| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 44 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | October 11, 1970 | ||
| Official name | National 500 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 500 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures of 82.9 °F (28.3 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 123.246 mph (198.345 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 50,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Nichels Engineering | ||
| Time | 34.335 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 112 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers |
Jim McKay Chris Economaki | ||
The 1970 National 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series stock car race that was held on October 11, 1970, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
There were 14 winged cars involved in the race; including Lorenzen, Baker, Vandiver, Richard Petty, and Glotzbach.
- ^ Weather information for the 1970 National 500 at The Old Farmer's Almanac
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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