1970 American 500

Auto race held at North Carolina Motor Speedway in 1970 February 2025 CUST Race 47 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season American 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NC/Rockingham/1970-11-15 1970 American 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-08-03 1970 11 15 1970 47 48 Rockingham Speedway.svg Layout of Rockingham Speedway American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 1.017 1.636 492 500 804 Chilly with temperatures of 65.3 F C; wind speeds of 12 mph km/h 117.811 mi/h 20,000 http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1970-47&series=W 1970 American 500 information Racing Reference 2009-10-21 Charlie Glotzbach Nichels Engineering Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing 205 21 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing untelevised none The 1970 American 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on November 15, 1970, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Jim Paschal qualified the #40 vehicle for Pete Hamilton. Race report Twenty thousand people watched Cale Yarborough win the race which lasted 4 hours, 14 minutes, and 24 seconds. The average speed was 117.811 mi/h while the pole speed was 136.496 mi/h. There were seven cautions that lasted for forty-six laps and the margin of victory was four seconds. As the penultimate race in NASCAR's Grand National era, this race was crucial for people wanting to win the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Championship. Bobby Isaac finished the race in 7th place, good enough for him to clinch the championship. https://books.google.com/books?id=r05-CwAAQBAJ&dq=%22American+500%22+%2B+1970&pg=PA143 Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird 15 January 2016 9781613252048 2018-09-10 Lehto Steve 492 laps were completed on the paved oval track spanning 1.017 mi km. The winner's purse was $20,445 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while last place (40th) paid $540 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Drivers who were eliminated from the race had to deal with engine problems, crashes, transmission problems, and problems with their fan pulley (in addition to their rear end). Pete Hamilton would drive in his final race for Petty Enterprises here while Cale Yarborough would complete his final race for the Wood Brothers. Future winning team owner Hoss Ellington would retire from driving after this race.Retirements from NASCAR at Race Database Cale Yarborough would eventually transfer himself to the USAC Indy Car Series in 1971. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1970s/1970-nascar.htm/printable Cale Yarborough's post-race decision How Stuff Works (Auto) 2010-09-23 2011-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110612132223/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1970s/1970-nascar.htm/printable dead Notable crew chiefs in this race included Herb Nab, Junie Donlavey, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Maurice Petty, Tom Vandiver and Banjo Matthews. http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1970-47/W/C 1970 American 500 crew chief information Racing Reference 2018-07-30 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Speed Speed in miles per hour http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1970-47/W 1970 American 500 qualifying information Racing Reference 2017-04-12 April 13, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170413153308/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1970-47/W dead Qualifying time Qualifying time in seconds Owner 1 99 Charlie Glotzbach '69 Dodge 136.496 26.823 Ray Nichels 2 21 Cale Yarborough '69 Mercury 135.985 26.923 Wood Brothers 3 22 Bobby Allison '69 Dodge 135.985 27.037 Mario Rossi 4 32 Dick Brooks '70 Plymouth 135.282 27.063 Dick Brooks 5 71 Bobby Isaac '69 Dodge 135.072 27.105 Nord Krauskopf 6 17 David Pearson '69 Ford 135.052 27.109 Holman-Moody 7 43 Richard Petty '70 Plymouth 134.988 27.122 Petty Enterprises 8 30 Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 134.196 27.282 Dave Marcis 9 6 Buddy Baker '69 Dodge 134.176 27.286 Cotton Owens 10 40 Pete Hamilton '70 Plymouth 133.984 27.326 Petty Enterprises Failed to qualify: Dick Poling (#65), Roy Mayne (#46) Finishing order Section reference: 30em Cale Yarborough Ford David Pearson Mercury Bobby Allison Donnie Allison Buddy Baker Richard Petty Bobby Isaac James Hylton Friday Hassler Buddy Young Joe Frasson Neil Castles Elmo Langley Jabe Thomas Pete Hamilton* Jim Vandiver Ben Arnold J.D. McDuffie Raymond Williams Wendell Scott* Cecil Gordon Johnny Halford Roy Mayne Larry Baumel Bill Champion* Frank Warren Hoss Ellington* Henley Gray LeeRoy Yarbrough* John Sears* Charlie Glotzbach* Dave Marcis* Benny Parsons* Bill Seifert* Tiny Lund* Bill Shirey* Bill Dennis* Roy Tyner* Dick Brooks* Buddy Arrington* * Driver failed to finish race Timeline Section reference: solid 0.1em black lightgrey 0.6em timeline rowStyle 1 white Charlie Glotzbach 81 492 timeline rowStyle 82 white Cale Yarborough 85 492 timeline rowStyle 86 white David Pearson 188 492 timeline rowStyle 189 white Cale Yarborough 190 492 timeline rowStyle 191 white David Pearson 255 492 timeline rowStyle 256 white LeeRoy Yarborough 256 492 timeline rowStyle 257 white Richard Petty 280 492 timeline rowStyle 281 white Cale Yarborough 282 492 timeline rowStyle 283 white LeeRoy Yarbrough 283 492 timeline rowStyle 284 white Cale Yarborough 325 492 timeline rowStyle 326 white David Pearson 329 492 timeline rowStyle 330 white Cale Yarborough 441 492 timeline rowStyle 442 white David Pearson 449 492 timeline rowStyle 450 white Cale Yarborough 492 492 scale 1 492 15 References 1970 Georgia 500 1970 Tidewater 300 NASCAR Grand National Season 1970 1969 1971 American 500 races 1970 American 500 American 500 Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway