Falstaff 400

Riverside International Raceway — January 1, 1970

Richard Petty

Winner

153

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1970 Falstaff 400 at Riverside International Raceway on January 1, 1970, leading 149 of 153 laps. Bobby Allison finished second; James Hylton rounded out the podium. The race featured 2 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1970

Track

Riverside International Raceway

Season

1970

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

2 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	153	—	Running	149	150
2	1	-1	Bobby Allison	Mario Rossi (Owner)	Dodge	152	—	Running	4	147
3	5	+2	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		144	—	Running	—	144
4	25	+21	John Soares Jr.	John Soares Jr. (Owner)	Plymouth	141	—	Running	—	141
5	11	+6	Dick Guldstrand	James Good (Owner)		139	—	Running	—	138
6	4	-2	Jack McCoy	Ernie Conn (Owner)	Dodge	138	—	Running	—	135
7	27	+20	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	138	—	Running	—	132
8	29	+21	Joe Clark			136	—	Running	—	129
9	40	+31	Mel Larson	Don Smith (Owner)		133	—	Running	—	126
10	23	+13	Don Tarr	Don Tarr (Owner)	Dodge	130	—	Running	—	123
11	17	+6	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	129	—	Running	—	120
12	38	+26	Don Simkins			127	—	Running	—	0
13	15	+2	Bob England	Bob England (Owner)		123	—	DNF	—	114
14	20	+6	Robert Hale			123	—	Running	—	0
15	12	-3	Frank James	Jim Calder (Owner)		120	—	Running	—	108
16	3	-13	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	119	—	DNF	—	105
17	10	-7	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing	Mercury	107	—	DNF - Engine	—	102
18	8	-10	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing		98	—	DNF	—	99
19	22	+3	Ray Elder	Fred Elder (Owner)	Dodge	97	—	DNF - Engine	—	96
20	36	+16	Glenn Francis	Bill Andersen (Owner)		95	—	Running	—	0
21	34	+13	Jerry Griffin			94	—	Running	—	90
22	14	-8	Jerry Oliver	Coz Concilla (Owner)		92	—	DNF - Engine	—	87
23	39	+16	Ed Howland			91	—	DNF - Crash	—	84
24	13	-11	G.T. Tallas	G.T. Tallas (Owner)		90	—	DNF - Engine	—	81
25	6	-19	Dick Bown	Ober Logging	Plymouth	81	—	DNF	—	78
26	18	-8	Ranny Dodd			72	—	DNF - Engine	—	75
27	32	+5	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Plymouth	70	—	DNF	—	72
28	9	-19	Scotty Cain	Bill Clifton (Owner)		57	—	DNF - Engine	—	69
29	7	-22	Jimmy Insolo	Marvin Rowley (Owner)		39	—	DNF	—	66
30	21	-9	Dick Brooks	Dennis Gallion (Owner)	Dodge	29	—	DNF	—	63
31	31	—	Ray Johnstone	Ray Johnstone (Owner)		26	—	DNF	—	60
32	16	-16	Pat Fay	Martin Fay (Owner)		24	—	DNF - Engine	—	57
33	26	-7	Don Noel	Don Noel (Owner)		20	—	DNF - Engine	—	54
34	24	-10	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	16	—	DNF - Engine	—	51
35	28	-7	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing	Dodge	15	—	DNF - Engine	—	48
36	19	-17	Bill Scott (CA)			6	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
37	37	—	Bill Pratt			5	—	DNF - Crash	—	0
38	30	-8	Kevin Terris	Gary Sigman (Owner)	Plymouth	4	—	DNF - Engine	—	39
39	35	-4	Steve Froines			3	—	DNF - Engine	—	36
40	33	-7	Paul Dorrity	Glen Dorrity (Owner)		1	—	DNF - Engine	—	33