The 1970 Tidewater 300 was the final (48th out of 48 events) NASCAR race held during its Grand National era; the event took place on November 22, 1970.^[1] Held at the Langley Field Speedway in Hampton, Virginia (.395 mile paved oval track), the race was decided in a time of one hour and forty minutes with Bobby Allison (a driver/owner sponsoring Coca-Cola) as the race winner.^[1] There were 2 cautions (for 10 laps) and 3200 people attended this 300 lap (118.5 miles) race.^[1] Speeds approached 69.584 miles per hour as the average and 78.239 miles per hour for the pole position speed.^[1] The margin of victory was only 100 yards^[1] (the equivalent of a football field as used by the National Football League). Other top participants were Benny Parsons, Pete Hamilton, John Sears, James Hylton, Neil Castles, Elmo Langley, J.D. McDuffie, Frank Warren, and Jabe Thomas.^[1] Out of 30 drivers who competed at the start, only 20 managed to complete the race.^[1]

The top prize of the race was $1,635 ($8,972.12 in today's money) and the prize for 30th place was $200 ($1,097.51 in today's money).^[1] Total winnings were considered to be $10,015 ($54,957.64 in today's money).^[2] Benny Parsons and Bobby Allison were constantly competing for the lead in parts of the race.^[2] Most of the DNFs in the race were due to engine problems.^[1]

Preceded by 1970 American 500

NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Races 1970-71

Succeeded by 1971 Motor Trend 500

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