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| Details ref = <ref name="weather-information">{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/SC/Greenville/1970-06-20 | title = 1970 Greenville 200 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac | date = | accessdate = 2011-08-26}}</ref> |
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The '''''1970 Greenville 200''''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]] (now '''Sprint Cup Series''') event that was held on June 27, 1970 at [[Greenville-Pickens Speedway]] in [[Greenville, South Carolina]]. |
The '''''1970 Greenville 200''''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]] (now '''Sprint Cup Series''') event that was held on June 27, 1970 at [[Greenville-Pickens Speedway]] in [[Greenville, South Carolina]]. The series is now referred to as the ''Sprint Cup Series''. |
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==Summary== |
==Summary== |
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Seven thousand racing fans were in attendance to see [[Bobby Isaac]] defeat [[Bobby Allison]] by ½ of a lap.<ref name=" |
Seven thousand racing fans were in attendance to see [[Bobby Isaac]] defeat [[Bobby Allison]] by ½ of a lap.<ref name="1970g200"/> The pole position was earned by the eventual race winner with a qualifying speed of {{convert|82.372|mi/h}} while the average speed of the race was {{convert|74.345|mi/h}}.<ref name="1970g200"/> It took one hour and thirty-three seconds for the race to reach its conclusion. All twenty-nine competitors were born in the [[United States|United States of America]] with no foreign-born drivers unlike today.<ref name="1970g200"/> Carburetors were still in wide use in both passenger automobiles and with the NASCAR vehicles during the early 1970s; requiring plenty of physically-intensive labor from the people who would maintain the vehicles between races.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=iRn5AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=%221970+Greenville+200%22&source=bl&ots=XX54ED7nc8&sig=wLsfisyBj93Gu_jb7RjSEvbXrDk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CjfoU72BB4b-yQS88YKgDw&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%221970%20Greenville%20200%22&f=false | title = Maintaining a vehicle for the 1970 Greenville 200 | publisher = Google Books | date = | accessdate = 2014-08-10}}</ref> |
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Notable drivers in the field included: [[Richard Petty]], [[Benny Parsons]], [[Elmo Langley]] (died of a heart attack after driving the pace car at an exhibition race in Japan), [[Roy Tyner]] (murdered in his vehicle), and [[J.D. McDuffie]] (killed after colliding with turn 5 at the 1991 [[Budweiser At The Glen]] race at [[Watkins Glen International]]).<ref name=" |
Notable drivers in the field included: [[Richard Petty]], [[Benny Parsons]], [[Elmo Langley]] (died of a heart attack after driving the pace car at an exhibition race in Japan), [[Roy Tyner]] (murdered in his vehicle), and [[J.D. McDuffie]] (killed after colliding with turn 5 at the 1991 [[Budweiser At The Glen]] race at [[Watkins Glen International]]).<ref name="1970g200"/> The winner's [[purse money|purse]] was considered to be $1,500 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1500|1970|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref name="1970g200"/> |
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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 (motorsport)|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. |
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 (motorsport)|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. |
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Revision as of 02:11, 7 August 2015
| Race details[1][2] | |||
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| Race 23 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | June 27, 1970 | ||
| Official name | Greenville 200 | ||
| Location | Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 82 °F (28 °C); average wind speed of 5.18 miles per hour (8.34 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 75.345 miles per hour (121.256 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | K&K Insurance Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | |
| Laps | 190 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1970 Greenville 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on June 27, 1970 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina. The series is now referred to as the Sprint Cup Series.
Summary
Seven thousand racing fans were in attendance to see Bobby Isaac defeat Bobby Allison by ½ of a lap.[2] The pole position was earned by the eventual race winner with a qualifying speed of 82.372 miles per hour (132.565 km/h) while the average speed of the race was 74.345 miles per hour (119.647 km/h).[2] It took one hour and thirty-three seconds for the race to reach its conclusion. All twenty-nine competitors were born in the United States of America with no foreign-born drivers unlike today.[2] Carburetors were still in wide use in both passenger automobiles and with the NASCAR vehicles during the early 1970s; requiring plenty of physically-intensive labor from the people who would maintain the vehicles between races.[3]
Notable drivers in the field included: Richard Petty, Benny Parsons, Elmo Langley (died of a heart attack after driving the pace car at an exhibition race in Japan), Roy Tyner (murdered in his vehicle), and J.D. McDuffie (killed after colliding with turn 5 at the 1991 Budweiser At The Glen race at Watkins Glen International).[2] The winner's purse was considered to be $1,500 ($11,768.64 when adjusted for inflation).[2]
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.
Timeline
- Start of race: Bobby Isaac started the race with the pole position
- Lap 124: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Bobby Isaac
- Lap 125: Bobby Allison takes over the lead from Richard Petty
- Lap 134: Bobby Isaac takes over the lead from Bobby Allison
- Lap 137: Richard Petty had a terminal crash; causing him not to finish the race
- Lap 163: Johnny Halford developed problems with his oil pressure; forcing him out of the race
- Lap 175: The rear end of Neil Castles' vehicle fell off; ending his day on the track
- End of race: Bobby Isaac wins the race
Finishing order
- Bobby Isaac†
- Bobby Allison
- Dick Brooks†
- James Hylton
- Benny Parsons†
- Elmo Langley†
- Jabe Thomas
- Bill Champion†
- Ed Negre
- Ken Meisenhelder (the only Chevrolet entry for the race)
- Wendell Scott†
- J.D. McDuffie† (the only Buick entry for the race)
- Ben Arnold
- Neil Castles*
- Bill Seifert
- Lee Gordon
- Johnny Halford*
- Roy Tyner†
- Richard Petty* (crashed into the wall at lap 138)
- Dave Marcis
- Raymond Williams*
- Frank Warren*
- Henley Gray*
- John Sears*†
- Earl Brooks*
- Cecil Gordon*†
- Pete Hazelwood*
- Bill Shirey*
- John Jennings*
† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
* Driver failed to finish race
References
- ^ "1970 Greenville 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ a b c d e f "1970 Greenville 200 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Maintaining a vehicle for the 1970 Greenville 200". Google Books. Retrieved 2014-08-10.