1970 Daytona 500

Auto race run in Florida in 1970 February 2025 1970 CUST Race 4 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season 1970_Daytona_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1970 Daytona 500 program cover 1970 2 22 200 500 804.672 Temperatures reaching up to 64.9 F C; wind speeds approaching 10.1 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1970-02-22 Weather of the 1970 Daytona 500 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-23 https://archive.today/20240526174835/https://www.webcitation.org/6Hm932EHI?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1970-02-22 2024-05-26 live 149.601 mi/h Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing David Pearson Holman Moody 82 40 Pete Hamilton Petty Enterprises ABC's Wide World of Sports Keith Jackson Chris Economaki The 1970 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on February 22, 1970, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. First Daytona 500 starts for Joe Frasson, Dick Trickle, Tommy Gale, Ron Keselowski, and Jim Vandiver.Racing information for the 1970 Daytona 500 at Racing Reference. Accessed 2013-06-24. 2013-06-30. Only Daytona 500 start for Butch Hirst, Paul Feldner, Ron Grana, and Leonard Blanchard. Last Daytona 500 starts for Richard Brickhouse, Roy Mayne, and Dr. Don Tarr. Summary NASCAR's modern era would commence with this race. Winged, aerodynamic cars built specifically for high-speed superspeedway racing such as the Plymouth Superbird and Ford Torino Talladega made their debut. Pete Hamilton, hired by Petty Enterprises shortly before the season, won the race in the #40 Plymouth Superbird just three car lengths over David Pearson, after passing him with nine laps to go. It was the first win for the new Plymouth Superbird. This race would last 200 minutes, with an audience of 103,800 people watching. 24 lead changes were made with an average green flag run of 22 laps. 23% of the race was held under a yellow flag; blown engines were the primary culprit behind the caution periods. On lap 7, Cecil Gordon and Richard Petty blew their engines. Jim Vandiver blew his engine on lap 15 while Cale Yarborough would do the same thing on lap 32. A. J. Foyt would also blow his engine on lap 58 while Buddy Arrington wrecked his vehicle on lap 77 by crashing it into a wall. The final caution the race came when Dick Brooks blew his engine on lap 181. Buddy Arrington had a brand new #5 Dodge Daytona for the 1970 season but totaled it out here with a hard crash at full speed into the outside wall. He hit the wall so hard the big wing on the Charger actually broke with its top cross bar ripping off the car then flying 60 feet down the track spinning in the air. Following the wreck NASCAR mandated that all of the wing cars would have to have a steel cable to anchor the wing to the frame to avoid a repeat of this incident. John Sears actually drove under the flying piece of Arrington's wing as it soared over the track. He was apparently quite scared it was going to hit him. Arrington later said this was the worst wreck of his entire NASCAR career; as it left him with several broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. The Daytona 500 was not a race that Buddy Arrington would finish in good form; finishing in 29th place after qualifying in 32nd place. Arrington eventually got back on the track a few months later at the 1970 Rebel 400. David Pearson tried to slingshot Pete Hamilton in the last turn, but got very loose and finished second. Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Entrant Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Winnings Laps led Laps as the lead driver Time/Status 1 9 40 Pete Hamilton Petty Enterprises 1970 Plymouth 200 $44,850 13 3:20:32 2 31 17 David Pearson Holman-Moody 1969 Ford 200 $17,650 82 +3 car lengths 3 6 22 Bobby Allison Mario Rossi 1969 Dodge 199 $9,950 6 +1 Lap 4 4 99 Charlie Glotzbach Ray Nichels 1969 Dodge 199 $5,850 36 +1 Lap 5 3 71 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf 1969 Dodge 198 $4,450 30 +2 Laps 6 10 14 Richard Brickhouse Bill Ellis 1970 Plymouth 198 $3,175 0 +2 Laps 7 34 59 Jim Hurtubise Tom Pistone 1970 Ford 197 $2,575 0 +3 Laps 8 15 7 Ramo Stott Ramo Stott 1970 Plymouth 194 $2,525 2 +6 Laps 9 5 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Junior Johnson & Associates 1969 Ford 193 $2,175 1 +7 Laps 10 33 30 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing 1969 Dodge 193 $2,025 0 +7 Laps 11 12 96 Ray Elder Fred Elder 1969 Dodge 189 $1,925 0 +11 Laps 12 35 06 Neil Castles Neil Castles 1969 Dodge 188 $1,825 0 +12 Laps 13 8 55 Tiny Lund John McConnell 1969 Dodge 187 $1,860 3 Engine 14 14 88 Benny Parsons Benny Parsons 1969 Ford 187 $1,725 0 +13 Laps 15 16 39 Friday Hassler James Hanley 1969 Chevrolet 187 $1,675 0 +13 Laps 16 22 46 Roy Mayne Tom Hunter 1969 Chevrolet 184 $1,650 0 +16 Laps 17 27 86 John Sears Dennis Gallion 1969 Dodge 184 $1,620 0 +16 Laps 18 40 07 Coo Coo Marlin H.B. Cunningham 1969 Chevrolet 182 $1,610 0 +18 Laps 19 13 32 Dick Brooks Dick Brooks 1970 Plymouth 181 $1,700 0 Engine 20 24 79 Frank Warren Frank Warren 1969 Plymouth 181 $1,590 0 +19 Laps 21 26 82 Joe Frasson Joe Frasson 1970 Dodge 175 $1,675 0 +25 Laps 22 21 23 James Hylton Don Robertson 1969 Plymouth 174 $1,190 0 +26 Laps 23 39 89 Butch Hirst Morris Davis 1969 Ford 172 $1,185 0 +28 Laps 24 20 93 Paul Feldner Jack Janos 1969 Dodge 167 $1,180 0 +33 Laps 25 19 25 Jabe Thomas Don Robertson 1969 Plymouth 140 $1,175 0 +60 Laps 26 36 09 Dick Trickle Fran Kelly 1969 Ford 131 $1,170 0 Head gasket 27 2 6 Buddy Baker Cotton Owens 1969 Dodge 122 $2,265 1 Ignition 28 25 64 Elmo Langley Elmo Langley 1969 Mercury 109 $1,160 0 Ignition 29 32 5 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington 1969 Dodge 77 $1,255 0 Crash 30 18 05 Ron Grana C. J. Grana 1969 Ford 72 $1,150 0 Engine 31 29 03 Tommy Gale Walt Valerio 1969 Mercury 70 $1,115 0 Engine 32 28 11 A. J. Foyt Jack Bowsher 1969 Ford 58 $1,240 0 Engine 33 37 95 Leonard Blanchard Leonard Blanchard 1970 Ford 57 $1,135 0 Overheating 34 38 62 Ron Keselowski John Keselowski 1969 Dodge 46 $1,230 0 Valve 35 7 27 Donnie Allison Banjo Matthews 1969 Ford 41 $1,225 0 Engine 36 23 37 Don Tarr Don Tarr 1969 Dodge 41 $1,120 0 Steering 37 1 21 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing 1969 Mercury 31 $7,465 26 Engine 38 17 3 Jim Vandiver Ray Fox 1969 Dodge 15 $1,110 0 Clutch 39 11 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1970 Plymouth 7 $1,105 0 Engine 40 30 24 Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon 1968 Ford 7 $1,100 0 A-frame Source:1970 Daytona 500 References Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway