Kingsport 100

Kingsport Speedway — January 1, 1970

Richard Petty

Winner

297

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1970 Kingsport 100 at Kingsport Speedway on January 1, 1970, leading 263 of 297 laps. James Hylton finished second; Dave Marcis rounded out the podium. The race featured 2 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1970

Track

Kingsport Speedway

Season

1970

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

2 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	297	—	Running	263	50
2	7	+5	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		295	—	Running	—	49
3	5	+2	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	293	—	Running	—	48
4	4	—	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Dodge	292	—	Running	—	47
5	2	-3	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	292	—	Running	—	46
6	13	+7	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		283	—	Running	—	45
7	16	+9	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		276	—	Running	—	44
8	3	-5	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	271	—	Running	34	43
9	17	+8	Ben Arnold	Arnold Racing		260	—	Running	—	42
10	19	+9	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	248	—	Running	—	41
11	11	—	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		229	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
12	9	-3	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing		217	—	DNF	—	39
13	6	-7	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing		195	—	DNF - Crash	—	38
14	12	-2	Bill Champion	Champion Racing		154	—	DNF	—	37
15	8	-7	Charlie Glotzbach	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	91	—	DNF - Crash	—	0
16	20	+4	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Plymouth	33	—	DNF - Crash	—	35
17	21	+4	Lee Gordon	Gray Racing		26	—	DNF	—	0
18	22	+4	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt (Owner)	Dodge	21	—	DNF	—	33
19	10	-9	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing		13	—	DNF	—	0
20	14	-6	Raymond Williams	Seifert Racing		5	—	DNF	—	31
21	15	-6	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing		5	—	DNF	—	0
22	18	-4	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey (Owner)	Plymouth	5	—	DNF	—	29