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1970 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Atlanta circuit. Full information

1970 Atlanta NASCAR

1970 Atlanta NASCAR is 978th NASCAR race. Passed at the Atlanta circuit. Fred Lorenzen won the pole position, Richard Petty won this race. Cale Yarborough and LeeRoy Yarbrough also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 328 laps (803 km).

Previous race: 1970 Nashville NASCAR
Next race: 1970 Columbia NASCAR
Race Start: 2nd August 1970

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1970 Atlanta NASCAR

177th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
113th victory for the Richard Petty
246th podium for the Richard Petty
35th podium for the Cale Yarborough
32nd podium for the LeeRoy Yarbrough

Plymouth SuperBird - 1970 Atlanta NASCAR winner

Plymouth SuperBird #43 - 1970 Atlanta NASCAR winner

1970 Atlanta NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Richard Petty	Plymouth SuperBird, #43	0	3h 29m 53s	Petty Enterprises
2	Cale Yarborough	Mercury ?? 1969, #21			Wood Brothers
3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Mercury ?? 1969, #98			Junior Johnson
4	Buddy Baker	Dodge ?? 1969, #6			Cotton Owens
5	Donnie Allison	Ford ?? 1969, #27			Banjo Matthews
6	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth ?? 1970, #40			Petty Enterprises
7	Bobby Allison	Dodge ?? 1969, #22			Mario Rossi
8	Benny Parsons	Ford ?? 1969, #72			L.G. DeWitt
9	Jim Vandiver	Dodge ?? 1969, #31			O.L. Nixon
10	James Hylton	Ford ?? 1969, #48			James Hylton
11	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #39			James Hanley
12	John Sears	Dodge ?? 1969, #4			John Sears
13	Elmo Langley	Mercury ?? 1969, #64			Elmo Langley
14	Roy Mayne	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #46			Tom Hunter
15	Coo Coo Marlin	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #7			H.B. Cunningham
16	Ben Arnold	Ford ?? 1969, #76			Ben Arnold
17	Johnny Halford	Dodge ?? 1969, #57			Ervin Pruitt
18	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1969, #5			Buddy Arrington
19	Dick Bown	Plymouth ?? 1970, #2			Mike Ober
20	Bill Seifert	Ford ?? 1969, #45			Bill Seifert
21	Neil Castles	Dodge ?? 1969, #6			Neil Castles
22	Fred Lorenzen	Dodge ?? 1969, #28			Ray Fox
23	Ed Negre	Ford ?? 1969, #8			Ed Negre
24	Jabe Thomas	Plymouth ?? 1969, #25			Don Robertson
25	Larry Baumel	Ford ?? 1969, #68			Allan Schlauer
26	Dick Brooks	Plymouth ?? 1970, #32			Dick Brooks
27	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth ?? 1969, #49			G.C. Spencer
28	Joe Frasson	Dodge ?? 1969, #18			Joe Frasson
29	Dave Marcis	Dodge ?? 1969, #30			Dave Marcis
30	Frank Warren	Plymouth ?? 1969, #79			Frank Warren
31	Wendell Scott	Plymouth ?? 1969, #34			Don Robertson
32	David Pearson	Ford ?? 1969, #17			Holman-Moody Racing
33	Charlie Glotzbach	Dodge ?? 1969, #99			Ray Nichels
34	Bill Dennis	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #54			Bill Dennis
35	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1969, #71			Nord Krauskopf
36	Earl Brooks	Ford ?? 1969, #26			Earl Brooks
37	Cecil Gordon	Ford ?? 1968, #24			Cecil Gordon
38	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1969, #10			Bill Champion
39	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #16			Ken Spikes
40	Bugs Stevens	Plymouth ?? 1970, #36			Richard Brown

Qualifying Results for the 1970 Atlanta NASCAR on the Atlanta circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fred Lorenzen	Dodge ?? 1969, #28	Ray Fox
2	Buddy Baker	Dodge ?? 1969, #6	Cotton Owens
3	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1969, #71	Nord Krauskopf
4	Cale Yarborough	Mercury ?? 1969, #21	Wood Brothers
5	David Pearson	Ford ?? 1969, #17	Holman-Moody Racing
6	Richard Petty	Plymouth SuperBird, #43	Petty Enterprises
7	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Mercury ?? 1969, #98	Junior Johnson
8	Charlie Glotzbach	Dodge ?? 1969, #99	Ray Nichels
9	Dick Brooks	Plymouth ?? 1970, #32	Dick Brooks
10	Pete Hamilton	Plymouth ?? 1970, #40	Petty Enterprises
11	Donnie Allison	Ford ?? 1969, #27	Banjo Matthews
12	Benny Parsons	Ford ?? 1969, #72	L.G. DeWitt
13	Jim Vandiver	Dodge ?? 1969, #31	O.L. Nixon
14	Dave Marcis	Dodge ?? 1969, #30	Dave Marcis
15	Neil Castles	Dodge ?? 1969, #6	Neil Castles
16	Bugs Stevens	Plymouth ?? 1970, #36	Richard Brown
17	Elmo Langley	Mercury ?? 1969, #64	Elmo Langley
18	James Hylton	Ford ?? 1969, #48	James Hylton
19	Joe Frasson	Dodge ?? 1969, #18	Joe Frasson
20	Frank Warren	Plymouth ?? 1969, #79	Frank Warren
21	Ben Arnold	Ford ?? 1969, #76	Ben Arnold
22	Ed Negre	Ford ?? 1969, #8	Ed Negre
23	G.C. Spencer	Plymouth ?? 1969, #49	G.C. Spencer
24	Larry Baumel	Ford ?? 1969, #68	Allan Schlauer
25	Cecil Gordon	Ford ?? 1968, #24	Cecil Gordon
26	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #39	James Hanley
27	Roy Mayne	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #46	Tom Hunter
28	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1969, #5	Buddy Arrington
29	Bobby Allison	Dodge ?? 1969, #22	Mario Rossi
30	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1969, #10	Bill Champion
31	Dick Bown	Plymouth ?? 1970, #2	Mike Ober
32	Coo Coo Marlin	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #7	H.B. Cunningham
33	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1970, #16	Ken Spikes
34	John Sears	Dodge ?? 1969, #4	John Sears
35	Bill Dennis	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #54	Bill Dennis
36	Wendell Scott	Plymouth ?? 1969, #34	Don Robertson
37	Johnny Halford	Dodge ?? 1969, #57	Ervin Pruitt
38	Earl Brooks	Ford ?? 1969, #26	Earl Brooks
39	Bill Seifert	Ford ?? 1969, #45	Bill Seifert
40	Jabe Thomas	Plymouth ?? 1969, #25	Don Robertson