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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table vevent" style="width: 28em; line-height: 1.5em;"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;"><span class="summary">1970 Tidewater 300 </span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:100%; background-color:#efefef;">Race details<sup id="cite_ref-weather-information_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weather-information-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-subheader"> Race 48 of 48 in the <a href="/wiki/1970_NASCAR_Grand_National_Series" title="1970 NASCAR Grand National Series">1970 NASCAR Grand National Series</a> season</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> November 22, 1970<span class="noprint">; 54 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1970-11-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Tidewater 300</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Langley_Field_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Langley Field Speedway">Langley Field Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Virginia" title="Hampton, Virginia">Hampton, Virginia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />0.395 mi (0.836 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 300 laps, 118.5 mi (190.3 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Chilly with temperatures of 63 °F (17 °C); wind speeds of 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 69.584 miles per hour (111.985 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Attendance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 3,200</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/DeWitt_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="DeWitt Racing">DeWitt Racing</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Allison Motorsports">Bobby Allison Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 254</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 22</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Bobby Allison</span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Bobby Allison Motorsports</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> untelevised</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> none</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>1970 Tidewater 300</b> was a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Grand_National_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand National Series">Grand National Series</a> event that was held on Sunday, November 22, 1970, at <a href="/wiki/Langley_Field_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Langley Field Speedway">Langley Field Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Virginia" title="Hampton, Virginia">Hampton, Virginia</a>. </p><p>The race car drivers who used <a href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a> vehicles would be humiliated at the end of the race because they failed to win any races during the 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series season. NASCAR was on a big remeasuring kick during that year. They found out that a lot of tracks were slightly bigger or smaller than originally advertised. Bristol and Martinsville still use the measurements that were discovered in 1970. </p><p>Between 1950 and 1970, the most dominant drivers in the NASCAR Grand National Series were Richard Petty (with 119 wins), David Pearson (with 58 wins), and Lee Petty (with 53 wins). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Langley Speedway is a paved <a href="/wiki/Short_track_motor_racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Short track motor racing">short track</a> measuring 0.395 miles in length, it is one of the flattest tracks in the region with only six degrees of banking in the corners and four degrees on the straights.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_report">Race report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Race report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Considered to be the 48th event of the 1970 season, this race was the final race of an unregulated stock car racing organization without a corporate sponsor. <a href="/wiki/Economy" title="Economy">Economic</a> issues and the need to increase the total <a href="/wiki/Prize_money" title="Prize money">amount of winnings</a> for each qualifying participant required NASCAR to accept a major corporate sponsor to bankroll what will become multimillion-dollar purses by the end of the 20th century. Like all races done before the <a href="/wiki/1973_oil_crisis" title="1973 oil crisis">1973 oil crisis</a>, the stock cars were considered to be the same vehicles that the drivers drove to the racetrack in. Homologation rules would remain strict until approximately 1975 when the NASCAR teams would abandon the Detroit factories and set up their own race car factories in the South Carolina area. </p><p>The race was decided in a time of one hour and forty minutes. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a> was declared the race winner.<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were two cautions (for ten laps) and 3,200 people attended this 300 lap (118.5 miles) race.<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Speeds approached 69.584 miles per hour (111.985 km/h) as the average and 78.239 miles per hour (125.913 km/h) for the pole position speed.<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The margin of victory was only one hundred yards<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (the equivalent of a <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> field as used by the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>). Other top participants were <a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a> (with his first career pole position), <a href="/wiki/Pete_Hamilton" title="Pete Hamilton">Pete Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Sears_(racing_driver)" title="John Sears (racing driver)">John Sears</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Hylton" title="James Hylton">James Hylton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neil_Castles" title="Neil Castles">Neil Castles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elmo_Langley" title="Elmo Langley">Elmo Langley</a>, <a href="/wiki/J.D._McDuffie" class="mw-redirect" title="J.D. McDuffie">J.D. McDuffie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Warren_(NASCAR_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Warren (NASCAR driver)">Frank Warren</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jabe_Thomas" title="Jabe Thomas">Jabe Thomas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the biggest racing grid of any race on the site at Langley with 30 drivers competing at the start.