| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1970 Daytona 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 22, 1970 | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds approaching 10.1 miles per hour (16.3 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 149.601 miles per hour (240.759 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Holman Moody | |
| Laps | 82 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC's Wide World of Sports | ||
| Announcers |
Keith Jackson Chris Economaki | ||
The 1970 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on February 22, 1970, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
First Daytona 500 starts for Joe Frasson, Dick Trickle, Tommy Gale, Ron Keselowski, and Jim Vandiver.[2] Only Daytona 500 start for Butch Hirst, Paul Feldner, Ron Grana, and Leonard Blanchard.[2] Last Daytona 500 starts for Richard Brickhouse, Roy Mayne, and Dr. Don Tarr.[2]
- ^ "Weather of the 1970 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ^ a b c Racing information for the 1970 Daytona 500 at Racing Reference. Accessed 2013-06-24. 2013-06-30.