Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway — January 1, 1970

Pete Hamilton

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Pete Hamilton won the 1970 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on January 1, 1970, leading 13 of 200 laps. David Pearson finished second; Bobby Allison rounded out the podium. The race featured 10 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1970

Track

Daytona International Speedway

Season

1970

Winner

Pete Hamilton

Leaders

10 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	9	+8	Pete Hamilton	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	200	—	Running	13	150
2	31	+29	David Pearson	Holman Moody		200	—	Running	82	147
3	6	+3	Bobby Allison	Mario Rossi (Owner)	Dodge	199	—	Running	6	144
4	4	—	Charlie Glotzbach	Nichels Engineering	Dodge	199	—	Running	36	141
5	3	-2	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	198	—	Running	30	138
6	10	+4	Richard Brickhouse	Bill Ellis (Owner)	Plymouth	198	—	Running	—	135
7	34	+27	Jim Hurtubise	Pistone Racing		197	—	Running	—	132
8	15	+7	Ramo Stott	Ramo Stott (Owner)	Plymouth	194	—	Running	—	129
9	5	-4	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson & Associates		193	—	Running	1	126
10	33	+23	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	193	—	Running	—	123
11	12	+1	Ray Elder	Fred Elder (Owner)	Dodge	189	—	Running	—	120
12	35	+23	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	188	—	Running	—	117
13	8	-5	Tiny Lund	John McConnell (Owner)	Dodge	187	—	DNF - Engine	3	0
14	14	—	Benny Parsons	Benny Parsons (Owner)		187	—	Running	—	0
15	16	+1	Friday Hassler	James Hanley (Owner)		187	—	Running	—	108
16	22	+6	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter (Owner)		184	—	Running	—	105
17	27	+10	John Sears	Dennis Gallion (Owner)		184	—	Running	—	102
18	40	+22	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley		182	—	Running	2	99
19	13	-6	Dick Brooks	Brooks Racing	Plymouth	181	—	DNF - Engine	—	96
20	24	+4	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Plymouth	181	—	Running	—	93
21	26	+5	Joe Frasson	Frasson Racing	Dodge	175	—	Running	—	0
22	21	-1	James Hylton	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	174	—	Running	—	87
23	39	+16	Butch Hirst	Davis Racing		172	—	Running	—	84
24	20	-4	Paul Feldner	Jack Janos (Owner)	Dodge	167	—	Running	—	0
25	19	-6	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	140	—	Running	—	78
26	36	+10	Dick Trickle	Fran Kelly (Owner)		131	—	DNF	—	0
27	2	-25	Buddy Baker	Owens Racing	Dodge	122	—	DNF	1	72
28	25	-3	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing	Mercury	109	—	DNF	—	69
29	32	+3	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Dodge	77	—	DNF - Crash	—	66
30	18	-12	Ron Grana	C.J. Grana (Owner)		72	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
31	29	-2	Tommy Gale	Smokey Yunick Racing	Mercury	70	—	DNF - Engine	—	60
32	28	-4	A.J. Foyt	Jack Bowsher & Associates		58	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
33	37	+4	Leonard Blanchard	Leonard Blanchard (Owner)		57	—	DNF	—	0
34	38	+4	Ron Keselowski	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	46	—	DNF - Engine	—	51
35	7	-28	Donnie Allison	Matthews Racing		41	—	DNF - Engine	—	48
36	23	-13	Don Tarr	Don Tarr (Owner)	Dodge	41	—	DNF	—	45
37	1	-36	Cale Yarborough	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	31	—	DNF - Engine	26	42
38	17	-21	Jim Vandiver	Fox Racing	Dodge	15	—	DNF	—	39
39	11	-28	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	7	—	DNF - Engine	—	36
40	30	-10	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing		7	—	DNF	—	33