1970 NASCAR Grand National Series

American motorsport season February 2025 November 2025 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series 1969 1971 The 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season began on Sunday January 18 and ended on Sunday November 22. Bobby Isaac was the champion of the series as NASCAR transitioned from the Grand National era to the Winston Cup era. Only one foreigner was racing that year, a Canadian named Frog Fagan (who finished 96th in the championship standings). It was also the last NASCAR national touring series season to feature a dirt track race until the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the last time the Cup series raced on dirt until the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series. Schedule No. Race title Track DateWinner1Motor Trend 500Riverside International Raceway, RiversideJanuary 18A.J. Foyt2125 Mile Qualifying RacesDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 19Cale Yarborough3Charlie Glotzbach4Daytona 500February 22Pete Hamilton5Richmond 500Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, RichmondMarch 1James Hylton6Carolina 500North Carolina Motor Speedway, RockinghamMarch 8Richard Petty7Savannah 200Savannah Speedway, SavannahMarch 15Richard Petty8Atlanta 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonMarch 29Bobby Allison9Southeastern 500Bristol International Speedway, BristolApril 5Donnie Allison10Alabama 500Alabama International Motor Speedway, TalladegaApril 12Pete Hamilton11Gwyn Staley 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroApril 18Richard Petty12Columbia 200Columbia Speedway, Columbia (dirt track)April 30Richard Petty13Rebel 400Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonMay 9David Pearson14Beltsville 300Beltsville Speedway, BeltsvilleMay 15Bobby Isaac15Tidewater 300Langley Speedway, HamptonMay 18Bobby Isaac16World 600Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordMay 24Donnie Allison17Maryville 200Smoky Mountain Raceway, MaryvilleMay 28Bobby Isaac18Virginia 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayMay 31Bobby Isaac19Motor State 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynJune 7Cale Yarborough20Falstaff 400Riverside International Raceway, RiversideJune 14Richard Petty21Hickory 276Hickory Speedway, HickoryJune 20Bobby Isaac22Kingsport 100Kingsport Speedway, KingsportJune 26Richard Petty23Greenville 200Greenville-Pickens Speedway, GreenvilleJune 27Bobby Isaac24Firecracker 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJuly 4Donnie Allison25Albany-Saratoga 250Albany-Saratoga Speedway, MaltaJuly 7Richard Petty26Thompson 200Thompson Speedway, ThompsonJuly 9Bobby Isaac27Schaefer 300Trenton Speedway, TrentonJuly 12Richard Petty28Volunteer 500Bristol International Speedway, BristolJuly 19Bobby Allison29East Tennessee 200Smoky Mountain Raceway, MaryvilleJuly 24Richard Petty30Nashville 420Nashville Speedway, NashvilleJuly 25Bobby Isaac31Dixie 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonAugust 2Richard Petty32Sandlapper 200Columbia Speedway, Columbia (dirt track)August 6Bobby Isaac33West Virginia 500International Raceway Park, OnaAugust 11Richard Petty34Yankee 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynAugust 16Charlie Glotzbach35Talladega 500Alabama International Motor Speedway, TalladegaAugust 23Pete Hamilton36Myers Brothers 250Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-SalemAugust 28Richard Petty37Halifax County 100South Boston Speedway, South BostonAugust 29Richard Petty38Southern 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonSeptember 7Buddy Baker39Buddy Shuman 276Hickory Speedway, HickorySeptember 11Bobby Isaac40Capital City 500Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, RichmondSeptember 13Richard Petty41Mason-Dixon 300Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverSeptember 20Richard Petty42Home State 200North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh (dirt track)September 30Richard Petty43Wilkes 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroOctober 4Bobby Isaac44National 500Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordOctober 11LeeRoy Yarbrough45Old Dominion 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayOctober 18Richard Petty46Georgia 500Middle Georgia Raceway, MaconNovember 8Richard Petty47American 500North Carolina Motor Speedway, RockinghamNovember 15Cale Yarborough48Tidewater 300Langley Speedway, HamptonNovember 22Bobby Allison Races Daytona 500 1970 Daytona 500 The 1970 Daytona 500 was a stock car automobile race run on February 22, 1970, and was the second race for the winged Plymouth Superbird. Pete Hamilton won the race in a Plymouth Superbird. 40- Pete Hamilton 17- David Pearson 22- Bobby Allison -1 99- Charlie Glotzbach -1 71- Bobby Isaac -2 14- Richard Brickhouse -2 59- Jim Hurtubise -3 7- Ramo Stott -6 98- LeeRoy Yarbrough -7 30- Dave Marcis -7 Alabama 500 1970 Alabama 500 The 1970 Alabama 500 was held on April 12, 1970, at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Pete Hamilton won his second race of the season. 40- Pete Hamilton 71- Bobby Isaac 17- David Pearson 72- Benny Parsons 21- Cale Yarborough 14- Freddy Fryar 43- Richard Petty 48- James Hylton 06- Neil Castles 07- Coo Coo Marlin Rebel 400 1970 Rebel 400 The 1970 Rebel 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series race that took place in May 1970 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. David Pearson won the race in a Ford with a time 3:05:07. Richard Petty had a huge crash on the homestretch, which inspired the window net that is now mandated by NASCAR. 17- David Pearson 32- Dick Brooks -3 71- Bobby Isaac -7 48- James Hylton -9 72- Benny Parsons -11 5- Buddy Arrington -19 37- Don Tarr -21 46- Roy Mayne -24 25- Jabe Thomas -26 54- Bill Dennis -30 Georgia 500 1970 Georgia 500 The 1970 Georgia 500 is a NASCAR Grand National race that took place on November 8, 1970, at Middle Georgia Raceway in Macon, Georgia. Richard Petty (racing for Petty Enterprises) defeated Bobby Isaac by fourteen seconds. 43- Richard Petty 71- Bobby Isaac 32- Dick Brooks -2 22- Bobby Allison -3 4- John Sears -13 48- James Hylton -15 72- Benny Parsons -15 64- Elmo Langley -17 25- Jabe Thomas -18 24- Cecil Gordon -25 American 500 1970 American 500 The 1970 American 500 was a 500-mile race that took place on November 15, 1970, at the North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Cale Yarborough was the winner of the race. 21- Cale Yarborough 17- David Pearson 22- Bobby Allison -3 27- Donnie Allison -6 6- Buddy Baker -7 43- Richard Petty -11 71- Bobby Isaac -14 48- James Hylton -23 39- Friday Hassler -28 13- Buddy Young -28 Tidewater 300 1970 Tidewater 300 The 1970 Tidewater 300 was the final NASCAR race held during its Grand National era. Held at the Langley Field Speedway in Hampton, Virginia (.395 mile paved oval track), the race was decided in a time of one hour and forty minutes with Bobby Allison as the race winner. There were 2 cautions (for 10 laps) and 3,200 people attended this race. 22- Bobby Allison 72- Benny Parsons 32- Pete Hamilton -1 4- John Sears -2 48- James Hylton -3 06- Neil Castles -5 64- Elmo Langley -7 70- J. D. McDuffie -7 79- Frank Warren -10 25- Jabe Thomas -10 Sports Final points standings List of NASCAR points scoring systems Driver's standings FinishDriverPointsStartsWinsTop 5sTop 10sPoles1Bobby Isaac391147113238132Bobby Allison3860463303553James