International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1970
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | Al Unser | 2 | Johnny Lightning 500 | Colt | Ford TC | 200 | 3:12:37.04 155.749 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Donohue | 66 | Sunoco | Lola | Ford TC | 200 | 3:13:09.20 155.317 | 800 |
| 3 | 11 | Dan Gurney | 48 | Olsonite | Eagle | Ford | 200 | 3:15:49.27 153.201 | 700 |
| 4 | 20 | Donnie Allison | 83 | Greer-Foyt | Eagle | Ford TC | 200 | 3:16:21.88 152.777 | 600 |
| 5 | 33 | Jim McElreath | 14 | Greer-Foyt | Coyote | Ford TC | 200 | 3:17:07.94 152.182 | 500 |
| 6 | 8 | Mario Andretti | 1 | STP Oil Treatment | McNamara | Ford TC | 199 | Flagged | 400 |
| 7 | 29 | Jerry Grant | 89 | Nelson Ironworks | Eagle | Offy TC | 198 | Flagged | 300 |
| 8 | 15 | Rick Muther | 38 | Tony Express | Brawner Hawk | Offy TC | 197 | Flagged | 250 |
| 9 | 19 | Carl Williams | 75 | McLaren Cars | McLaren | Offy TC | 197 | Flagged | 200 |
| 10 | 3 | A. J. Foyt | 7 | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote | Ford TC | 195 | Flagged | 150 |
| 11 | 7 | Bobby Unser | 3 | Wagner-Lockheed | Eagle | Ford TC | 192 | Flagged | 100 |
| 12 | 32 | Sam Sessions | 67 | Jim Robbins | Vollstedt | Ford TC | 190 | Flagged | 50 |
| 13 | 26 | Jack Brabham | 32 | Gilmore Brabham | Brabham | Offy TC | 175 | Engine failure | |
| 14 | 31 | Dick Simon | 44 | Bryant Heating & Air Conditioning | Vollstedt | Ford TC | 168 | Flagged | |
| 15 | 27 | Ronnie Bucknum | 19 | MVS | Cecil | Ford TC | 162 | Wrecked turn 3 | |
| 16 | 22 | Mel Kenyon | 23 | Sprite | Eagle | Ford TC | 160 | Wrecked turn 3 (McCluskey) | |
| 17 | 24 | Wally Dallenbach | 22 | Sprite | Eagle | Offy TC | 143 | Magneto | |
| 18 | 2 | Johnny Rutherford | 18 | Patrick Petroleum | Eagle | Offy TC | 135 | Broken header | |
| 19 | 13 | Lee Roy Yarbrough | 27 | Jim Robbins | Eagle | Ford TC | 107 | Broken turbocharger | |
| 20 | 10 | George Snider | 84 | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote | Ford TC | 105 | Broken RR suspension | |
| 21 | 12 | Mike Mosley | 9 | G. C. Murphy | Watson | Offy TC | 96 | Radiator leak | |
| 22 | 16 | Peter Revson | 73 | McLaren Cars | McLaren | Offy TC | 87 | Blown engine | |
| 23 | 30 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 58 | Sugaripe Prune | Brabham | Offy TC | 78 | Clutch | |
| 24 | 18 | Joe Leonard | 15 | Johnny Lightning 500 | Colt | Ford TC | 73 | Engine | |
| 25 | 4 | Roger McCluskey | 11 | Quickick | Scorpion | Ford TC | 62 | Broken suspension | |
| 26 | 20 | Gary Bettenhausen | 16 | Thermo King | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 55 | Engine | |
| 27 | 25 | Lloyd Ruby | 25 | Daniels Cablevision | Laycock | Offy TC | 54 | Rear end failure | |
| 28 | 17 | Gordon Johncock | 5 | Gilmore Broadcasting | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 45 | Blown engine | |
| 29 | 14 | Bruce Walkup | 97 | Wynn's Kwik-Kool | Mongoose | Offy TC | 44 | Broken timing gear | |
| 30 | 6 | Art Pollard | 10 | Pollard Car Wash | King | Offy TC | 28 | Broken piston | |
| 31 | 21 | George Follmer | 20 | STP Oil Treatment | Brawner Hawk | Ford TC | 18 | Engine | |
| 32 | 28 | Greg Weld | 93 | Pollard Car Wash | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 12 | Broken piston | |
| 33 | 9 | Jim Malloy | 31 | Stearns Transi-Tread | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 0 | Wrecked MS | |
| -- | -- | Roger McCluskey | 23 | Sprite | Eagle | Ford TC | 52 | Relieved Kenyon 109-160 | |
| -- | -- | Chris Amon | 73 | McLaren Cars | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chris Amon | 75 | McLaren Cars | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Donnie Allison | 76 | Webster Racing | Eisert | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Cannon | 21 | Vollstedt Racing | Vollstedt | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Cannon | 47 | Need-A-Sponsor | Philipp | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Kevin Bartlett | 76 | Webster Racing | Eisert | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Larry Dickson | 78 | Thermo King | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Sonny Ates | 58 | Sugaripe Prune | Brabham | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Adamowicz | 78 | Thermo King | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Wally Dallenbach | 6 | Sprite | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | A. J. Foyt | 83 | Greer-Foyt | Eagle | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | A. J. Foyt | 84 | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dan Gurney | 42 | Olsonite | Eagle | Ford | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jerry Grant | 63 | A.B.C. Engines, Inc. | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Arnie Knepper | 50 | Navarro American Motors | Watson | Rambler TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Arnie Knepper | 96 | X | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lee Kunzman | 99 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mel Kenyon | 37 | Sprite | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Steve Krisiloff | 99 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Loquasto | 35 | Stearns Manufacturing | Gerhardt | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Al