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 |