<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, only twenty of them managed to complete the race.<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The top prize of the race was $1,635 ($12,828 when adjusted for inflation) and the prize for thirtieth place was $200 ($1,569 when adjusted for inflation).<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total winnings were considered to be $10,015 ($78,575 when adjusted for inflation). Benny Parsons and Bobby Allison were constantly competing for the lead in parts of the race. Most of the vehicles that failed to finish the race were due to problems in their <a href="/wiki/Engine" title="Engine">engine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Roy Tyner would race his final NASCAR Cup series race here while Rodney Bruce would make his only NASCAR Grand National Series appearance.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notable crew chiefs for this race included <a href="/wiki/Junie_Donlavey" title="Junie Donlavey">Junie Donlavey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Hyde" title="Harry Hyde">Harry Hyde</a>, Lee Gordon and <a href="/wiki/Don_Lawrence" title="Don Lawrence">Don Lawrence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unfortunately, it would also be the last race ever for Langley Field. Even though the race was more than 300 miles, it was not considered to be modern enough for the evolving vehicles of what would become the <i>NASCAR Winston Cup Series</i> the following year. Many of the "pioneer race courses" did not survive NASCAR's abbreviated schedule as the organizers believed that the older tracks were not modern enough for the faster and newer vehicles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Grid<sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Owner </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>72</td> <td>Benny Parsons</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td><a href="/wiki/L.G._DeWitt" class="mw-redirect" title="L.G. DeWitt">L.G. DeWitt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>71</td> <td>Bobby Isaac</td> <td>'69 Dodge</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nord_Krauskopf" title="Nord Krauskopf">Nord Krauskopf</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>90</td> <td>Bill Dennis</td> <td>'69 Mercury</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junie_Donlavey" title="Junie Donlavey">Junie Donlavey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>22</td> <td>Bobby Allison</td> <td>'70 Dodge</td> <td>Bobby Allison </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>48</td> <td>James Hylton</td> <td>'70 Ford</td> <td>James Hylton </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>06</td> <td>Neil Castles</td> <td>'69 Dodge</td> <td>Neil Castles </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>4</td> <td>John Sears</td> <td>'69 Dodge</td> <td>John Sears </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>70</td> <td>J.D. McDuffie</td> <td>'69 Mercury</td> <td>J.D. McDuffie </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>39</td> <td>Friday Hassler</td> <td>'69 Chevrolet</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Hanley_(NASCAR_owner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Hanley (NASCAR owner) (page does not exist)">James Hanley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>25</td> <td>Jabe Thomas</td> <td>'69 Plymouth</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Robertson_(NASCAR_owner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Don Robertson (NASCAR owner) (page does not exist)">Don Robertson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>64</td> <td>Elmo Langley</td> <td>'69 Mercury</td> <td>Elmo Langley </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>54</td> <td>Ben Arnold</td> <td>'69 Chevrolet</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dennis" title="Bill Dennis">Bill Dennis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>24</td> <td>Cecil Gordon</td> <td>'68 Ford</td> <td>Cecil Gordon </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>79</td> <td>Frank Warren</td> <td>'69 Plymouth</td> <td>Frank Warren </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>10</td> <td>Bill Champion</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td>Bill Champion </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>26</td> <td>Dave Marcis</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Brooks" title="Earl Brooks">Earl Brooks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>32</td> <td>Pete Hamilton</td> <td>'69 Plymouth</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Brooks" title="Dick Brooks">Dick Brooks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>68</td> <td>Larry Baumel</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Allan_Schlauer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Allan Schlauer (page does not exist)">Allan Schlauer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>74</td> <td>Bill Shirey</td> <td>'69 Plymouth</td> <td>Bill Shirey </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>8</td> <td>Joe Frasson</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td>Joe Frasson </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>37</td> <td>Don Tarr</td> <td>'69 Dodge</td> <td>Don Tarr </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>34</td> <td>Wendell Scott</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td>Wendell Scott </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>92</td> <td>Roy Tyner</td> <td>'69 Chevrolet</td> <td>Roy Tyner </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>65</td> <td>Joe Phipps</td> <td>'69 Chevrolet</td> <td>Joe Phipps </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>97</td> <td>Jim Vandiver</td> <td>'68 Ford</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Gordon" title="Cecil Gordon">Cecil