Race: Motor Trend 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 1 of 48
Date: January 18, 1970
Track: Riverside International Raceway
1970 Season Results | 125 Mile Qualifying Race 1 →
Motor Trend 500 Race Information
| Winner | A.J. Foyt | Car | No. 11 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Jack Bowsher & Associates | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Dan Gurney | Most Laps Led | Parnelli Jones (88) |
| Race Distance | 505.66 miles (193 laps) | Track Length | 2.62 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Season Race | 1 of 48 |
Motor Trend 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | A.J. Foyt | Jack Bowsher & Associates | Ford | 193 | 35 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 13 | 1 | Roger McCluskey | Norm Nelson (Owner) | Plymouth | 193 | 2 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 193 | 5 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 8 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 186 | 2 | engine | 138 |
| 6 | 1 | 42 | Dan Gurney | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 180 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 178 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 17 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 22 | 116 | Jerry Oliver | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 176 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 25 | 83 | Dick Guldstrand | James Good (Owner) | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 35 | 21 | Parnelli Jones | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 168 | 88 | clutch | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | 321 | Kevin Terris | Gary Sigman (Owner) | Plymouth | 165 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 164 | 22 | bell housing | 114 |
| 14 | 20 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 163 | 0 | accident | 111 |
| 15 | 43 | 09 | Sam Rose | Sam Rose (Owner) | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 21 | 81 | Dave Alonzo | Dave Alonzo (Owner) | Plymouth | 150 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 148 | 39 | transmission | 102 |
| 18 | 28 | 4 | Dick Kranzler | Kranzler Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 42 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | — | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | engine | 96 |
| 20 | 11 | 132 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 142 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 40 | 00 | Frank James | Jim Calder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | rear end | 90 |
| 22 | 39 | 61 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 29 | 179 | Ranny Dodd | — | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | clutch | 84 |
| 24 | 36 | 96 | Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 106 | 0 | engine | 81 |
| 25 | 19 | 38 | Jimmy Insolo | Marvin Rowley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | engine | 78 |
| 26 | 32 | 18 | Jim Cook | — | Ford | 94 | 0 | accident | 75 |
| 27 | 41 | 16 | Steve Froines | — | Oldsmobile | 83 | 0 | accident | 72 |
| 28 | 9 | 6 | Sam Posey | Owens Racing | Dodge | 82 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 77 | 0 | engine | 66 |
| 30 | 37 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 69 | 0 | oil leak | 63 |
| 31 | 33 | 23 | G.T. Tallas | G.T. Tallas (Owner) | Ford | 49 | 0 | engine | 60 |
| 32 | 44 | 40 | Les Loeser | Les Loeser (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | clutch | 57 |
| 33 | 15 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 37 | 0 | engine | 54 |
| 34 | 12 | 31 | Buddy Young | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 37 | 0 | accident | 51 |
| 35 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 34 | 0 | engine | 48 |
| 36 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 29 | 0 | engine | 45 |
| 37 | 26 | 126 | Carl Joiner | Joiner Racing | Ford | 23 | 0 | rear end | 42 |
| 38 | 16 | 88 | Don Noel | Don Noel (Owner) | Ford | 18 | 0 | engine | 39 |
| 39 | 14 | 93 | Don White | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 16 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 144 | Lothar Motschenbacher | — | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | 05 | Frank Deiny | — | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | wheel bearing | 30 |
| 42 | 38 | 45 | Scotty Cain | Bill Clifton (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | transmission | 27 |
| 43 | 27 | 80 | Bob England | Bob England (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | transmission | 24 |
| 44 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 21 |
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