1970 NASCAR Grand National Standings
Bobby Isaac overtook James Hylton in late August and won the 1970 NASCAR Grand National championship. It was the most competitive title chase in NASCAR history. A total of seven drivers swapped the points lead on 12 occasions during the 48-race campaign, a record that still stands.
 1970 NASCAR Grand National Champion Bobby Isaac |
Isaac moved to the front with a runner-up finish in the Talladega 500 and stayed atop the standings for the final 14 events. Hylton lost his fading hopes for the championship when he crashed in Charlotte's National 500 in October. Bobby Allison surged past Hylton to capture second place in the final standings, 51 points behind Isaac.
For the second straight year, Richard Petty's hopes for a third title were dashed when he missed five races due to an injury suffered at Darlington. The King managed to climb to fourth place in the standings at the end of the season.
The seven drivers who led the points standings at one point in the 1970 season were Isaac, Hylton, Allison, Petty, Dave Marcis, Neil Castles, and LeeRoy Yarbrough. See the chart below for the complete 1970 NASCAR Grand National Standings.
1970 NASCAR Grand National Standings
| Rank
|
Driver | Points | Wins | Earnings |
| 1
|
Bobby Isaac | 3,911 | 11 | $199,600 |
| 2
|
Bobby Allison |
3,860 | 3 | 149,745 |
| 3
|
James Hylton |
3,788 | 1 |
78,201 |
| 4
|
Richard Petty |
3,447 | 18 | 151,124 |
| 5
|
Neil Castles |
3,158 | 0
|
49,746 |
| 6
|
Elmo Langley |
3,154 | 0 |
45,193 |
| 7
|
Jabe Thomas |
3,120 | 0
|
42,958 |
| 8
|
Benny Parsons |
2,993 | 0
|
59,402 |
| 9
|
Dave Marcis |
2,820 | 0
|
41,111 |
| 10
|
Frank Warren |
2,697 | 0
|
35,161 |
| 11
|
Cecil Gordon |
2,514 | 0
|
32,713 |
| 12
|
John Sears |
2,465 | 0
|
32,675 |
| 13
|
Dick Brooks |
2,460 | 0
|
53,754 |
| 14
|
Wendell Scott |
2,425 | 0
|
28,518 |
| 15
|
Bill Champion |
2,350 | 0
|
30,943 |
| 16
|
J.D. McDuffie |
2,079 | 0 |
24,905 |
| 17
|
Ben Arnold |
1,997 | 0
|
25,805 |
| 18
|
Bill Seifert |
1,962 | 0
|
25,647 |
| 19
|
Henley Gray |
1,871 | 0
|
23,130 |
| 20
|
Friday Hassler |
1,831 | 0 |
27,535 |
| 21
|
Pete Hamilton |
1,819 | 3 |
131,406 |
| 22
|
Joe Frasson |
1,723 | 0
|
20,172 |
| 23
|
David Pearson |
1,716 | 1 |
87,118 |
| 24
|
Buddy Baker |
1,555 | 1
|
63,510 |
| 25
|
Bill Dennis |
1,432 | 0 |
15,630 |
| 26
|
Ed Negre |
1,413 | 0
|
14,580 |
| 27
|
G.C. Spencer |
1,410 | 0
|
17,915 |
| 28
|
Charlie Glotzbach |
1,358 | 3 |
50,649 |
| 29
|
Roy Mayne | 1,333 | 0
|
16,910 |
| 30
|
Bill Shirey |
1,244 | 0
|
12,215 |
| 31
|
Raymond Williams |
1,204 | 0
|
12,535 |
| 32
|
Larry Baumel |
1,138 | 0
|
16,645 |
| 33
|
Buddy Arrington |
1,087 | 0
|
16,845 |
| 34
|
Cale Yarborough |
1,016 | 3 |
115,875 |
| 35
|
Dr. Don Tarr |
995 | 0
|
16,592 |
| 36
|
Johnny Halford |
975 | 0
|
15,645 |
| 37
|
Earl Brooks |
884 | 0
|
10,340 |
| 38
|
Coo Coo Marlin |
876 | 0
|
14,799 |
| 39
|
Ron Keselowski |
855 | 0
|
11,985 |
| 40
|
Donnie Allison | 841 | 3 |
96,081 |
| 41
|
Ken Meisenhelder | 812 | 0
|
7,020 |
| 42
|
Roy Tyner | 631 | 0
|
5,565 |
| 43
|
LeeRoy Yarbrough | 625 | 1 |
61,930 |
| 44
|
Dick May | 551 | 0
|
4,510 |
| 45
|
Jim Vandiver | 519 | 0
|
16,080 |
| 46
|
John Kenney | 457 | 0
|
4,150 |
| 47
|
Dub Simpson | 367 | 0
|
4,115 |
| 48
|
Leroy Carrigg | 355 | 0
|
4,130 |
| 49
|
Joe Phipps | 325 | 0
|
4,090 |
| 50
|
Wayne Smith | 300 | 0
|
4,505 |
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