Little 500 Results 1970

22nd Little 500 Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 23, 1970

* Bob Snyder drove 145 laps in relief** Bob Kinser drove 143 laps in relief*** Casey Jones drove 100 laps in relief# Ron Perkins drove 128 laps in relief## Luke Easter drove 174 laps in relief### Butch Wilkerson drove 47 laps in relief% Dean Mast drove 14 laps in relief Sanctioned by:  IMCA Fast Qualifier:  Bobby Black – 55.330 seconds Time of Race:  2:20:51.07Cautions:  13 for 110 laps Lead Changes:  8 among 7 drivers Lap Leaders:  Dan Bowlen 1; Bobby Black 2-16; Benny Rapp 17-119; Dick Gaines 120-123; Benny Rapp 124-130; Tommy York 131-183; Don Hewitt 184-194; Tommy York 195-295; Darl Harrison 296-500.

POS ST # DRIVER HOMETOWN ENTRANT LAPS STATUS
1 6 44 Darl Harrison Tiffin, OH Dennis Maloy 500 Running
2 17 29 Chuck Lynch Springfield, IL Chuck Lynch 487 Running
3 2 33 Jerry Blundy Galesburg, IL Mel Moffit 482 Running
4 1 86 Bobby Black Taylorsville, IN Mike Gross 474 Engine
5 4 14 Benny Rapp Toledo, OH Benny Rapp 470 Running
6 30 7* Arthur Braithwaite Jackson, MI Arthur Braithwaite 442 Accident
7 33 9 Jerry Powell Indianapolis, IN Hollis Scruggs 426 Running
8 28 36** Sheldon Kinser Bloomington, IN James & Irma Jones 425 Running
9 14 25 Jim Murphy South Haven, MI Jim Murphy 409 Engine
10 27 51 Bob Sitz Arcola, IL Charles Strong 408 Engine
11 21 11 Tommy York South Bend, IN Bob Caron 385 Engine
12 15 6*** Oscar Fay Mishawaka, IN Lyle Roberts 382 Running
13 24 60# Jim Moughan Springfield, IL Bob Perkins 380 Gear Box
14 20 8## Cliff Johns Marion, IL Davis Racing Team 370 Overheating
15 26 57 Ed Angle Flora, IN Wib & Dave Robinson 241 Transmission
16 13 4 Ron Perkins Wood River, IL Speedway Motors 201 Accident
17 12 16 Don Hewitt Troy, OH Maurice Heffner Jr. 194 Accident
18 3 56### Dan Bowlen Bloomington, IN Jerry Shields 167 Radiator
19 11 22 Bob Kinser Bloomington, IN Kinser Brothers 144 Accident
20 19 25 Buzz Gregory Speedway, IN George & Don Watson 131 Engine
21 18 71 Dick Gaines Mitchell, IN E.M. Wilson 123 Accident
22 25 46 Elmo Smalley Jr. Waverly, OH Kunkle-Richardson 121 Rear End
23 22 31 Dick Frazier Jr. Muncie, IN Campbell-Smith 117 Overheating
24 9 5 Jay Woodside Kansas City, MO Harnk Smith 108 Accident
25 8 54 Bill Harter Hagerstown, IN Boyd Johnson 105 Accident
26 32 73 Tom Anderson Lake Villa, IL Byron Russell 94 Fuel Tank
27 16 0 Rick Ferkel Shillington, PA Rick Ferkel 85 Accident
28 23 59 James Smith Burgoon, OH Raymond Ludwig 67 Overheating
29 7 55% J.D. Leas Steubenville, OH Dean & Don Long 64 Suspension
30 5 83 Mark Caldwell Bunker Hill, IN Mark Caldwell 53 Accident
31 29 30 Butch Wilkerson Bloomington, IN Bobby Patterson 16 Engine
32 31 53 Casey Jones South Bend, IN Lyle Roberts 15 Accident
33 10 77 Herman Wise Taccoa, GA Herman Wise 1 Valve