Results

The 1970 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Talladega 500

Sunday, August 23rd, 1970

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 15 Ford
  • 8 Plymouth
  • 16 Dodge
  • 3 Mercury
  • 8 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 158.517
  • Cautions: 4 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
19 32 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 168 0 0 running
35 24 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 130 0 0 engine
17 33 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 171 0 0 running
27 50 97 Bill Dennis Ford 0 0 158 0 0 running
47 40 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 13 0 0 steering
44 45 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 34 0 0 oil leak
13 6 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 175 1 0 running
2 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 188 12 0 running
42 14 5 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 64 0 0 ignition
5 7 6 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 184 4 0 running
6 9 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 183 2 0 running
21 19 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 166 0 0 running
3 3 99 Charlie Glotzbach Dodge 0 0 187 6 0 running
43 20 60 Charlie Roberts Dodge 0 0 45 0 0 engine
14 39 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 173 0 0 running
32 21 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 148 0 0 ignition
4 2 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 184 0 0 running
40 8 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 94 0 0 engine
46 27 37 Don Tarr Dodge 0 0 25 5 0 engine
26 36 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 158 0 0 running
45 26 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 29 0 0 engine
12 25 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 177 0 0 running
24 15 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 159 0 0 ignition
49 22 28 Fred Lorenzen Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 engine
15 18 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 172 0 0 running
23 42 44 Frog Fagan Chevrolet 0 0 163 0 0 running
25 34 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 159 0 0 running
41 29 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 73 0 0 oil leak
16 41 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 172 0 0 running
10 10 48 James Hylton Ford 0 0 179 1 0 running
9 13 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 180 0 0 running
11 12 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 178 0 0 running
28 37 65 Joe Phipps Chevrolet 0 0 157 0 0 running
18 28 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 170 0 0 running
20 17 57 Johnny Halford Dodge 0 0 167 0 0 running
33 46 7 Ken Meisenhelder Chevrolet 0 0 148 0 0 running
37 49 16 Ken Spikes Chevrolet 0 0 116 0 0 running
29 16 68 Larry Baumel Ford 0 0 154 0 0 running
30 39 87 Lee Roy Carrigg Ford 0 0 152 0 0 running
50 35 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 5 0 0 suspension
1 4 40 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 188 153 0 running
8 11 77 Ramo Stott Plymouth 0 0 182 0 0 running
36 31 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 128 0 0 crash
48 43 59 Richard Brickhouse Ford 0 0 11 0 0 engine
7 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 183 0 0 running
31 30 62 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 151 0 0 running
34 48 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 146 0 0 engine
39 23 55 Tiny Lund Dodge 0 0 101 4 0 overheating
38 47 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 102 0 0 overheating
22 44 34 Wendell Scott Plymouth 0 0 165 0 0 running

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