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1969 Dixie 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 36 of 54
Sunday, August 10, 1969 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
334 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (508.3 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:35
Average Speed: 133.001 mph
Pole Speed: 155.413 mph

Cautions: 3 for 31 laps
Margin of Victory: 5.5 sec
Attendance: 14,300
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 1969 NASCAR Grand National results / 1969 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jim Robbins Special (Junior Johnson)	'69 Ford	334	18,620	running	142
2	7	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'69 Ford	334	9,750	running	57
3	3	43	Richard Petty	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Petty Enterprises)	'69 Ford	334	6,100	running	25
4	6	13	Charlie Glotzbach	Smokey Yunick	'69 Ford	333	3,585	running	5
5	5	27	Donnie Allison	Banjo Matthews	'69 Ford	333	2,775	running	0
6	9	22	Bobby Allison	Mario Rossi	'69 Dodge	332	2,200	running	1
7	1	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	331	2,560	running	97
8	4	6	Buddy Baker	Jack Spillers Dodge (Cotton Owens)	'69 Dodge	331	1,555	running	6
9	17	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'69 Dodge	327	1,550	running	0
10	15	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'69 Plymouth	313	1,475	running	0
11	14	15	Ed Hessert	Ed Hessert	'69 Plymouth	311	1,450	running	0
12	23	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	310	1,475	running	0
13	20	07	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'69 Chevrolet	307	1,400	running	0
14	38	29	John Kennedy	John Kennedy	'67 Chevrolet	302	1,425	running	0
15	26	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'68 Plymouth	301	1,375	running	0
16	22	47	Cecil Gordon	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	300	1,325	running	0
17	36	33	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'68 Chevrolet	298	1,350	running	0
18	39	08	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'69 Chevrolet	297	1,250	running	0
19	35	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'67 Ford	296	1,300	running	0
20	27	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'68 Ford	295	1,200	running	0
21	40	04	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder	'67 Oldsmobile	288	1,250	running	0
22	34	57	Bobby Mausgrover	Ervin Pruitt	'67 Dodge	279	1,225	running	0
23	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	264	1,240	engine	0
24	28	31	Buddy Young	Fred Bear	'67 Chevrolet	264	1,025	water pump	0
25	30	76	Ben Arnold	Don Culpepper	'68 Ford	247	1,075	running	0
26	37	19	Henley Gray	Harry Melton	'68 Ford	244	1,125	driveshaft	0
27	29	96	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'68 Ford	207	1,175	engine	0
28	12	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'68 Ford	192	1,050	overheating	0
29	24	09	Wayne Gillette	E.C. Reid	'67 Chevrolet	187	975	sway bar	0
30	10	99	Paul Goldsmith	Lenox Dodge / Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'69 Dodge	147	1,000	filler cap	1
31	11	30	Dave Marcis	Milt Lunda	'69 Dodge	133	950	engine	0
32	25	61	Hoss Ellington	Ellington Insulation Co. (Hoss Ellington)	'69 Ford	107	925	crash	0
33	8	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	93	900	engine	0
34	18	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	83	900	engine	0
35	32	0	Earl Brooks	Don Tarr	'67 Chevrolet	82	925	engine	0
36	33	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	78	875	engine	0
37	21	8	Ed Negre	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	62	800	engine	0
38	13	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	46	775	engine	0
39	19	37	Don Tarr	Ray Fox	'67 Dodge	28	750	clutch	0
40	16	39	John Sears	Friday Hassler	'67 Chevrolet	3	725	engine	0

Failed to qualify: Earl Brooks (#26), Roy Tyner (#9), John Sears (#4)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	67	67
	68	80	13	#8 spun turn 2
	81	92	12
	93	102	10	#71 oil on track
	103	120	18
	121	128	8	#61 accident turn 3
	129	334	206
Percent of race run under caution: 9.3% Average green flag run: 75.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cale Yarborough	1	49	49
Buddy Baker	50	52	3
Richard Petty	53	54	2
Bobby Allison	55	55	1
Paul Goldsmith	56	56	1
Cale Yarborough	57	69	13
Charlie Glotzbach	70	72	3
Cale Yarborough	73	93	21
Buddy Baker	94	96	3
Cale Yarborough	97	110	14
David Pearson	111	122	12
Charlie Glotzbach	123	124	2
David Pearson	125	167	43
LeeRoy Yarbrough	168	170	3
Richard Petty	171	181	11
LeeRoy Yarbrough	182	239	58
Richard Petty	240	241	2
LeeRoy Yarbrough	242	290	49
David Pearson	291	292	2
Richard Petty	293	302	10
LeeRoy Yarbrough	303	334	32

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