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 - West Virginia 300 Race Results
Race Name - West Virginia 300Date - 8/11/1970Race Track - International Raceway ParkTrack Length (Miles) - 0.437 milesRace Length (Miles) - 131 milesPole Speed - 83.97 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - 2Average Race Speed - 78.358 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $9,980Race Number - 33 | More Races from 1970 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 300 | 70 Plymout | 240 | $1,700 |
2 | 7 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 292 | 70 Ford | 0 | $1,100 |
3 | 5 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 290 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $600 |
4 | 6 | John Sears | 4 | John Sears | 290 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $480 |
5 | 15 | Dave Marcis | 97 | Cecil Gordon | 283 | 68 Ford | 0 | $425 |
6 | 14 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 282 | 68 Ford | 0 | $400 |
7 | 11 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 282 | 69 Ford | 0 | $350 |
8 | 20 | Ron Keselowski | 62 | Kaye Engineering (John Keselowski) | 276 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $340 |
9 | 25 | Pop McGinnis | 33 | 274 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $330 | |
10 | 2 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 267 | 70 Dodge | 34 | $320 |
11 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 22 | CocaCola (Bobby Allison) | 263 | 69 Dodge | 26 | $310 |
12 | 18 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 259 | 69 Ford | 0 | $300 |
13 | 12 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 234 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $290 |
14 | 17 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 142 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $280 |
15 | 10 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Don Robertson | 50 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $270 |
16 | 13 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 42 | 69 Ford | 0 | $260 |
17 | 9 | Earl Brooks | 26 | Earl Brooks | 41 | 69 Ford | 0 | $250 |
18 | 16 | Henley Gray | 19 | Henley Gray | 33 | 69 Ford | 0 | $240 |
19 | 23 | Larry Baumel | 68 | Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer) | 21 | 69 Ford | 0 | $235 |
20 | 22 | Lee Roy Carrigg | 87 | John Pemberton | 9 | 69 Ford | 0 | $230 |
21 | 4 | Buddy Baker | 86 | Neil Castles | 7 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $225 |
22 | 21 | Bill Dennis | 54 | Bill Dennis | 7 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $220 |
23 | 8 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 4 | 69 Ford | 0 | $215 |
24 | 24 | Ken Meisenhelder | 4 | Ken Meisenhelder | 4 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $210 |
25 | 26 | Bobby Boyles | 82 | Mack Sellers | 3 | 68 Ford | 0 | $200 |
26 | 19 | Raymond Williams | 47 | Bill Seifert | 3 | 70 Ford | 0 | $200 |