1970 Daytona 500
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The 1970 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on February 22, 1970, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 48 in the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
Date | February 22, 1970 (1970-02-22) | ||
Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds approaching 10.1 miles per hour (16.3 km/h)[1] | ||
Average speed | 149.601 miles per hour (240.759 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | David Pearson | Holman Moody | |
Laps | 82 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 40 | Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC's Wide World of Sports | ||
Announcers |
Keith Jackson Chris Economaki |
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First Daytona 500 starts for Joe Frasson, Dick Trickle, Tommy Gale, Ron Keselowski, and Jim Vandiver.[2] Only Daytona 500 start for Butch Hirst, Paul Feldner, Ron Grana, and Leonard Blanchard.[2] Last Daytona 500 starts for Richard Brickhouse, Roy Mayne, and Dr. Don Tarr.[2]