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1969 American 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 51 of 54 Sunday, October 26, 1969 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:28:12 Average speed: 111.938 mph Pole speed: 136.972 mph Cautions: 7 for 66 laps Margin of victory: 1.5 lap Attendance: 33800 Lead changes: 25 Glossary    1969 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1969 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 9 98   LeeRoy Yarbrough Torino Talladega / Jim Robbins Special   (Junior Johnson) '69 Ford 492 17600 running 213 2 4 17   David Pearson East Tenn. Motor Co.   (Holman-Moody Racing) '69 Ford 491 10725 running 64 3 6 6   Buddy Baker ADDY Dodge   (Cotton Owens) '69 Dodge 485 5350 running 31 4 10 30   Dave Marcis Welch Dodge   (Milt Lunda) '69 Dodge 472 2850 running 0 5 14 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '69 Ford 465 2070 running 0 6 13 32   Dick Brooks Dick Brooks '69 Plymouth 457 1700 running 0 7 23 61   Hoss Ellington Ellington Insulation Co.   (Hoss Ellington) '69 Ford 454 1400 running 0 8 24 8   Ed Negre G.C. Spencer '67 Plymouth 445 1300 running 0 9 33 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '67 Ford 433 1200 running 0 10 31 06   Neil Castles Howard Furniture   (Neil Castles) '69 Dodge 431 1200 running 0 11 28 46   Roy Mayne Tom Hunter '69 Chevrolet 430 1125 running 0 12 30 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '69 Ford 429 1100 running 0 13 37 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '68 Plymouth 425 1075 running 0 14 35 47   Cecil Gordon Bill Seifert '68 Ford 419 1050 running 0 15 21 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '68 Ford 416 1035 running 0 16 8 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '69 Dodge 391 1020 timing chain 43 17 25 08   E.J. Trivette E.C. Reid '69 Chevrolet 388 1005 suspension 0 18 32 57   Johnny Halford Ervin Pruitt '67 Dodge 369 1015 running 0 19 39 69   Larry Baumel Auto Lad   (Allan Schlauer) '69 Ford 366 975 engine 0 20 27 0   J.D. McDuffie Don Tarr '67 Chevrolet 329 960 running 0 21 36 9   Earl Brooks Roy Tyner '69 Pontiac 313 945 water pump 0 22 22 41   Elmo Langley Bill Champion '67 Ford 304 930 brakes 0 23 1 99   Charlie Glotzbach Nichels Engineering / J&J Dodge   (Ray Nichels) '69 Dodge 281 1265 engine 80 24 17 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '67 Plymouth 240 975 engine 0 25 40 51   Dub Simpson Bill Strong '69 Chevrolet 239 885 wheel bearing 0 26 18 31   Buddy Young Fred Bear '67 Chevrolet 186 820 crash 0 27 29 7   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '67 Chevrolet 183 830 engine 0 28 15 48   James Hylton James Hylton '69 Dodge 174 740 engine 0 29 3 21   Cale Yarborough 60 Minute Cleaners   (Wood Brothers) '69 Mercury 168 750 crash 55 30 5 27   Donnie Allison Torino Talladega   (Banjo Matthews) '69 Ford 143 710 crash 0 31 11 88   Richard Brickhouse Mendenhall Dodge   (Bill Ellis) '69 Dodge 124 720 suspension 0 32 7 43   Richard Petty Torino Talladega / 7-Up   (Petty Enterprises) '69 Ford 113 680 crash 6 33 26 54   Ben Arnold Bill Dennis '69 Chevrolet 105 665 engine 0 34 38 44   Lennie Pond Giachetti Brothers   (Richard Giachetti) '67 Chevrolet 73 650 engine 0 35 12 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '69 Dodge 72 635 rear end 0 36 19 64   Clyde Lynn Elmo Langley '68 Ford 40 645 overheating 0 37 16 39   Friday Hassler Friday Hassler '67 Chevrolet 37 605 engine 0 38 34 19   Henley Gray Harry Melton '68 Ford 29 590 driveshaft 0 39 2 22   Bobby Allison Dodge by Burnside   (Mario Rossi) '69 Dodge 20 650 crash 0 40 20 29   John Kennedy John Kennedy '67 Chevrolet 17 560 crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Ed Hessert 15 Ed Hessert Plymouth Earl Brooks 26 Earl Brooks Ford Wayne Smith 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet Ben Arnold 76 Don Culpepper Ford DC Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner Pontiac DC Clyde Lynn 41 Bill Champion Ford DC Bill Dennis 54 Bill Dennis Chevrolet DC Elmo Langley 64 Elmo Langley Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 19 19     20 27 8   #22,29 accident turn 1   28 124 97     125 140 16   #88 accident turn 2   141 146 6     147 155 9   #27,99 accident turn 4   156 167 12     168 176 9   #21 accident turn 2   177 182 6     183 186 4   #48 engine turn 1   187 194 8     195 209 15   #31 accident turn 4   210 282 73     283 287 5   #99 engine turn 3   288 492 205       Percent of race run under caution: 13.4%             Average green flag run: 53.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Charlie Glotzbach 1 39 39   Cale Yarborough 40 52 13   LeeRoy Yarbrough 53 61 9   Cale Yarborough 62 65 4   Bobby Isaac 66 104 39   Richard Petty 105 110 6   Cale Yarborough 111 130 20   David Pearson 131 137 7   Buddy Baker 138 144 7   LeeRoy Yarbrough 145 148 4   Bobby Isaac 149 149 1   Cale Yarborough 150 167 18   Bobby Isaac 168 170 3   Charlie Glotzbach 171 181 11   Buddy Baker 182 187 6   Charlie Glotzbach 188 211 24   Buddy Baker 212 222 11   LeeRoy Yarbrough 223 264 42   Buddy Baker 265 271 7   LeeRoy Yarbrough 272 274 3   Charlie Glotzbach 275 280 6   David Pearson 281 326 46   LeeRoy Yarbrough 327 354 28   David Pearson 355 356 2   LeeRoy Yarbrough 357 426 70   David Pearson 427 435 9   LeeRoy Yarbrough 436 492 57