Loquasto | 99 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bruce McLaren | 79 | McLaren | McLaren | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim McElreath | 74 | Caves Buick | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Jim McElreath | 53 | Caves Buick | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Rick Muther | 54 | City of Memphis | Glen Bryant | Pratt & Whitney Turbine | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roger McCluskey | 57 | Hayhoe Racing Enterprises | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roger McCluskey | 64 | Hayhoe Racing Enterprises | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Unser | 15 | Johnny Lightning 500 | Colt | Ford | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Denny Zimmerman | 98 | Wynn's Spitfire | Wolverine | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Denny Zimmerman | 50 | Jim Robbins | Vollstedt | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lee Roy Yarbrough | 67 | Jim Robbins | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 8 | Canal 9 Buenos Aires | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 98 | Wynn's Spitfire | Wolverine | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Art Pollard | 93 | Pollard Car Wash | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bruce Walkup | 8 | Canal 9 Buenos Aires | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bruce Walkup | 96 | X | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Carl Williams | 82 | X | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lloyd Ruby | 12 | Daniels Cablevision | Laycock | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Peter Revson | 75 | McLaren Cars | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Peter Revson | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Morris | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Simon | 41 | Racing International | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jigger Sirois | 72 | Hustlin' Hoosier | X | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Sam Sessions | 27 | Jim Robbins | Eagle | Ford | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Sam Sessions | 34 | Midwest Manufacturing | Huffaker | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chris Amon | 21 | Vollstedt Racing | Vollstedt | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Darrell Dockery | 62 | Manzanita Speedway | Gerhardt | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Cannon | 17 | Vollstedt Racing | Vollstedt | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Kevin Bartlett | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Morris | Ford TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Larry Dickson | 8 | Canal 9 Buenos Aires | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Sonny Ates | 59 | Sugaripe Prune | Brabham | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Tom Bigelow | 34 | Midwest Manufacturing | Huffaker | Chevy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Tony Adamowicz | 36 | Patrick Petroleum | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Charlie Glotzbach | 45 | Wenberger Homes | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Denis Hulme | 75 | McLaren Cars | McLaren | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Genesee Beer | Mallard FE | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bruce Jacobi | 71 | Gifford | Gerhardt | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Arnie Knepper | 53 | Caves Buick | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Jerry Karl | 52 | Trackstar Helmet | Gerhardt | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lee Kunzman | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Morris | Ford TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Steve Krisiloff | 92 | VTM Finishing | Gerhardt | Ford | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Al Loquasto | 26 | Indy-On-A-Shoestring | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Bruce McLaren | 5 | McLaren Cars | McLaren | Offy | -- | Withdrew | |
| -- | -- | Butch Morley | 63 | A.B.C. Engines, Inc. | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Denny Zimmerman | 99 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Veith | 90 | G. C. Murphy | Watson | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Bill Puterbaugh | 90 | G. C. Murphy | Watson | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Carlos Pairetti | 8 | Canal 9 Buenos Aires | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Sam Posey | 95 | Tassi Vatis | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Spun qualifying | |
| -- | -- | Bud Tingelstad | 35 | Stearns Manufacturing | Gerhardt | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bentley Warren | 94 | Tassi Vatis | Finley | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Bill Simpson | 28 | Dewan Racing Jacket | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jigger Sirois | 54 | City of Memphis | Glen Bryant | Pratt & Whitney Turbine | -- | DNS, too slow |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Al Unser | 190 | 1-48, 54-100, 106-200 |
| Mark Donohue | 5 | 52, 102-105 |
| A. J. Foyt | 2 | 49, 101 |
| Lloyd Ruby | 2 | 50-51 |
| Jack Brabham | 1 | 53 |