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1969 National 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 48 of 54
Sunday, October 12, 1969 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:48:32
Average Speed: 131.271 mph
Pole Speed: 162.162 mph

Cautions: 9 for 50 laps
Margin of Victory: 16 sec
Attendance: 57,000
Lead changes: 28

Glossary 1969 NASCAR Grand National results / 1969 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
24	32	84	J.D. McDuffie	Elmo Langley	'68 Ford	277	1,175	clutch	0
34	37	13	Jim Lineberger	Jim Lineberger	'67 Chevrolet	131	925	crash	0
10	15	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Ford	315	1,685	engine	0
25	1	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	260	1,510	engine	17
27	2	43	Richard Petty	East Tennessee Motor Co. (Petty Enterprises)	'69 Ford	239	1,260	engine	7
28	10	30	Dave Marcis	Milt Lunda	'69 Dodge	217	1,130	engine	6
29	43	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'67 Ford	201	1,025	engine	0
30	20	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	191	1,100	engine	0
31	19	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'69 Pontiac	184	1,010	engine	0
32	25	90	Sonny Hutchins	Junie Donlavey	'67 Ford	175	980	engine	0
33	33	08	E.J. Trivette	Central Chevrolet (E.C. Reid)	'67 Chevrolet	170	950	engine	0
36	14	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'69 Dodge	103	885	engine	0
37	45	88	Richard Brickhouse	Bill Ellis	'69 Dodge	95	900	engine	0
38	4	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson	'69 Ford	94	875	engine	0
39	30	07	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	'69 Chevrolet	90	850	engine	0
41	9	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	81	775	engine	0
42	41	54	Bill Dennis	Bill Dennis	'69 Chevrolet	69	725	engine	0
45	18	96	Frank Warren	Frank Warren	'68 Ford	21	680	engine	0
1	3	27	Donnie Allison	Torino Talladega (Banjo Matthews)	'69 Ford	334	20,280	running	161
2	6	22	Bobby Allison	Burnside Dodge (Mario Rossi)	'69 Dodge	334	10,465	running	63
3	5	6	Buddy Baker	Cotton Owens	'69 Dodge	334	6,550	running	80
4	7	99	Charlie Glotzbach	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'69 Dodge	334	4,025	running	0
5	8	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody	'69 Ford	332	3,800	running	0
6	13	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'69 Plymouth	321	2,650	running	0
7	21	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'69 Dodge	320	2,125	running	0
8	29	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler	'69 Chevrolet	318	1,900	running	0
9	22	37	Don Tarr	Sheraton (Ray Fox)	'67 Dodge	318	1,760	running	0
11	44	48	James Hylton	Welch Dodge (James Hylton)	'69 Dodge	314	1,675	running	0
12	28	33	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'69 Chevrolet	312	1,580	running	0
13	17	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'68 Ford	307	1,535	running	0
14	23	61	Hoss Ellington	Ellington Insulation Co. (Hoss Ellington)	'69 Ford	306	1,480	running	0
15	34	29	John Kennedy	John Kennedy	'67 Chevrolet	301	1,425	running	0
16	24	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	298	1,380	running	0
17	27	8	Wendell Scott	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	297	1,355	running	0
18	36	76	Ben Arnold	Don Culpepper	'68 Ford	292	1,325	running	0
19	38	47	Cecil Gordon	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	291	1,300	running	0
20	35	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	291	1,275	running	0
21	39	19	Henley Gray	Harry Melton	'68 Ford	290	1,250	running	0
22	16	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'68 Ford	288	1,235	running	0
23	42	09	Wayne Gillette	E.C. Reid	'69 Chevrolet	281	1,200	running	0
26	31	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'68 Plymouth	240	1,150	running	0
35	26	31	Buddy Young	Fred Bear	'67 Chevrolet	109	905	rear end	0
44	40	82	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'68 Chevrolet	55	675	rear end	0
43	11	3	Jim Vandiver	Ray Fox	'69 Dodge	64	825	steering	0
40	12	1	A.J. Foyt	Jack Bowsher	'69 Ford	88	875	wheel bearing	0

Failed to qualify: J.C. Spradley (#0)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	8	8
	9	13	5	#31 accident turn 2
	14	24	11
	25	31	7	#96 blew engine
	32	103	72
	104	106	3	#67 blew engine
	107	113	7
	114	118	5	debris
	119	125	7
	126	131	6	#13 accident turn 2
	132	194	63
	195	199	5	#08 blew engine frontstretch
	200	204	5
	205	211	7	#9 oil turn 1
	212	239	28
	240	243	4	#43 blew engine
	244	259	16
	260	267	8	#21 blew engine
	268	334	67
Percent of race run under caution: 15.0% Average green flag run: 28.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Donnie Allison	1	25	25
Dave Marcis	26	31	6
Buddy Baker	32	97	66
Bobby Allison	98	114	17
Donnie Allison	115	115	1
Bobby Allison	116	117	2
Richard Petty	118	123	6
Donnie Allison	124	148	25
Bobby Allison	149	159	11
Donnie Allison	160	195	36
Richard Petty	196	196	1
Donnie Allison	197	206	10
Bobby Allison	207	225	19
Donnie Allison	226	240	15
Buddy Baker	241	241	1
Cale Yarborough	242	245	4
Donnie Allison	246	246	1
Cale Yarborough	247	259	13
Donnie Allison	260	260	1
Buddy Baker	261	263	3
Bobby Allison	264	268	5
Buddy Baker	269	271	3
Bobby Allison	272	279	8
Donnie Allison	280	283	4
Bobby Allison	284	284	1
Donnie Allison	285	322	38
Buddy Baker	323	329	7
Donnie Allison	330	334	5

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