Race: Nashville 420
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 30 of 48
Date: July 25, 1970
Track: Nashville Speedway
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Nashville 420 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Isaac | Car | No. 71 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | K&K Insurance Racing | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Most Laps Led | Bobby Isaac (214) |
| Race Distance | 250.32 miles (420 laps) | Track Length | 0.596 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 36 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Isaac | Season Race | 30 of 48 |
Nashville 420 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 420 | 214 | running | 100 |
| 2 | 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | 98 |
| 3 | 16 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 394 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 4 | 15 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 5 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 385 | 0 | running | 92 |
| 6 | 6 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 384 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 7 | 10 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 380 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 8 | 23 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 365 | 0 | running | 86 |
| 9 | 36 | 03 | Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 338 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 336 | 0 | accident | 82 |
| 11 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 318 | 0 | rear end | 80 |
| 12 | 29 | 77 | John Kenney | Bob Freeman (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | accident | 78 |
| 13 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 221 | 0 | accident | 76 |
| 14 | 7 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 209 | 56 | ignition | 74 |
| 15 | 34 | 74 | Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 167 | 0 | quit | 72 |
| 16 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 154 | 134 | accident | 70 |
| 17 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | oil pressure | 68 |
| 18 | 19 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 139 | 0 | accident | 66 |
| 19 | 27 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 111 | 0 | vibration | 64 |
| 20 | 31 | 45 | Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 78 | 0 | oil pressure | 62 |
| 21 | 9 | 02 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Plymouth | 63 | 0 | sway bar | 60 |
| 22 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 | wheel | 58 |
| 23 | 1 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 45 | 16 | accident | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 45 | 0 | quit | 54 |
| 25 | 32 | 60 | Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Dodge | 39 | 0 | oil leak | 52 |
| 26 | 14 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | engine | 50 |
| 27 | 24 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 34 | 0 | oil pressure | 48 |
| 28 | 5 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 17 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 29 | 17 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 10 | 0 | oil line | 44 |
| 30 | 22 | 62 | Ron Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 8 | 0 | engine | 42 |
| 31 | 35 | 97 | Lee Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 7 | 0 | quit | 40 |
| 32 | 11 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 5 | 0 | rear end | 38 |
| 33 | 18 | 54 | Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | overheating | 36 |
| 34 | 33 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 3 | 0 | engine | 34 |
| 35 | 4 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | axle | 32 |
| 36 | 20 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | engine | 30 |
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