Sonny Hutchins Ford 0 0 492 0 0 running
16 21 34 Wendell Scott Plymouth 0 0 467 0 0 running

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