De 24 uur van Daytona 1970 was de 9e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 1 en 2 februari 1970 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.

De race werd gewonnen door de J. W. Engineering #2 van Pedro Rodríguez, Leo Kinnunen en Brian Redman. Voor Rodríguez was het zijn derde Daytona-zege, waarmee hij het record van Ken Miles en Lloyd Ruby verbrak. Kunninen en Redman behaalden allebei hun eerste overwinning. De P-klasse werd gewonnen door de North American Racing Team #24 van Sam Posey en Mike Parkes. De GT+2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Owens Corning Fibreglass #7 van Jerry Thompson en John Mahler. De T+2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Bob Mitchell #12 van Bob Mitchell en Charlie Kemp. De GT2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Ralph Meaney #74 van Ralph Meaney, Gary Wright en Bill Bean. De T2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Del Russo Taylor #48 van Del Russo Taylor en Hank Sheldon.

Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.

Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Ronden 1 S 2 J. W. Engineering Pedro Rodríguez Leo Kinnunen Brian Redman Porsche 917K 724 2 S 1 J. W. Engineering Jo Siffert Brian Redman Porsche 917K 679 3 S 28 Ferrari s.p.a. Mario Andretti Arturo Merzario Jacky Ickx Ferrari 512 S 676 4 P 24 North American Racing Team Sam Posey Mike Parkes Ferrari 312 P Coupe 647 5 P 23 North American Racing Team Tony Adamowicz David Piper Ferrari 312 P Coupe 632 6 GT+2.0 7 Owens Corning Fibreglass Jerry Thompson John Mahler Chevrolet Corvette 608 7 S 21 North American Racing Team Gregg Young Luigi Chinetti jr. Ferrari 250 LM 603 8 S 18 William Wonder Inc. William Wonder Ray Cuomo Ford GT40 579 9 P 40 Gregg Loomis Gregg Loomis Bert Everett Porsche 906E 573 10 P 33 Matra Sports François Cevert Jack Brabham Matra-Simca MS650 565 11 GT+2.0 89 Cliff Gottlob Cliff Gottlob Dave Dooley Chevrolet Corvette 545 12 T+2.0 12 Bob Mitchell Bob Mitchell Charlie Kemp Chevrolet Camaro 535 13 GT+2.0 6 Owens Corning Fibreglass Tony DeLorenzo Dick Lang Chevrolet Corvette 534 14 GT2.0 74 Ralph Meaney Ralph Meaney Gary Wright Bill Bean Porsche 911S 533 15 GT+2.0 90 Or Costanzo Or Costanzo Dave Heinz Chevrolet Corvette 521 16 T+2.0 14 Ray Cuomo Racing Ray Cuomo Bernard Gimbel George Lisberg Ford Mustang 520 17 T+2.0 95 Bruce Behrens Racing Mike Brockman John Tremblay Chevrolet Camaro Z28 511 18 P 34 Matra Sports Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo Matra-Simca MS650 509 19 T+2.0 11 Laurel Racing Larry Brock Larry Dent Chevrolet Camaro 507 20 GT2.0 78 Waldron Motors John Belperche Tony Lilly Don Pickett MGB 504 21 GT2.0 79 Waldron Motors Chris Waldron Lowell Lanier Bill Barros MGB 490 22 T2.0 48 Del Russo Taylor Del Russo Taylor Hank Sheldon Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV 478 23 T2.0 38 Simone Fleming Paul Fleming Amos Johnson Fiat 124 Sport coupé 473 24 GT2.0 76 Scotty Addison Scotty Addison Erhard Dahm Porsche 911S 462 25 T+2.0 98 Norberto Mastandrea Norberto Mastandrea Smokey Drolet Rajah Rodgers Chevrolet Camaro 409 26 T+2.0 83 Vincent Collins Vincent Collins Larry Wilson Ford Mustang 407 27 P 71 Walle Enterprises Ray Walle Bob Speakman TVR Vixen 364 DNF GT+2.0 9 Mamie Reynolds Gregory Don Yenko Bob Grossman Chevrolet Camaro 542 DNF S 25 North American Racing Team Dan