| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 48 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | November 22, 1970 | ||
| Official name | Tidewater 300 | ||
| Location | Langley Field Speedway, Hampton, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.395 mi (0.836 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 118.5 mi (190.3 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures of 63 °F (17 °C); wind speeds of 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 69.584 miles per hour (111.985 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 3,200 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | DeWitt Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | |
| Laps | 254 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1970 Tidewater 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on Sunday, November 22, 1970, at Langley Field Speedway in Hampton, Virginia.
The race car drivers who used General Motors vehicles would be humiliated at the end of the race because they failed to win any races during the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season. NASCAR was on a big remeasuring kick during that year. They found out that a lot of tracks were slightly bigger or smaller than originally advertised. Bristol and Martinsville still use the measurements that were discovered in 1970.
Between 1950 and 1970, the most dominant drivers in the NASCAR Grand National Series were Richard Petty (with 119 wins), David Pearson (with 58 wins), and Lee Petty (with 53 wins).