Gordon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>19</td> <td>Henley Gray</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td>Henley Gray </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>88</td> <td>Bill Hollar</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td>Bill Hollar </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>67</td> <td>Dick May</td> <td>'69 Ford</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ron_Ronacher&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ron Ronacher (page does not exist)">Ron Ronacher</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>78</td> <td>Rodney Bruce</td> <td>'69 Buick</td> <td>J.D. McDuffie </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td>02</td> <td>Jimmy Crawford</td> <td>'69 Plymouth</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crawford_Brothers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Crawford Brothers (page does not exist)">Crawford Brothers</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finishing_order">Finishing order</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Finishing order"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol><li>Bobby Allison (No. 22)</li> <li>Benny Parsons† (No. 72)</li> <li>Pete Hamilton (No. 32)</li> <li>John Sears† (No. 4)</li> <li>James Hylton† (No. 48)</li> <li>Neil Castles (No. 06)</li> <li>Elmo Langley† (No. 64)</li> <li>J.D. McDuffie† (No. 70)</li> <li>Frank Warren (No. 79)</li> <li>Jabe Thomas† (No. 25)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friday_Hassler" title="Friday Hassler">Friday Hassler</a>† (No. 39)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Champion_(racing_driver)" title="Bill Champion (racing driver)">Bill Champion</a>† (No. 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Frasson" title="Joe Frasson">Joe Frasson</a>† (No. 8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Vandiver" title="Jim Vandiver">Jim Vandiver</a> (No. 97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henley_Gray" title="Henley Gray">Henley Gray</a> (No. 19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Shirey" title="Bill Shirey">Bill Shirey</a> (No. 74)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rodney_Bruce&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rodney Bruce (page does not exist)">Rodney Bruce</a> (No. 78)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Holar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bill Holar (page does not exist)">Bill Holar</a> (No. 88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Scott" title="Wendell Scott">Wendell Scott</a>† (No. 34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Marcis" title="Dave Marcis">Dave Marcis</a> (No. 26)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Phipps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Phipps (page does not exist)">Joe Phipps</a>* (No. 65)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Crawford_(racing_driver)" title="Jimmy Crawford (racing driver)">Jimmy Crawford</a>*† (No. 02)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Isaac" title="Bobby Isaac">Bobby Isaac</a>*† (No. 71)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Gordon" title="Cecil Gordon">Cecil Gordon</a>*† (No. 24)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Arnold_(racing_driver)" title="Ben Arnold (racing driver)">Ben Arnold</a>* (No. 54)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Tyner" title="Roy Tyner">Roy Tyner</a>*† (No. 92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dennis" title="Bill Dennis">Bill Dennis</a>* (No. 90)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Baumel" title="Larry Baumel">Larry Baumel</a>* (No. 68)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Tarr_(racing_driver)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Don Tarr (racing driver) (page does not exist)">Don Tarr</a>* (No. 37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_May" title="Dick May">Dick May</a>*† (No. 67)</li></ol> </div> <p><i>† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased</i> <br /> <i>* Driver failed to finish race</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small>Section reference: <sup id="cite_ref-1970t300_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </p> <ul><li>Start of race: Benny Parsons started with the pole position.</li> <li>Lap 2: Dick May fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 4: Don Tarr fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 17: Larry Baumel's vehicle developed transmission problems.</li> <li>Lap 28: Bill Dennis fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 35: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Benny Parsons.</li> <li>Lap 51: Handling issues forced Roy Tyner to exit the race.</li> <li>Lap 66: Ben Arnold fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 87: Cecil Gordon managed to lose his vehicle's rear end.</li> <li>Lap 106: Bobby Isaac managed to lose his vehicle's rear end.</li> <li>Lap 108: Ignition problems forced Jimmy Crawford out of the race.</li> <li>Lap 190: Benny Parsons took over the lead from Bobby Allison.</li> <li>Lap 196: Transmission issues made Joe Phipps finish outside the "top 20."</li> <li>Lap 202: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Benny Parsons.</li> <li>Finish: Bobby Allison was officially declared the winner of the event.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-race_issues">Post-race issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post-race issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sponsorship">Sponsorship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sponsorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After years of not needing a primary sponsor, the <a href="/wiki/Big_Tobacco" title="Big Tobacco">Big Tobacco</a> conglomerate <a href="/wiki/R._J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company" title="R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company">R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company</a> would become the main sponsor the following season with their <i><a href="/wiki/Winston_(cigarette)" title="Winston (cigarette)">Winston</a></i> cigarette brand. Using their once-abundant <a href="/wiki/Profit_margin" title="Profit margin">profit margin</a> they acquired while getting America's adult smokers to use their products on a habitual basis, the