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1970 Du Quoin Indycars

1970 Du Quoin Indycars is 227th USAC race. Passed at the Du Quoin circuit. Al Unser won the pole position and this race. Bobby Unser and Larry Dickson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1970 California 500
Next race: 1970 Indiana State Fair Indycars
Race Start: 7th September 1970

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1970 Du Quoin Indycars

12th victory for the Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing team
17th victory for the Al Unser
39th podium for the Al Unser
35th podium for the Bobby Unser
3rd podium for the Larry Dickson

1970 Du Quoin Indycars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Al Unser	King D, #2	200	1h 1m 7.66s	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
2	Bobby Unser	Watson D, #3	160	100 laps	Leader Card Racers
3	Larry Dickson	Kuzma D, #20	140	100 laps	Andy Granatelli
4	George Snider	Dunlop D, #24	120	99 laps	United Championship Racers
5	Ralph Liguori	Flynn D, #58	100	98 laps	Walter J Flynn
6	Bob Harkey	Meskowski D, #52	80	98 laps	Bob Harkey
7	Tom Bigelow	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #84	60	97 laps	Carl Gehlhausen
8	Dick Tobias	Meskowski D, #77	50	95 laps	Dayton-Walther
9	Gary Bettenhausen	Ward D, #16	40	56 laps Oil line	Don Gerhardt
10	AJ Foyt jr	Meskowski D, #7	30	50 laps Accident	Ansted-Thompson Racing
11	Johnny Rutherford	Lesovsky D, #18	20	42 laps Magneto	Patrick Racing
12	Johnny Parsons jr	Meskowski D, #39	10	14 laps Oil leak	Seymour Enterprises
13	Larry Cannon	Cannon D, #47	0	10 laps Ignition	Richard M Blacker
14	Bruce Walkup	Watson D, #98	0	9 laps Exhausts	Agajanian-Faas Racers
15	Greg Weld	King D, #41	0	7 laps Overheating	Grant King Racers
16	Bud Tingelstad	Meskowski D, #37	0	1 laps Overheating	Wib Spaulding
17	Mario Andretti	King D, #1	0	Engine	Andy Granatelli

Qualifying Results for the 1970 Du Quoin Indycars on the Du Quoin circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Al Unser	King D, #2		Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
2	Mario Andretti	King D, #1	Engine	Andy Granatelli
3	AJ Foyt jr	Meskowski D, #7	Accident	Ansted-Thompson Racing
4	Greg Weld	King D, #41	Overheating	Grant King Racers
5	Larry Dickson	Kuzma D, #20		Andy Granatelli
6	Dick Tobias	Meskowski D, #77		Dayton-Walther
7	Johnny Rutherford	Lesovsky D, #18	Magneto	Patrick Racing
8	Johnny Parsons jr	Meskowski D, #39	Oil leak	Seymour Enterprises
9	Tom Bigelow	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #84		Carl Gehlhausen
10	Bruce Walkup	Watson D, #98	Exhausts	Agajanian-Faas Racers
11	George Snider	Dunlop D, #24		United Championship Racers
13	Bob Harkey	Meskowski D, #52		Bob Harkey
14	Gary Bettenhausen	Ward D, #16	Oil line	Don Gerhardt
15	Larry Cannon	Cannon D, #47	Ignition	Richard M Blacker
16	Bobby Unser	Watson D, #3		Leader Card Racers
17	Ralph Liguori	Flynn D, #58		Walter J Flynn
18	Bud Tingelstad	Meskowski D, #37	Overheating	Wib Spaulding