Gwyn Staley 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway — January 1, 1970

Richard Petty

Winner

400

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1970 Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on January 1, 1970, leading 349 of 400 laps. Bobby Isaac finished second; LeeRoy Yarbrough rounded out the podium. The race featured 2 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1970

Track

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Season

1970

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

2 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	16	+15	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	400	—	Running	349	100
2	1	-1	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	399	—	Running	51	98
3	3	—	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson & Associates		399	—	Running	—	0
4	4	—	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		396	—	Running	—	94
5	6	+1	Dick Brooks	Brooks Racing	Plymouth	394	—	Running	—	92
6	17	+11	Bobby Allison	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	388	—	Running	—	90
7	7	—	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing		379	—	Running	—	88
8	12	+4	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		379	—	Running	—	86
9	9	—	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing		377	—	Running	—	84
10	11	+1	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis (Owner)		374	—	Running	—	82
11	19	+8	Don Tarr	Don Tarr (Owner)	Dodge	374	—	Running	—	80
12	13	+1	Dub Simpson	Strong Racing		372	—	Running	—	78
13	22	+9	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Plymouth	371	—	Running	—	76
14	21	+7	Bill Champion	Champion Racing		370	—	Running	—	74
15	20	+5	Friday Hassler	James Hanley (Owner)		366	—	Running	—	72
16	28	+12	Raymond Williams	Seifert Racing		362	—	Running	—	70
17	30	+13	Ron Keselowski	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	347	—	Running	—	68
18	24	+6	Neil Castles	John Sears (Owner)	Dodge	345	—	Running	—	66
19	14	-5	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		313	—	DNF	—	64
20	5	-15	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	295	—	DNF - Engine	—	62
21	8	-13	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	295	—	DNF	—	60
22	2	-20	Donnie Allison	Matthews Racing		236	—	DNF - Engine	—	58
23	27	+4	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder (Owner)		235	—	DNF	—	56
24	15	-9	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		234	—	DNF - Engine	—	54
25	25	—	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt (Owner)	Dodge	217	—	DNF	—	52
26	29	+3	Ed Negre	Negre Racing		95	—	DNF - Engine	—	50
27	23	-4	Larry Manning	Arrington Racing	Dodge	83	—	DNF	—	48
28	18	-10	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing		48	—	DNF	—	46
29	26	-3	Ben Arnold	Arnold Racing		36	—	DNF - Engine	—	44
30	10	-20	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing	Plymouth	32	—	DNF - Engine	—	42