Race: Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 38 of 48
Date: September 7, 1970
Track: Darlington Raceway
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Southern 500 Race Information
| Winner | Buddy Baker | Car | No. 6 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | Owens Racing | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | David Pearson | Most Laps Led | Donnie Allison (151) |
| Race Distance | 501.322 miles (367 laps) | Track Length | 1.366 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Isaac | Season Race | 38 of 48 |
Southern 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 367 | 88 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 366 | 79 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 6 | 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 364 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 363 | 15 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 362 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 4 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 360 | 1 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 356 | 2 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 13 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 354 | 8 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 11 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 350 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 3 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 348 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 8 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 346 | 151 | accident | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 39 | Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 341 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 17 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Ford | 339 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 12 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 338 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 19 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 337 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 33 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 336 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 37 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 336 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 36 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 336 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 24 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 7 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 331 | 23 | accident | 93 |
| 21 | 21 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 322 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 22 | 38 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 318 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 34 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 313 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 311 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 310 | 0 | lugs | 78 |
| 26 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 301 | 0 | running | 75 |
| 27 | 39 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | lugs | 72 |
| 28 | 20 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 274 | 0 | engine | 69 |
| 29 | 29 | 62 | Dave Marcis | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 255 | 0 | rear end | 66 |
| 30 | 28 | 68 | Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | engine | 63 |
| 31 | 23 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 235 | 0 | engine | 60 |
| 32 | 35 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | running | 57 |
| 33 | 9 | 98 | Fred Lorenzen | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 209 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 38 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 180 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | frame | 48 |
| 36 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | engine | 45 |
| 37 | 40 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | ignition | 42 |
| 38 | 25 | 36 | Bugs Stevens | Richard Brown (Owner) | Plymouth | 42 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 39 | 0 | accident | 36 |
| 40 | 16 | 37 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Dodge | 11 | 0 | accident | 33 |
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