1970 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1970 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 48 races across 30 tracks, with 12 different drivers reaching victory lane. Bobby Isaac captured the championship driving a Dodge.

Total Races

Different Winners

Bobby Isaac

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Plymouth: 21, Dodge: 17, Ford: 6, Mercury: 4

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Motor Trend 500	Riverside International Raceway	A.J. Foyt	Ford	44
2	125 Mile Qualifying Race 1	Daytona International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	30
3	125 Mile Qualifying Race 2	Daytona International Speedway	Charlie Glotzbach	Dodge	31
4	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth	40
5	Richmond 500	Richmond Raceway	James Hylton	Ford	26
6	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
7	Savannah 200	Savannah Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	22
8	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Dodge	40
9	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Donnie Allison	Ford	30
10	Alabama 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth	40
11	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
12	Columbia 200	Columbia Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	27
13	Rebel 400	Darlington Raceway	David Pearson	Ford	36
14	Beltsville 300	Beltsville Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	27
15	Tidewater 300	Langley Field Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	25
16	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Donnie Allison	Ford	40
17	Maryville 200	Smokey Mountain Raceway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	22
18	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	39
19	Motor State 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	40
20	Falstaff 400	Riverside International Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
21	Hickory 276	Hickory Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	22
22	Kingsport 100	Kingsport Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	22
23	Greenville 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	29
24	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Donnie Allison	Ford	40
25	Albany-Saratoga 250	Albany Saratoga Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	28
26	Thompson 200	Thompson Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	30
27	Schaefer 300	Trenton Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	37
28	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Dodge	30
29	East Tennessee 200	Smokey Mountain Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
30	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	36
31	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	40
32	Sandlapper 200	Columbia Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	25
33	West Virginia 300	West Virginia International Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	26
34	Yankee 400	Michigan International Speedway	Charlie Glotzbach	Dodge	40
35	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth	50
36	Myers Brothers 250	Bowman Gray Stadium	Richard Petty	Plymouth	22
37	Halifax County 100	South Boston Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	24
38	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Buddy Baker	Dodge	40
39	Buddy Shuman 276	Hickory Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	22
40	Capital City 500	Richmond Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
41	Mason-Dixon 300	Dover International Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	36
42	Home State 200	North Carolina State Fairgrounds	Richard Petty	Plymouth	23
43	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Bobby Isaac	Dodge	30
44	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Mercury	40
45	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
46	Georgia 500	Middle Georgia Raceway	Richard Petty	Plymouth	30
47	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Mercury	40
48	Tidewater 300	Langley Field Speedway	Bobby Allison	Dodge	30

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Richard Petty	18	27	31	40	6.8
2	Bobby Isaac ★	11	32	38	47	6.8
3	Bobby Allison	3	30	35	46	6.8
4	Cale Yarborough	3	11	13	19	10.7
5	Pete Hamilton	3	10	12	16	8.2
6	Donnie Allison	3	10	12	19	10.5
7	Charlie Glotzbach	2	7	8	19	16.4
8	James Hylton	1	22	39	47	8.1
9	David Pearson	1	9	11	19	12.8
10	LeeRoy Yarbrough	1	8	11	19	13.8
11	Buddy Baker	1	6	8	18	14.1
12	A.J. Foyt	1	1	1	3	15.7
13	Dick Brooks	0	15	18	34	15.4
14	Neil Castles	0	12	24	47	13.7
15	Benny Parsons	0	12	23	45	13.7
16	Dave Marcis	0	7	15	47	17.5
17	John Sears	0	4	7	40	17.0
18	G.C. Spencer	0	3	9	20	16.5
19	Tiny Lund	0	2	2	5	19.0
20	Cecil Gordon	0	2	11	44	19.0
21	Roger McCluskey	0	1	1	1	2.0
22	John Soares Jr.	0	1	1	1	4.0
23	Dick Guldstrand	0	1	2	2	7.5
24	Elmo Langley	0	1	19	47	14.5
25	Sonny Hutchins	0	1	1	2	15.5
26	J.D. McDuffie	0	1	10	36	16.7
27	Friday Hassler	0	1	6	26	16.7
28	Bill Seifert	0	1	4	39	20.4
29	Richard Brickhouse	0	1	2	5	25.6
30	Fred Lorenzen	0	1	1	7	27.1