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1970 Home State 200
Race details
Race 42 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date September 30, 1970 (1970-September-30)
Official name Home State 200
Location North Carolina State Fairgrounds (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (0.804 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100.0 mi (160.9 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds up to 17.1 miles per hour (27.5 km/h)[1]
Average speed 68.376 miles per hour (110.041 km/h)
Pole position
Driver John Sears
Most laps led
Driver Richard Petty Don Robertson
Laps 112
Winner
No. 43 Richard Petty Don Robertson
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1970 Home State 200 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 30, 1970, at North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.[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 any more.

Summary

This race was done on a dirt track spanning a distance of 0.500 miles (0.805 km); for a grand total distance of 100.0 miles (160.9 km).[2][3]

There were 23 drivers on the racing grid; all of them were American-born males.[2][3] John Sears would finish in last-place as the result of an engine problem on lap 16 out of the 200 laps that were raced that day.[2][3][4] Richard Petty defeated Neil Castles by more than two laps[3] in front of 6,000 live audience members.[2] Two lead changes were made in addition to one yellow flag being waved for four laps; making the race last one hour and twenty-seven minutes.[2][3][4] The other finishers in the top ten included: Bobby Isaac, James Hylton, Cecil Gordon, Bobby Allison, Dave Marcis, Ben Arnold, Bill Hollar, Jabe Thomas.[2][3][4] Nord Krauskopf, James Hylton, and Bobby Allison were the most notable NASCAR owners in this race.[2][3][4]

This race was the final dirt track race in what is now known as the Sprint Cup Series.[5] John Kenney would retire after this race while Bill Hollar would make his debut here.[4] The top prize of the race was $1,000 ($7,845.76 when considering inflation) while the last-place finisher received $200 ($1,569.15 when considering inflation).[2]

Timeline

  • Lap 1: John Sears starts off the race in the pole position
  • Lap 11: Benny Parsons takes over the lead from John Sears
  • Lap 89: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Benny Parsons
  • End of race: Richard Petty wins the race

References

  1. ^ Weather information for the 1970 Home State 200 at the Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 1970 Home State 200 racing information at Racing Reference
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 1970 Home State 200 racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
  4. ^ a b c d e 1970 Home State 200 at Race Database
  5. ^ Countdown: North Carolina at NASCAR.com
Preceded by NASCAR Grand National Season
1970
Succeeded by
Preceded by Richard Petty's Career Wins
1960-1984
Succeeded by