Savannah 200

Savannah Speedway — January 1, 1970

Richard Petty

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1970 Savannah 200 at Savannah Speedway on January 1, 1970, leading 183 of 200 laps. Bobby Isaac finished second; James Hylton rounded out the podium. The race featured 2 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1970

Track

Savannah 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	200	—	Running	183	50
2	2	—	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	199	—	Running	17	49
3	3	—	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		196	—	Running	—	48
4	5	+1	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing		195	—	Running	—	47
5	6	+1	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Dodge	195	—	Running	—	46
6	7	+1	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	195	—	Running	—	45
7	8	+1	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		193	—	Running	—	44
8	11	+3	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	188	—	Running	—	43
9	9	—	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		187	—	Running	—	42
10	15	+5	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Owner)		186	—	Running	—	41
11	12	+1	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		184	—	Running	—	40
12	14	+2	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing		180	—	Running	—	39
13	20	+7	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		176	—	Running	—	38
14	13	-1	Bill Shirey	Bill Shirey (Owner)	Plymouth	171	—	Running	—	37
15	16	+1	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing		91	—	DNF - Engine	—	36
16	10	-6	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Plymouth	73	—	DNF	—	35
17	17	—	Dick May	Ron Ronacher (Owner)		66	—	DNF	—	34
18	18	—	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing		45	—	DNF - Engine	—	33
19	4	-15	Bobby Allison	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	36	—	DNF	—	32
20	19	-1	Pete Hazelwood	Pete Hazelwood (Owner)		8	—	DNF	—	31
21	21	—	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder (Owner)		1	—	DNF	—	30
22	22	—	Joe Hines		Dodge	0	—	DNF	—	0