1970 Georgia 500

Auto race held at Middle Georgia Raceway in 1970 February 2025 CUST Race 46 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season Georgia 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/GA/Macon/1970-11-08 1970 Georgia 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-07-01 http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1970&race=46&series_id=2 1970 Georgia 500 information (third reference) Race Database 2011-02-03 1970 November 8 1970 46 48 Georgia 250 Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia 0.548 0.882 500 227 441 Temperatures reaching of 73.9 F C; wind speeds of 6 mph km/h 83.284 mi/h 6,500 http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1970-46/W 1970 Georgia 500 information Racing Reference 2010-09-24 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Bobby Isaac K&K Insurance Racing 226 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises untelevised none The 1970 Georgia 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on November 8, 1970, at Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia. NASCAR officials would record four engine-related incidents, one major fire, two issues related to the vehicle's suspension and an oil leak. Race report The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore. Five hundred laps took place on a paved oval track spanning .548 mi km for a grand total of 274.0 mi km. The race took three hours, thirteen minutes, and thirty-three seconds to reach its conclusion; Richard Petty (racing for Petty Enterprises) defeated Bobby Isaac in fourteen seconds. The pole position speed was 94.064 mi/h; accomplished by Richard Petty. Total winnings for this race were $20,000 ($ when considering inflation) with the winner receiving most of $3,275 ($ when considering inflation). This event would be the first of two career starts for Jimmy Watson. Notable crew chiefs for this race included Harry Hyde, Dale Inman and Lee Gordon.http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1970-46/W/C 1970 Georgia 500 crew chief information Racing Reference 30 July 2018 30 July 2018 Petty's wins in 1970 came at 18 different tracks. He didn't have any sweeps.Richard Petty 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results at Racing Reference This would be the final career start for Lee Roy Carrigg; whose NASCAR Winston Cup Series race spanned nine races and 1002 laps of racing action.https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Lee_Roy_Carrigg Lee Roy Carrigg career information Racing Reference 6 August 2018 6 August 2018 Earlier that year, the second annual Atlanta International Pop Festival was held in the same venue as this racing event. Jimi Hendrix and the Allman Brothers Band performed in front of 300,000 concertgoers; the town had a population of about 2,000.http://www.macon.com/2011/07/16/1633114/byron-raceway-roars-back-to-life.html Byron raceway roars back to life in car ads Morris, Linda S. Macon.com 16 July 2011 20 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095702/http://www.macon.com/2011/07/16/1633114/byron-raceway-roars-back-to-life.html 19 July 2011 dead In comparison to this summer musical festival that took place from July 3–5, this autumn racing event only attracted 6500 people in order to see stock car vehicles travel at speeds averaging 83.284 mi/h km/h or throughout the entire event. Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 43 Richard Petty '70 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 2 22 Bobby Allison '69 Dodge Bobby Allison 3 72 Benny Parsons '69 Ford L.G. DeWitt 4 32 Dick Brooks '69 Plymouth Dick Brooks 5 71 Bobby Isaac '70 Dodge Nord Krauskopf 6 06 Neil Castles '69 Dodge Neil Castles 7 4 John Sears '69 Dodge John Sears 8 48 James Hylton '70 Ford James Hylton 9 64 Elmo Langley '69 Ford Elmo Langley 10 26 Dave Marcis '69 Ford Earl Brooks 11 25 Jabe Thomas '69 Plymouth Don Robertson 12 79 Frank Warren '69 Plymouth Frank Warren 13 10 Bill Champion '69 Ford Bill Champion 14 8 Joe Frasson '69 Ford Ed Negre 15 67 Dick May '69 Ford Ron Ronacher 16 24 Cecil Gordon '68 Ford Cecil Gordon 17 54 Bill Dennis '69 Chevrolet Bill Dennis 18 68 Larry Baumel '69 Ford Allan Schulauer 19 93 Morgan Shepherd '69 Chevrolet Bill Flowers 20 02 E.J. Trivette '69 Chevrolet Crawford Brothers 21 76 Ben Arnold '69 Ford Ben Arnold 22 34 Wendell Scott '69 Ford Wendell Scott 23 77 Roy Mayne '69 Ford Bob Freeman 24 19 Henley Gray '69 Ford Henley Gray 25 58 Jim Vandiver '70 Chevrolet Bub Strickler 26 89 Rod Eulenfield '69 Ford Morris Davis 27 16 Jimmy Watson '70 Chevrolet Ken Spires 28 74 Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth Bill Shirey 29 39 Friday Hassler '69 Chevrolet James Hanley 30 87 Lee Roy Carrigg '68 Ford John Pemberton Finishing order Section reference: 30em Richard Petty (No. 43) Bobby Isaac† (No. 71) Dick Brooks† (No. 32) Bobby Allison (No. 22) John Sears† (No. 4) James Hylton† (No. 48) Benny Parsons† (No. 72) Elmo Langley† (No. 64) Jabe Thomas (No. 25) Cecil Gordon† (No. 24) Neil Castles (No. 06) Ben Arnold (No. 76) Bill Champion† (No. 10) Jimmy Watson (No. 16) Friday Hassler† (No. 39) Henley Gray (No. 19) Bill Shirey (No. 74) Roy Mayne*† (No. 77) Jim Vandiver* (No. 58) Morgan Shepherd* (No. 93) Wendell Scott*† (No. 34) Joe Frasson*† (No. 8) Lee Roy Carrigg* (No. 87) Dave Marcis* (No. 26) Bill Dennis* (No. 54) Rod Eulenfield* (No. 89) Frank Warren* (No. 79) E.J. Trivette* (No. 02) Dick May*† (No. 67) Larry Baumel* (No. 68) * Driver failed to finish race † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased Timeline Section reference: Start: Richard Petty was leading the starting grid as the green flag was waved. Lap 4: Larry Baumel's vehicle developed engine problems. Lap 37: Dick Brooks took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 54: Dick May's vehicle developed problems with its suspension. Lap 68: E.J. Trivette managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle. Lap 78: Frank Warren's vehicle developed problems with its suspension. Lap 80: Rod Eulenfeld's vehicle caught on fire due to the high speeds. Lap 85: Richard Petty took over the lead from Dick Brooks. Lap 86: Dick Brooks took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 105: Bill Dennis' vehicle developed problems with its ignition. Lap 131: Dave Marcis' vehicle developed engine problems. Lap 139: Bobby Isaac took over the lead from Dick Brooks. Lap 141: Dick Brooks took over the lead from Bobby Isaac. Lap 173: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Dick Brooks. Lap 181: Lee Roy Carrig's vehicle developed engine problems. Lap 201: Bobby Isaac took over the lead from Bobby Allison. Lap 223: Oil started leaking out of Joe Frasson's vehicle; knocking him out the race. Lap 265: Wendell Scott's vehicle developed engine problems. Lap 285: Jim Vandiver managed to lose the rear end of his vehicle. Lap 404: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Isaac. Lap 405: Roy Mayne's vehicle developed engine problems. Lap 411: Bobby Isaac took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 413: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Isaac. Lap 426: Bobby Isaac took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 445: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Isaac. Finish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the race. References 1970 Old Dominion 500 1970 American 500 NASCAR Grand National Races 1970 1970 Old Dominion 500 1971 Daytona 500 Richard Petty's Career Wins 1960-1984 November 1969 1971 Georgia 500 races 1970 Georgia 500 Georgia 500 Category:NASCAR races at Middle Georgia Raceway