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1970 Riverside NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Riverside circuit. Full information

1970 Riverside NASCAR

1970 Riverside NASCAR is 948th NASCAR race. Passed at the Riverside circuit. Dan Gurney won the pole position, A.J. Foyt, AJ Foyt jr won this race. Roger McCluskey and LeeRoy Yarbrough also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 193 laps (814 km).

Previous race: 1969 Texas NASCAR
Next race: 1970 Daytona NASCAR
Race Start: 18th January 1970

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1970 Riverside NASCAR

1st victory for the Jack Bowsher team
3rd victory for the A.J. Foyt
4th victory for the AJ Foyt jr
7th podium for the A.J. Foyt
4th podium for the AJ Foyt jr
1st podium for the Roger McCluskey
27th podium for the LeeRoy Yarbrough

1970 Riverside NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	A.J. Foyt, AJ Foyt jr	Ford Torino, #11	0	5h 11m 19s	Jack Bowsher
2	Roger McCluskey	Plymouth ?? 1970, #1			Norm Nelson
3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Ford ?? 1970, #98			Junior Johnson
4	Donnie Allison	Ford ?? 1970, #27			Banjo Matthews
5	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1970, #43			Petty Enterprises
6	Dan Gurney	Plymouth ?? 1970, #42			Petty Enterprises
7	Neil Castles	Dodge ?? 1969, #6			Neil Castles
8	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #39			James Hanley
9	Jerry Oliver	Oldsmobile ?? 1970, #116			Cos Cancilla
10	Dick Guldstrand	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #83			James Good
11	Parnelli Jones	Mercury ?? 1970, #21			Wood Brothers
12	Kevin Terris	Plymouth ?? 1969, #321			Gary Sigman
13	Bobby Allison	Dodge ?? 1969, #22			Mario Rossi
14	Dave Marcis	Dodge ?? 1969, #30			Dave Marcis
15	Sam Rose	Ford ?? 1968, #9			Sam Rose
16	Dave Alonzo	Plymouth ?? 1968, #81			Dave Alonzo
17	David Pearson	Ford ?? 1970, #17			Holman-Moody Racing
18	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #4			Dick Kranzler
19	Paul Dorrity	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #15			Glen Dorrity
20	Joe Frasson	Dodge ?? 1970, #132			Joe Frasson
21	Frank James	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #0			Jim Calder
22	Dick Bown	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #61			Mike Ober
23	Ranny Dodd	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #179			Wally Vandertoorn
24	Ray Elder	Dodge ?? 1969, #96			Fred Elder
25	Jimmy Insolo	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #38			Marvin Rowley
26	Jim Cook	Ford ?? 1968, #18			Bob Bristol
27	Steve Froines	Oldsmobile ?? 1968, #16			Cos Cancilla
28	Sam Posey	Dodge ?? 1969, #6			Cotton Owens
29	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1969, #71			Nord Krauskopf
30	Jack McCoy	Dodge ?? 1969, #7			Ernie Conn
31	G.T. Tallas	Ford ?? 1969, #23			G.T. Tallas
32	Les Loeser, Jr.	Ford ?? 1968, #40			Les Loeser, Sr.
33	Dick Brooks	Plymouth ?? 1969, #32			Dick Brooks
34	Buddy Young	Ford ?? 1969, #31			L.G. DeWitt
35	James Hylton	Dodge ?? 1969, #48			James Hylton
36	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1968, #64			Elmo Langley
37	Carl Joiner	Ford ?? 1969, #126			Dean Thorne
38	Don Noel	Ford ?? 1968, #88			Don Noel
39	Don White	Dodge ?? 1969, #93			Ray Nichels
40	Lothar Motschenbacher	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #144			Lothar Motschenbacher
41	Frank Deiny	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #5			Frank Deiny
42	Scotty Cain	Ford ?? 1969, #45			Bill Clinton
43	Bob England	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #80			Bob England
44	Frank Warren	Plymouth ?? 1969, #79			Frank Warren

Qualifying Results for the 1970 Riverside NASCAR on the Riverside circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Dan Gurney	Plymouth ?? 1970, #42	Petty Enterprises
2	David Pearson	Ford ?? 1970, #17	Holman-Moody Racing
3	A.J. Foyt, AJ Foyt jr	Ford Torino, #11	Jack Bowsher
4	Bobby Allison	Dodge ?? 1969, #22	Mario Rossi
5	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Ford ?? 1970, #98	Junior Johnson
6	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1970, #43	Petty Enterprises
7	Bobby Isaac	Dodge ?? 1969, #71	Nord Krauskopf
8	Donnie Allison	Ford ?? 1970, #27	Banjo Matthews
9	Sam Posey	Dodge ?? 1969, #6	Cotton Owens
10	James Hylton	Dodge ?? 1969, #48	James Hylton
11	Joe Frasson	Dodge ?? 1970, #132	Joe Frasson
12	Buddy Young	Ford ?? 1969, #31	L.G. DeWitt
13	Roger McCluskey	Plymouth ?? 1970, #1	Norm Nelson
14	Don White	Dodge ?? 1969, #93	Ray Nichels
15	Dick Brooks	Plymouth ?? 1969, #32	Dick Brooks
16	Don Noel	Ford ?? 1968, #88	Don Noel
17	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #39	James Hanley
18	Neil Castles	Dodge ?? 1969, #6	Neil Castles
19	Jimmy Insolo	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #38	Marvin Rowley
20	Dave Marcis	Dodge ?? 1969, #30	Dave Marcis
21	Dave Alonzo	Plymouth ?? 1968, #81	Dave Alonzo
22	Jerry Oliver	Oldsmobile ?? 1970, #116	Cos Cancilla
23	Frank Deiny	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #5	Frank Deiny
24	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1968, #64	Elmo Langley
25	Dick Guldstrand	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #83	James Good
26	Carl Joiner	Ford ?? 1969, #126	Dean Thorne
27	Bob England	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #80	Bob England
28	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #4	Dick Kranzler
29	Ranny Dodd	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #179	Wally Vandertoorn
30	Frank Warren	Plymouth ?? 1969, #79	Frank Warren
31	Lothar Motschenbacher	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #144	Lothar Motschenbacher
32	Jim Cook	Ford ?? 1968, #18	Bob Bristol
33	G.T. Tallas	Ford ?? 1969, #23	G.T. Tallas
34	Kevin Terris	Plymouth ?? 1969, #321	Gary Sigman
35	Parnelli Jones	Mercury ?? 1970, #21	Wood Brothers
36	Ray Elder	Dodge ?? 1969, #96	Fred Elder
37	Jack McCoy	Dodge ?? 1969, #7	Ernie Conn
38	Scotty Cain	Ford ?? 1969, #45	Bill Clinton
39	Dick Bown	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #61	Mike Ober
40	Frank James	Chevrolet ?? 1969, #0	Jim Calder
41	Steve Froines	Oldsmobile ?? 1968, #16	Cos Cancilla
42	Paul Dorrity	Chevrolet ?? 1968, #15	Glen Dorrity
43	Sam Rose	Ford ?? 1968, #9	Sam Rose
44	Les Loeser, Jr.	Ford ?? 1968, #40	Les Loeser, Sr.