NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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 - Capital City 500 Race Results
Race Name - Capital City 500Date - 9/13/1970Race Track - Richmond Fairgrounds RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.542 milesRace Length (Miles) - 271 milesPole Speed - 87.014 mphNumber of Cautions - 2Caution Laps - 9Average Race Speed - 81.476 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $23,350Race Number - 40 | More Races from 1970 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 500 | 70 Plymout | 488 | $4,675 |
2 | 7 | Bobby Allison | 22 | CocaCola (Bobby Allison) | 498 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $2,550 |
3 | 3 | Donnie Allison | 27 | Banjo Matthews | 497 | 70 Ford | 12 | $1,800 |
4 | 4 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 496 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,175 |
5 | 9 | Sonny Hutchins | 90 | Junie Donlavey | 492 | 69 Ford | 0 | $950 |
6 | 6 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 492 | 69 Ford | 0 | $675 |
7 | 8 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 491 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $625 |
8 | 5 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 489 | 69 Ford | 0 | $600 |
9 | 2 | Dick Brooks | 32 | Dick Brooks | 481 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $655 |
10 | 13 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 481 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $570 |
11 | 19 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 476 | 69 Ford | 0 | $560 |
12 | 14 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 476 | 69 Ford | 0 | $550 |
13 | 20 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 471 | 68 Ford | 0 | $540 |
14 | 24 | Ben Arnold | 76 | Ben Arnold | 470 | 69 Ford | 0 | $505 |
15 | 17 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 468 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $520 |
16 | 21 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Don Robertson | 467 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $485 |
17 | 23 | Roy Tyner | 92 | Roy Tyner | 462 | 69 Ford | 0 | $475 |
18 | 25 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 451 | 69 Ford | 0 | $465 |
19 | 27 | Johnny Halford | 57 | Ervin Pruitt | 396 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $455 |
20 | 15 | Dave Marcis | 26 | Earl Brooks | 394 | 69 Ford | 0 | $470 |
21 | 29 | Ken Meisenhelder | 4 | Ken Meisenhelder | 376 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $435 |
22 | 18 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 359 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $450 |
23 | 12 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 340 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $440 |
24 | 30 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 154 | 69 Ford | 0 | $405 |
25 | 11 | John Sears | 4 | John Sears | 148 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $420 |
26 | 22 | Buddy Arrington | 5 | Buddy Arrington | 138 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $390 |
27 | 10 | Bill Dennis | 54 | Bill Dennis | 41 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $405 |
28 | 16 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 21 | 69 Ford | 0 | $395 |
29 | 26 | Lee Roy Carrigg | 87 | John Pemberton | 4 | 68 Ford | 0 | $360 |
30 | 28 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 0 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $350 |