new primary sponsor would help bring NASCAR into its "modern era." This would bring about the unintended consequences of non-automotive sponsors into the sport. An increasing level of media coverage outside of the <a href="/wiki/Deep_South" title="Deep South">American Deep South</a> would also help to bring the sport into the modern era. </p><p>Giveaway products in later years like <a href="/wiki/T-shirt" title="T-shirt">T-shirts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">knives</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lighter" title="Lighter">cigarette lighters</a> were often used as merchandise items handed out by American variety stores. All the customer had to was purchase a carton of Winston cigarettes and the bonus item would be added free of charge. All other cigarette products would not allow the customer to acquire free NASCAR merchandise because only the Winston brand was considered the official tobacco product of NASCAR. Unlike the more expensive items like jackets, merchandise from the main sponsor often dealt with NASCAR in general and never with a specific driver. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Distant_changes">Distant changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Distant changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reynolds' premier cigarette brand would remain as NASCAR's top sponsor until <a href="/wiki/2004_in_NASCAR" title="2004 in NASCAR">2004</a> when a telecommunications company known as <i><a href="/wiki/Nextel_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Nextel Communications">Nextel Communications</a></i> would take over due to declining North American tobacco sales in the 21st century. This would force the <i>Winston Cup Series</i> (also known as the <i>Winston Cup Grand National Series</i> prior to circa 1985) to change its name to the <i>Nextel Cup Series</i>. Computer games released from 2005 to the present day (i.e., <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_2005:_Chase_for_the_Cup" title="NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup">NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_SimRacing" title="NASCAR SimRacing">NASCAR SimRacing</a>) were allowed to use the name of NASCAR's premier racing series without having to use an ambiguous title because tobacco was no longer involved in its sponsorship. After a few years, the Nextel company would merge with another telecommunications company to form the <i><a href="/wiki/Sprint_Nextel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Nextel">Sprint Nextel</a></i> company. This new corporate sponsor would take over primary sponsorship starting in <a href="/wiki/2008_in_NASCAR" title="2008 in NASCAR">2008</a> (making it necessary to change the name of the <i>Nextel Cup Series</i> into the <i>Sprint Cup Series</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-weather-information-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-weather-information_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Hampton/1970-11-22">"1970 Tidewater 300 weather information"</a>. The Old Farmers' Almanac<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2012-07-23</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1970+Tidewater+300+weather+information&rft.pub=The+Old+Farmers%27+Almanac&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.almanac.com%2Fweather%2Fhistory%2FVA%2FHampton%2F1970-11-22&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1970+Tidewater+300" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1970t300-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1970t300_2-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1970-48&series=W">"1970 Tidewater 300 information"</a>. Racing Reference<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-10-21</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1970+Tidewater+300+information&rft.pub=Racing+Reference&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.racing-reference.info%2Frace%3Fid%3D1970-48%26series%3DW&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1970+Tidewater+300" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">USARacing Pro Cup Media Guide August 22, 2009, edition</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1970&race=48&series_id=2">Retirements and one-time appearances</a> at Race Database</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1970-48/W/C">"1970 Tidewater 300 crew chief information"</a>. Racing Reference<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2018-07-30</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1970+Tidewater+300+crew+chief+information&rft.pub=Racing+Reference&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.racing-reference.info%2Fentrylist%2F1970-48%2FW%2FC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1970+Tidewater+300" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/1970_American_500" title="1970 American 500">1970 American 500</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Races </b><br />1970-71 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/1971_Motor_Trend_500" title="1971 Motor Trend 500">1971 Motor Trend 500</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/1969_Texas_500" title="1969 Texas 500">1969 Texas 500</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> NASCAR season-ending races </b><br />1949-present </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Texas_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 Texas 500 (page does not exist)">1971 Texas 500</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&oldid=975730391">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1970_Tidewater_300&oldid=975730391</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1970_in_sports_in_Virginia" title="Category:1970 in sports in Virginia">1970 in sports in Virginia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1970_NASCAR_Grand_National_Series" title="Category:1970 NASCAR Grand National Series">1970 NASCAR Grand National Series</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:NASCAR_races_at_Langley_Field_Speedway" title="Category:NASCAR races at Langley Field Speedway">NASCAR races at Langley Field Speedway</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 30 August 2020, at 03:07<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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