Gurney Chuck Parsons Ferrari 512 S 464 DNF GT+2.0 8 Forma Scientific Bob Johnson Robert Johnson Jim Greendyke Chevrolet Corvette 457 DNF S 47 Sports Motors Inc. Jim Bandy Fred Stevenson Carl Williams Lotus 47 442 DNF S 30 Squadra Picchio-Rosso Corrado Manfredini Gianpiero Moretti Ferrari 512 S 412 DNF P 53 Racing Team AAW Hans Laine Gijs van Lennep Porsche 908/02 385 DNF P 43 William Harris William Harris Richard Lewis Austin-Healey Sprite 373 DNF GT2.0 72 Jacques Duval Jacques Duval Bob Bailey Porsche 911T 365 DNF T+2.0 97 Preston Hood Chevrolet John Elliott Don Gwynne Chevrolet Camaro Z28 354 DNF S 3 Porsche Konstruktionen KG Kurt Ahrens Vic Elford Porsche 917K 337 DNF GT+2.0 34 Susan Cummings Don Cummings Warren Stumes Shelby GT350 327 DNF T+2.0 15 Bob Fryer Ed Lowther Bob Nagel Chevrolet Camaro 320 DNF S 20 North American Racing Team Harley Cluxton Gordon Tatum Ferrari 275 GTB/C 308 DNF S 17 Trevor Graham Piers Forester Andrew Hedges Ford GT40 299 DNF GT2.0 77 Toad Hall Racing Bruce Jennings Bob Tullius Porsche 911T 279 DNF T2.0 88 Auto Enterprises of Chestnut Barry Batchin Dieter Oest Lancia Fulvia HF 268 DNF T2.0 84 H.C.A.S. Inc. Walter Brown Buzz Marcus Jim Sandman BMW 2002 257 DNF T2.0 85 Robert Whitaker Robert Whitaker Richard Krebs Harvey Eckoff Volvo 122S 243 DNF T+2.0 92 Flem-Cor Enterprises Donna Mae Mims Jim Corwin Fred Pipen Chevrolet Camaro Z28 220 DNF T+2.0 0 Roger Penske Racing Mark Donohue Peter Revson AMC Javelin 205 DNF P 73 Ring Free Racing Team Bobby Rinzler Charles Reynolds Austin-Healey Sprite 178 DNF S 22 North American Racing Team Ronnie Bucknum Wilbur Pickett Ferrari 365 GTB/4 142 DNF T+2.0 96 Takondo Racing Vince Gimondo Chuck Dietrich Chevrolet Camaro Z28 130 DNF S 27 Ferrari s.p.a. Jacky Ickx Peter Schetty Ferrari 512 S 115 DNF P 16 Ring Free Racing Team Jim Baker Clive Baker Chevron B16 108 DNF GT+2.0 91 Auto Research Eng. Allan Barker John Greenwood Richard Hoffman Chevrolet Corvette 101 DNF S 39 Rainer Brezinka Rainer Brezinka Horst Petermann Rudy Bartling Porsche 906 96 DNF S 26 Ferrari s.p.a. Nino Vaccarella Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 512 S 89 DNF T+2.0 93 Redline Engineering Inc. Jim Harrell Len Magner Ford Mustang 89 DNF P 37 Fred Opert Racing Chevron Cars Brian Robinson Hugh Kleinpeter Fred Opert Chevron B16 85 DNF S 19 Auto Enterprises of Chestnut Francis Grant Ray Heppenstall Buzz Marcus Ford GT40 82 DNF T+2.0 66 Ed Matthews Ed Matthews Don Sesslar Al Weaver Ford Mustang 63 DNF T2.0 86 Arthur Mollin Racing Arthur Mollin Art Riley Volvo 122S 54 DNF GT2.0 70 Sportade Racing Team James Patterson Paul Sanford Porsche 911T 29 DNF GT+2.0 46 Jack Haywood Claibourne Darden Warren Matzen Shelby GT350 26 DNF T2.0 55 Don Kearney Don Kearney Richard Roberts Wayne Purdy Datsun PL510 24 DNF S 5 Randy's Auto Body Service John Cannon George Eaton Lola T70 Mk.3B GT 1 DNF P 54 Juan Manuel Fangio Carlos Pairetti Alain de Cadenet Jorge Omar del Rio Porsche 908/02 1 DNS T+2.0 10 Hewitt Racing Allen Hewitt Pete Ledwith Chevrolet Camaro 0 DNS P 44 H.R.H. Corp. Steve Pieper Jim McDaniel Jon Krogsund Deserter GS 0 DNS P 51 Escuderia Montjuich Juan Fernández José Juncadella Porsche 908/02 0 DNS S 52 Tony Dean Tony Dean Peter Gregg Porsche 917K 0 DNS GT2.0 75 Fritz Hochreuter Fritz Hochreuter Harry Bytzek Porsche 911 0

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