West Virginia 300

West Virginia International Speedway — January 1, 1970

Richard Petty

Winner

300

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1970 West Virginia 300 at West Virginia International Speedway on January 1, 1970, leading 240 of 300 laps. James Hylton finished second; Neil Castles rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1970

Track

West Virginia International Speedway

Season

1970

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

3 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	300	—	Running	240	50
2	7	+5	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		292	—	Running	—	49
3	5	+2	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	290	—	Running	—	48
4	6	+2	John Sears	John Sears (Owner)	Dodge	290	—	Running	—	47
5	15	+10	Dave Marcis	Gordon Racing		283	—	Running	—	46
6	14	+8	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing		282	—	Running	—	45
7	11	+4	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		282	—	Running	—	44
8	20	+12	Ron Keselowski	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	276	—	Running	—	43
9	25	+16	Pop McGinnis		Mercury	274	—	Running	—	42
10	2	-8	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	267	—	DNF	34	41
11	1	-10	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Dodge	263	—	Running	26	40
12	18	+6	Ed Negre	Negre Racing		259	—	Running	—	39
13	12	-1	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	234	—	DNF	—	38
14	17	+3	Frank Warren	Warren Racing	Plymouth	142	—	DNF	—	37
15	10	-5	Wendell Scott	Robertson Racing	Plymouth	50	—	DNF - Engine	—	36
16	13	-3	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing		42	—	DNF	—	35
17	9	-8	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing		41	—	DNF	—	34
18	16	-2	Henley Gray	Gray Racing		33	—	DNF	—	33
19	23	+4	Larry Baumel	Allan Schlauer (Owner)		21	—	DNF	—	32
20	22	+2	Lee Roy Carrigg	John Pemberton (Owner)		9	—	DNF	—	31
21	4	-17	Buddy Baker	Neil Castles (Owner)	Dodge	7	—	DNF	—	0
22	21	-1	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis (Owner)		7	—	DNF	—	29
23	8	-15	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing		4	—	DNF	—	28
24	24	—	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder (Owner)		4	—	DNF	—	27
25	26	+1	Bobby Boyles	Mack Sellers (Owner)		3	—	DNF	—	0
26	19	-7	Raymond Williams	Seifert Racing		3	—	DNF	—	25