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1969 Georgia 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 1 of 54
Sunday, November 17, 1968 at Middle Georgia Raceway, Macon, GA
500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:08:06
Average speed: 85.121 mph
Pole speed: 95.472 mph

Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
Margin of victory: 5 sec
Attendance: 6000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1969 NASCAR Grand National results / 1969 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	5	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'68 Plymouth	500	3500	running	362
2	1	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody Racing	'68 Ford	500	2345	running	8
3	6	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'68 Dodge	490	1375	running	0
4	8	64	Elmo Langley	Woodfield Ford & Mercury (Elmo Langley / Henry Woodfield)	'66 Ford	476	925	running	0
5	12	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'66 Ford	466	825	running	0
6	7	39	Friday Hassler	Red Sharp	'66 Chevrolet	462	725	engine	0
7	21	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	459	750	running	0
8	17	47	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	454	625	running	0
9	25	19	Henley Gray	Henley Gray	'68 Ford	447	525	running	0
10	20	76	Ben Arnold	Don Culpepper	'66 Ford	442	425	running	0
11	29	45	Cecil Gordon	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	439	380	running	0
12	19	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'66 Chevrolet	423	400	running	0
13	15	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'66 Ford	416	350	running	0
14	27	93	Walson Gardner	Walson Gardner	'67 Ford	408	300	running	0
15	30	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'67 Pontiac	392	200	running	0
16	10	56	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Lyle Stelter	'67 Mercury	316	225	crash	0
17	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'68 Dodge	315	300	engine	61
18	13	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	294	225	running	0
19	3	14	Bobby Allison	Friedkin Enterprises (Tom Friedkin)	'68 Plymouth	252	275	rear end	69
20	26	38	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'68 Chevrolet	222	225	engine	0
21	9	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	210	225	rear end	0
22	22	5	Earl Brooks	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	189	250	crash	0
23	23	57	Ervin Pruitt	Ervin Pruitt	'67 Dodge	162	235	rear end	0
24	18	80	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'66 Chevrolet	140	225	overheating	0
25	4	22	Darel Dieringer	Mario Rossi	'68 Plymouth	119	250	driveshaft	0
26	24	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'66 Chevrolet	94	175	rear end	0
27	14	96	Don Tomberlin	Roy Buckner	'66 Ford	90	175	engine	0
28	11	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'66 Ford	81	175	oil leak	0
29	16	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'67 Ford	26	175	engine	0
30	28	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	20	150	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	2	2
Bobby Isaac	3	28	26
David Pearson	29	31	3
Bobby Allison	32	57	26
Bobby Isaac	58	92	35
Bobby Allison	93	132	40
Richard Petty	133	219	87
Bobby Allison	220	222	3
Richard Petty	223	360	138
David Pearson	361	361	1
Richard Petty	362	477	116
David Pearson	478	479	2
Richard Petty	480	500	21