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1970 California 500 in USAC at the Ontario circuit. Full information

1970 California 500

1970 California 500 is 226th USAC race. Passed at the Ontario circuit. Lloyd Ruby won the pole position, Jim McElreath won this race. Art Pollard and Dick Simon also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1970 Milwaukee Indycars
Next race: 1970 Du Quoin Indycars
Race Start: 6th September 1970

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1970 California 500

32nd victory for the Ansted-Thompson Racing team
5th victory for the Jim McElreath
20th podium for the Jim McElreath
4th podium for the Art Pollard
1st podium for the Dick Simon

Coyote ? 1970 - 1970 California 500 winner

Coyote ? 1970 #14 - 1970 California 500 winner

1970 California 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jim McElreath	Coyote ? 1970, #14	1000	3h 7m 22.55s	Ansted-Thompson Racing
2	Art Pollard	Scorpion 70, #64	800	3h 7m 24.5s	Hayhoe Racing Enterprises
3	Dick Simon	Vollstedt 67, #44	700	200 laps	Racing International
4	Gordon Johncock	McLaren M15A, #5	600	200 laps	Johncock Racing Team
5	Peter Revson	McLaren M15A, #75	500	200 laps	Team McLaren
6	Mel Kenyon	Eagle ? 1970, #6	400	198 laps	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
7	Greg Weld	King 70, #41	300	195 laps	Grant King Racers
8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Brabham BT32, #32	250	191 laps Engine	Motor Racing Developments
9	Al Unser	Colt 70, #2	200	186 laps Transmission	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
10	Mario Andretti	McNamara T500, #1	150	182 laps Engine	Andy Granatelli
11	Jim Malloy	Gerhardt ? 1970, #31	100	179 laps	Federal Engineering
12	Carl Williams	Gerhardt ? 1970, #65	50	179 laps Engine	Ernest L Ruiz
13	Joe Leonard	Colt 70, #15	0	168 laps Spun	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
14	Mike Mosley	Eagle ? 1970, #9	0	147 laps Turbocharger	Leader Card Racers
15	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1970, #7	0	131 laps Accident	Ansted-Thompson Racing
16	Bruce Walkup	Mongoose ? 1970, #97	0	117 laps Overheating	Agajanian-Faas Racers
17	Bob Harkey	Gerhardt ? 1970, #99	0	100 laps Piston	Joe Hunt
18	Dan Gurney	Eagle ? 1970, #48	0	98 laps Accident	All-American Racers
19	Gary Bettenhausen	Gerhardt ? 1970, #16	0	93 laps Piston	Don Gerhardt
20	George Follmer	Hawk III, #20	0	76 laps Oil tank	Andy Granatelli
21	Jerry Grant	Eagle ? 1970, #89	0	63 laps Ignition	Jerry Grant Racing
22	Bobby Unser	Eagle ? 1970, #3	0	45 laps Valve	Leader Card Racers
23	Lloyd Ruby	Laycock ? 1970, #25	0	42 laps Engine	Gene White Co
24	Bud Tingelstad	Brabham BT25, #92	0	40 laps Crown wheel & pinion	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team
25	Roger McCluskey	Scorpion 70, #11	0	26 laps Valve	Hayhoe Racing Enterprises
26	Kevin Bartlett	Laycock ? 1970, #12	0	16 laps Piston	Gene White
27	Swede Savage	Eagle ? 1970, #42	0	13 laps Ignition	All-American Racers
28	Wally Dallenbach	Eagle ? 1970, #22	0	10 laps Piston	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
29	Steve Krisiloff	Eagle ? 1970, #86	0	8 laps Magneto	Leader Card Racers
30	Mark Donohue	Lola T153, #66	0	7 laps Piston	US Racing
31	Johnny Rutherford	Eagle ? 1970, #18	0	5 laps Piston	Patrick Racing
32	Jim Hurtubise	Mallard ?? 1967, #56	0	1 laps Accident	Jim Hurtubise
33	Rick Muther	Hawk I, #38	0	1 laps Valve	Two Jacks

Qualifying Results for the 1970 California 500 on the Ontario circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Lloyd Ruby	Laycock ? 1970, #25	Engine	Gene White Co
2	Dan Gurney	Eagle ? 1970, #48	Accident	All-American Racers
3	Johnny Rutherford	Eagle ? 1970, #18	Piston	Patrick Racing
4	Al Unser	Colt 70, #2	Transmission	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
5	Gary Bettenhausen	Gerhardt ? 1970, #16	Piston	Don Gerhardt
6	Joe Leonard	Colt 70, #15	Spun	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
7	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1970, #7	Accident	Ansted-Thompson Racing
8	Mario Andretti	McNamara T500, #1	Engine	Andy Granatelli
9	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Brabham BT32, #32	Engine	Motor Racing Developments
10	Peter Revson	McLaren M15A, #75		Team McLaren
11	Gordon Johncock	McLaren M15A, #5		Johncock Racing Team
12	Bobby Unser	Eagle ? 1970, #3	Valve	Leader Card Racers
13	Mark Donohue	Lola T153, #66	Piston	US Racing
14	Wally Dallenbach	Eagle ? 1970, #22	Piston	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
15	Mike Mosley	Eagle ? 1970, #9	Turbocharger	Leader Card Racers
16	Jim Malloy	Gerhardt ? 1970, #31		Federal Engineering
17	Bob Harkey	Gerhardt ? 1970, #99	Piston	Joe Hunt
18	Jim McElreath	Coyote ? 1970, #14		Ansted-Thompson Racing
19	Steve Krisiloff	Eagle ? 1970, #86	Magneto	Leader Card Racers
20	Mel Kenyon	Eagle ? 1970, #6		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
21	Jerry Grant	Eagle ? 1970, #89	Ignition	Jerry Grant Racing
22	Kevin Bartlett	Laycock ? 1970, #12	Piston	Gene White
23	Swede Savage	Eagle ? 1970, #42	Ignition	All-American Racers
24	Roger McCluskey	Scorpion 70, #11	Valve	Hayhoe Racing Enterprises
25	Rick Muther	Hawk I, #38	Valve	Two Jacks
26	Bud Tingelstad	Brabham BT25, #92	Crown wheel & pinion	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team
27	Dick Simon	Vollstedt 67, #44		Racing International
28	Bruce Walkup	Mongoose ? 1970, #97	Overheating	Agajanian-Faas Racers
29	George Follmer	Hawk III, #20	Oil tank	Andy Granatelli
30	Greg Weld	King 70, #41		Grant King Racers
31	Carl Williams	Gerhardt ? 1970, #65	Engine	Ernest L Ruiz
32	Art Pollard	Scorpion 70, #64		Hayhoe Racing Enterprises
33	Jim Hurtubise	Mallard ?? 1967, #56	Accident	Jim Hurtubise