NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1970 - Thompson 200 Race Results
| Race Name - Thompson 200Date - 7/9/1970Race Track - Thompson SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.542 milesRace Length (Miles) - 108 milesPole Speed - 87.029 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - 7Average Race Speed - 80.296 mphLead Changes - 3Total Race Purse - $16,800Race Number - 26 | More Races from 1970 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 1 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf) | 200 | 69 Dodge | 182 | $2,500 |
| 2 | 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 200 | 70 Plymout | 11 | $1,800 |
| 3 | 5 | Benny Parsons | 72 | LG DeWitt | 198 | 69 Ford | 7 | $1,100 |
| 4 | 9 | Dick Brooks | 32 | Dick Brooks | 198 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $900 |
| 5 | 4 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 198 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $800 |
| 6 | 10 | Dave Marcis | 30 | Dave Marcis | 197 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $700 |
| 7 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 22 | CocaCola (Bobby Allison) | 196 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $650 |
| 8 | 6 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 195 | 69 Ford | 0 | $600 |
| 9 | 14 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 189 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $550 |
| 10 | 12 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 188 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $500 |
| 11 | 11 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 187 | 69 Mercury | 0 | $475 |
| 12 | 17 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 183 | 69 Ford | 0 | $450 |
| 13 | 20 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Joe Frasson | 183 | 70 Plymout | 0 | $425 |
| 14 | 16 | Frank Warren | 79 | Frank Warren | 183 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $400 |
| 15 | 21 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 182 | 69 Ford | 0 | $390 |
| 16 | 15 | John Sears | 4 | John Sears | 181 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $380 |
| 17 | 13 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 176 | 68 Ford | 0 | $370 |
| 18 | 24 | Raymond Williams | 47 | Bill Seifert | 176 | 68 Ford | 0 | $360 |
| 19 | 29 | Ken Meisenhelder | 4 | Ken Meisenhelder | 172 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $350 |
| 20 | 18 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 171 | 69 Ford | 0 | $340 |
| 21 | 7 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 156 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $330 |
| 22 | 19 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 125 | 69 Ford | 0 | $320 |
| 23 | 28 | James Cox | 23 | Don Robertson | 113 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $310 |
| 24 | 23 | Ron Keselowski | 62 | Keselowski Auto (John Keselowski) | 101 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $300 |
| 25 | 26 | Dick May | 67 | Ron Ronacher | 57 | 69 Ford | 0 | $250 |
| 26 | 27 | John Jennings | 82 | Mack Sellers | 54 | 69 Ford | 0 | $250 |
| 27 | 25 | John Kenney | 77 | Bob Freeman | 37 | 68 Ford | 0 | $250 |
| 28 | 30 | Cliff Tyler | 0 | 21 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $250 | |
| 29 | 8 | Larry Baumel | 68 | Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer) | 10 | 69 Ford | 0 | $250 |
| 30 | 22 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Bill Shirey | 5 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $250 |
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