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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1970 - Alabama 500 Race Results
Race Name - Alabama 500Date - 4/12/1970Race Track - Alabama International Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.66 milesRace Length (Miles) - 500 milesPole Speed - 199.658 mphNumber of Cautions - 6Caution Laps - 42Average Race Speed - 152.32 mphLead Changes - 32Total Race Purse - $114,050Race Number - 10 | More Races from 1970 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 6 | Pete Hamilton | 40 | 7Up (Petty Enterprises) | 188 | 70 Plymout | 19 | $26,650 |
2 | 1 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 188 | 69 Dodge | 3 | $12,500 |
3 | 2 | David Pearson | 17 | Purolator (HolmanMoody) | 187 | 69 Ford | 7 | $8,675 |
4 | 11 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 187 | 69 Ford | 0 | $5,825 |
5 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) | 183 | 69 Mercury | 12 | $4,425 |
6 | 9 | Freddy Fryar | 14 | Bill Ellis | 182 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $3,000 |
7 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | 7Up (Petty Enterprises) | 181 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $2,500 |
8 | 22 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 180 | 69 Ford | 0 | $2,300 |
9 | 33 | Neil Castles | 6 | Howard Furniture (Neil Castles) | 179 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $2,200 |
10 | 38 | Coo Coo Marlin | 7 | CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) | 177 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $2,000 |
11 | 10 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 176 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $1,885 |
12 | 5 | Buddy Baker | 6 | Cotton Owens | 175 | 69 Dodge | 101 | $1,860 |
13 | 7 | Dick Brooks | 32 | Bestline Products (Dick Brooks) | 175 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $1,785 |
14 | 36 | Friday Hassler | 39 | James Hanley | 175 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $1,760 |
15 | 16 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 174 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $1,710 |
16 | 30 | Butch Hirst | 89 | Morris Davis | 169 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,685 |
17 | 24 | Dave Marcis | 30 | Lunda Construction (Dave Marcis) | 168 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,685 |
18 | 15 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 167 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,635 |
19 | 29 | John Sears | 86 | Dennis Gallion | 167 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,610 |
20 | 32 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 165 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,585 |
21 | 18 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 164 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,560 |
22 | 20 | Dub Simpson | 51 | Bill Strong | 162 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $1,535 |
23 | 35 | Ben Arnold | 76 | Ben Arnold | 160 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,510 |
24 | 39 | Alton Jones | 7 | Ben Arnold | 155 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,485 |
25 | 26 | Ron Keselowski | 62 | Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski) | 153 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,460 |
26 | 27 | Larry Baumel | 68 | Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer) | 150 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,435 |
27 | 14 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 149 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,435 |
28 | 19 | Jimmy Crawford | 63 | Crawford Racing (Crawford Brothers) | 143 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $1,385 |
29 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 22 | CocaCola (Mario Rossi) | 126 | 69 Dodge | 40 | $1,410 |
30 | 25 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 125 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,335 |
31 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | 99 | Dow Chemicals (Ray Nichels) | 117 | 69 Dodge | 4 | $1,385 |
32 | 17 | Raymond Williams | 47 | Bill Seifert | 107 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,285 |
33 | 23 | Jim Vandiver | 31 | Jim Vandiver | 93 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,285 |
34 | 34 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 78 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,285 |
35 | 40 | EJ Trivette | 96 | 73 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,210 | |
36 | 37 | Bobby Mausgrover | 84 | Buster Davis | 25 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,210 |
37 | 12 | Richard Brickhouse | 59 | PepsiCola (Tom Pistone) | 25 | 70 Ford | 2 | $1,210 |
38 | 13 | Don Tarr | 37 | CocaCola (Don Tarr) | 17 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,160 |
39 | 28 | Dave Alonzo | 81 | Dave Alonzo | 10 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,110 |
40 | 31 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 3 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $1,085 |