Race: Tidewater 300
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 15 of 48
Date: May 18, 1970
Track: Langley Field Speedway
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Tidewater 300 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Isaac | Car | No. 71 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | K&K Insurance Racing | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Bobby Isaac | Most Laps Led | Bobby Isaac (263) |
| Race Distance | 120 miles (300 laps) | Track Length | 0.4 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 25 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Isaac | Season Race | 15 of 48 |
Tidewater 300 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 300 | 263 | running | 50 |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 298 | 12 | running | 49 |
| 3 | 5 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 298 | 25 | running | 48 |
| 4 | 3 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 296 | 0 | running | 47 |
| 5 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 296 | 0 | running | 46 |
| 6 | 7 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 287 | 0 | running | 45 |
| 7 | 18 | 37 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Dodge | 287 | 0 | running | 44 |
| 8 | 10 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 286 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 9 | 2 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 281 | 0 | rear end | 42 |
| 10 | 15 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 280 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 277 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 12 | 20 | 77 | John Kenney | Bob Freeman (Owner) | Ford | 255 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 13 | 21 | 82 | John Jennings | Mack Sellers (Owner) | Ford | 245 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 97 | Lee Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 15 | 23 | 67 | Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 219 | 0 | accident | 36 |
| 16 | 16 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 186 | 0 | accident | 35 |
| 17 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 129 | 0 | carburetor | 34 |
| 18 | 8 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 128 | 0 | rear end | 33 |
| 19 | 11 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | oil pressure | 32 |
| 20 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 58 | 0 | quit | 31 |
| 21 | 14 | 19 | Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | quit | 30 |
| 22 | 25 | 54 | Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | oil leak | 29 |
| 23 | 13 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | wheel | 28 |
| 24 | 24 | 04 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | quit | 27 |
| 25 | 19 | 23 | James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | quit | 0 |
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