Average Speed:   87.943 mph Time of Race:       2:57:40 Margin:  2 Laps
Pole Winner:         Lee Roy Yarbrough /114.115 Attendance:          17,000 Cautions:  4 for 39
 
The NASCAR Grand National Series drivers assemble for the pre-race drivers meeting prior to the start of the 1970 Nashville 420.  The race was broadcast live by ABC on The Wide World of Sports. 

This race marked the debut of the 5/8 mile - 35 degree banking configuration.
Driver Fin Str Car Team  /  Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
Bobby Isaac 1 2 71 K & K Insurance  -  Nord Krauskopf '69 Dodge 420 3,310 running 214
Bobby Allison 2 8 22 Bobby Allison '69 Dodge 418 1,910 running 0
Neil Castles 3 16 6 Neil Castles '69 Dodge 394 1,310 running 0
Cecil Gordon 4 15 24 Cecil Gordon '68 Ford 391 1,010 running 0
J.D. McDuffie 5 26 70 J.D. McDuffie '69 Mercury 385 910 running 0
Coo Coo Marlin 6 6 7 Cunningham-Kelley   - H.B. Cunningham '69 Chevrolet 384 860 running 0
Ben Arnold 7 10 76 Ben Arnold '69 Ford 380 835 running 0
Jabe Thomas 8 23 25 Don Robertson '69 Plymouth 365 810 running 0
Eddie Yarboro 9 36 3 Eddie Yarboro '69 Plymouth 338 800 running 0
Dave Marcis 10 13 30 Dave Marcis '69 Dodge 336 790 crash 0
Frank Warren 11 25 79 Frank Warren '69 Plymouth 318 780 rear end 0
  John Kenney 12 29 77 Bob Freeman '68 Ford 242 770 crash 0
Bill Champion 13 28 10 Bill Champion '69 Ford 221 760 crash 0
Friday Hassler 14 7 39 James Hanley '69 Chevrolet 209 750 ignition 56
  Bill Shirey 15 34 74 Bill Shirey '69 Plymouth 167 740 quit 0
Richard Petty 16 3 43 Plymouth  -  Petty Enterprises '70 Plymouth 154 730 crash 134
Ed Negre 17 21 8 Ed Negre '69 Ford 151 720 engine 0
Dick May 18 19 67 Ron Ronacher '69 Ford 139 710 crash 0
Johnny Halford 19 27 57 Ervin Pruitt '69 Dodge 111 700 vibration 0
Raymond Williams 20 31 45 Bill Seifert '69 Ford 78 690 engine 0
Dick Bown 21 9 2 Mike Ober '70 Plymouth 63 680 sway bar 0
Benny Parsons 22 12 72 L.G. DeWitt '69 Ford 59 670 wheel 0
LeeRoy Yarbrough 23 1 98 Junior Johnson '70 Ford 45 660 crash 16
Henley Gray 24 30 19 Henley Gray '69 Ford 45 650 quit 0
  Charlie Roberts 25 32 60 Charlie Roberts '69 Dodge 39 640 oil leak 0
Earl Brooks 26 14 26 Earl Brooks '69 Ford 35 635 engine 0
John Sears 27 24 4 John Sears '69 Dodge 34 625 engine 0
James Hylton 28 5 48 James Hylton '69 Ford 17 615 crash 0
Wendell Scott 29 17 34 Don Robertson '69 Plymouth 10 605 oil line 0

Ron Keselowski 30 22 62 John Keselowski '69 Dodge 8 590 engine 0
  Lee Gordon 31 35 97 Cecil Gordon '68 Ford 7 570 quit 0
Buddy Arrington 32 11 5 Buddy Arrington '69 Dodge 5 550 rear end 0
  Bill Dennis 33 18 54 Bill Dennis '69 Chevrolet 5 530 heating 0
Elmo Langley 34 33 64 Elmo Langley '69 Mercury 3 525 engine 0
  Dick Brooks 35 4 32 Dick Brooks '70 Plymouth 1 520 axle 0
G.C. Spencer 36 20 49 G.C. Spencer '69 Plymouth 1 515 engine 0