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The 1970 American 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on November 15, 1970 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power any more. ==Summary== Twenty thousand people attended the race which lasted for 4 hours, 14 minutes, and 24 seconds.〔 The average speed was while the pole speed was .〔 There were seven cautions that lasted for forty-six laps and the margin of victory was four seconds.〔 The top ten finishers of the race were Cale Yarborough (winner), David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Buddy Baker, Richard Petty (racing for Petty Enterprises), Bobby Isaac, James Hylton, Friday Hassler, and Buddy Young.〔 As the second to final race in NASCAR's Grand National era, this race was crucial for people wanting to win the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Championship. Major sponsors for the drivers included 7-Up,〔 Coca-Cola,〔 and 60 Minute Cleaners.〔 Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. 492 laps were done on a paved oval track spanning .〔 The winner's purse was considered to be $20,445〔 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while last place (40th) paid $540〔 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Drivers who were eliminated from the race had to deal with engine problems in addition to crashes, transmission problems, and problems with their fan pulley (in addition to their rear end).〔 Pete Hamilton would do his final race for Petty Enterprises here while Cale Yarborough would do his final race for the Wood Brothers at the same location. Coincidentally, Hoss Ellington would retire from NASCAR after this race. Cale Yarborough would eventually transfer himself to the USAC Indy Car Series in 1971. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1970 American 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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