Hylton3788471223914Richard Petty34474018273195Neil Castles3158470122406Elmo Langley315447011907Jabe Thomas312046002308Benny Parsons2993450122319Dave Marcis2820470715010Frank Warren269746002011Cecil Gordon2514440211012John Sears246540047113Dick Brooks24603401518014Wendell Scott242541009015Bill Champion235038006016J.D. McDuffie2079360110017Ben Arnold199729003018Bill Seifert196239014019Henley Gray187134002020Friday Hassler183126016021Pete Hamilton18191631012122Joe Frasson172321002023David Pearson1716191911224Buddy Baker155518168025Bill Dennis143225005026Ed Negre141331001027G.C. Spencer141020039028Charlie Glotzbach135819278429Roy Mayne133316003030Bill Shirey124429001031Raymond Williams120421000032Larry Baumel113823001133Buddy Arrington108719002034Cale Yarborough10161931113435Don Tarr99517005036Johnny Halford97525000037Earl Brooks88421001038Coo Coo Marlin87613004039Ron Keselowski85517001040Donnie Allison8411931012041Ken Meisenhelder81219002042Roy Tyner63114003043LeeRoy Yarbrough625191811144Dick May55116000045Jim Vandiver51914005046John Kenney45711000047Dub Simpson3676001048Lee Roy Carrigg3559000049Joe Phipps3257000050Wayne Smith3008000051Dick Bown2886001052Tommy Gale2715001053Ray Elder2464001054Fred Lorenzen2317011155Hoss Ellington2253000056Butch Hirst2195000057Lee Gordon2087000058Richard Brickhouse1815012059Buddy Young1742001060Ramo Stott1723003061Bugs Stevens1683001062E.J. Trivette1604000063Jim Hurtubise1542001064James Cox1547000065Bobby Mausgrover1533000066Bill Hollar1453001067Dave Alonzo1412000068Freddy Fryar1351001069Jimmy Crawford1273000070Jerry Oliver1262001071John Jennings1266000072Kevin Terris1172000073Cliff Tyler1144000074Sam Rose1081000075Dick Kranzler991000076Charlie Roberts983000077Paul Dorrity962000078Sonny Hutchins922011079Frank James902000080Bob Senneker901000081Pete Hazelwood863000082Ed Hessert852000083Ranny Dodd842000084Paul Connors811000085Jimmy Insolo782000086Jim Cook751000087Ron Grana723001088Steve Froines722000089Gary DuPuis721000090Morgan Shepherd693000091Bub Strickler641000092Jack McCoy632001093G.T. Tallas602000094Les Loeser571000094Marty Robbins571000096Frog Fagan542000097Harry Shipe542000098Harold Smith541000099Rod Eulenfeld5010000100Larry Manning4810000101Bobby Watson4610000102James Sears4420020103Pop McGinnis4210010104Ken Spikes4210000104Carl Joiner4210000106Don Noel3920000107Joe Hines3410000108Bob Ashbrook3110000109Bill Kimmel3110000110Frank Deiny3010000111Scotty Cain2720000112Bob England2420000113Arnold Bennett2110000Tiny Lund50220Clyde Lynn10010Roger McCluskey10110Lothar Motschenbacher10000Jim Paschal10000Lennie Pond10000Sam Posey10000Bill Pratt10000Talmadge Prince10000Bill Scott10000Don Simkins10000John Soares, Jr.10110Dick Trickle20000Tom Usry10000Jimmy Watson10000Don White10000Eddie Yarboro10010Mel Larson10010Parnelli Jones10000Alton Jones10000Buck Baker10000Bunkie Blackburn10000Len Blanchard20000Bobby Boyles10000Rodney Bruce10000Joe Clark10010Pat Fay10000Paul Feldner20010A.J. Foyt31110Glenn Francis10000Jerry Griffin10000Dick Guldstrand20120Dan Gurney10011Robert Hale10000Ed Howland10000Ray Johnstone10000H.B. Bailey10000 1970 NASCAR Grand National Central - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1970_NASCAR_Grand_National_Central 2021-04-29 www.thethirdturn.com en See also 1970 NASCAR Grand National West References Racing Reference – 1970 Grand National Results https://web.archive.org/web/20121018201645/http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1970&series=W 2012-10-18 1970 Grand National Standings https://web.archive.org/web/20121018201650/http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet?yr=1970&series=W October 18, 2012 1970 American 500 1970 Tidewater 300 Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons