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1970 National 500
Race details
Race 44 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season
	Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway
Date	October 11, 1970
Official name	National 500
Location	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.500 mi (2.414 km)
Distance	334 laps, 500 mi (804 km)
Weather	Warm with temperatures approaching 82.9 °F (28.3 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed	123.246 miles per hour (198.345 km/h)
Attendance	50,000
Pole position
Driver	Charlie Glotzbach;
Most laps led
Driver	LeeRoy Yarbrough
Laps	112
Winner
No. 12	LeeRoy Yarbrough
Television in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Jim McKay ; Chris Economaki

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The 1970 National 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series stock car race that was held on October 11, 1970 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

Summary

Out of the 44 drivers attempting to qualify for this race, only 40 of them qualified for the starting grid.^[2] Drivers that did not qualify were Buck Baker, George Eaton, Raymond Williams and Dick Polling.^[2] Cale Yarborough was credited with the last-place finish on lap 10 due to a crash with the wall.^[2] Fifty thousand racing fans would see 23 different lead changes and eight cautions for a period of 63 laps.^[2] It would take more than four hours to resolve 334 laps.^[2]

LeeRoy Yarbrough would defeat Bobby Allison under the yellow flag.^[2] This would become Yarbrough's final win in the NASCAR Cup Series.^[3] Charlie Glotzbach would qualify for the pole position in this race by driving speeds up to 157.273 miles per hour (253.106 km/h) during the solo sessions.^[2] Other notable drivers at this race were David Pearson, Coo Coo Marlin, Frank Warren, Richard Petty and J.D. McDuffie.^[2]

A lot of the drivers did not finish the race because of crashes on the track.^[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.

Top ten finishers

Pos^[2]	Grid	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Winnings	Laps led
1	5	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Mercury	334	$23,700	112
2	10	22	Bobby Allison	Dodge	334	$10,950	22
3	4	3	Fred Lorenzen	Dodge	333	$6,400	3
4	15	72	Benny Parsons	Ford	329	$3,955	0
5	9	71	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	323	$3,330	2
6	18	64	Elmo Langley	Mercury	321	$2,265	0
7	19	10	Bill Champion	Ford	320	$2,065	0
8	20	5	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	319	$1,965	0
9	36	46	Roy Mayne	Chevrolet	317	$1,955	0
10	22	39	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet	315	$1,765	0

References

^ Weather information for the 1970 National 500 at The Old Farmer's Almanac
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 1970 National 500 racing information at Racing-Reference
^ 1970 National 500 racing information at Race-Database

Preceded by 1970 Wilkes 400	NASCAR Grand National Series season 1969	Succeeded by 1970 Old Dominion 500

Preceded by 1969	National 500 races 1970	Succeeded by 1971

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[weather-information-1] Weather information for the 1970 National 500 at The Old Farmer's Almanac

[1970n500-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 1970 National 500 racing information at Racing-Reference

[3] 1970 National 500 racing information at Race-Database

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+| 5 || 98 || [[LeeRoy Yarbrough]] || Mercury || 334 || $23,700 || 112
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-| 10 || 22 || [[Bobby Allison]] || Dodge || 334 || $10,950
+| 10 || 22 || [[Bobby Allison]] || Dodge || 334 || $10,950 || 22
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 ! 3
-| 4 || 3 || [[Fred Lorenzen]] || Dodge || 333 || $6,400
+| 4 || 3 || [[Fred Lorenzen]] || Dodge || 333 || $6,400 || 3
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 ! 4
-| 15 || 72 || [[Benny Parsons]] || [[Ford]] || 329 || $3,955
+| 15 || 72 || [[Benny Parsons]] || [[Ford]] || 329 || $3,955 || 0
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 ! 5
-| 9 || 71 || [[Bobby Isaac]] || Dodge || 323 || $3,330
+| 9 || 71 || [[Bobby Isaac]] || Dodge || 323 || $3,330 || 2
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 ! 6
-| 18 || 64 || [[Elmo Langley]] || Mercury || 321 || $2,265
+| 18 || 64 || [[Elmo Langley]] || Mercury || 321 || $2,265 || 0
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 ! 7
-| 19 || 10 || [[Bill Champion (racing driver)|Bill Champion]] || [[Ford]] || 320 || $2,065
+| 19 || 10 || [[Bill Champion (racing driver)|Bill Champion]] || [[Ford]] || 320 || $2,065 || 0
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 ! 8
-| 20 || 5 || [[Buddy Arrington]] || Dodge || 319 || $1,965
+| 20 || 5 || [[Buddy Arrington]] || Dodge || 319 || $1,965 || 0
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 ! 9
-| 36 || 46 || [[Roy Mayne]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 317 || $1,955
+| 36 || 46 || [[Roy Mayne]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 317 || $1,955 || 0
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 ! 10
-| 22 || 39 || [[Friday Hassler]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 315 || $1,765
+| 22 || 39 || [[Friday Hassler]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 315 || $1,765 || 0
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