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NASCAR Grand National race number 3 of 54
Saturday, February 1, 1969 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
186 laps on a 2.700 mile road course (502.200 miles)

Time of race: 4:45:37
Average speed: 105.498 mph
Pole speed: 110.323 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 25 sec
Attendance: 46300
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1969 NASCAR Grand National results / 1969 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	43	Richard Petty	East Tenn. Torino Cobra (Petty Enterprises)	'69 Ford	186	19650	running	103
2	1	1	A.J. Foyt	Don Wagner Ford (Jack Bowsher)	'69 Ford	186	10200	running	62
3	5	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'69 Ford	184	6775	running	0
4	6	41	Al Unser	Robbins Electric (Rudy Hoerr)	'69 Dodge	183	3825	running	0
5	14	48	James Hylton	Dodge (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	177	2450	running	0
6	2	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Mercury Cyclone (Junior Johnson)	'69 Mercury	177	2050	engine	14
7	16	96	Ray Elder	Fred Elder	'67 Dodge	172	1400	running	0
8	15	45	Scotty Cain	Hanford Speedway (Bill Clinton)	'69 Ford	170	1450	running	0
9	21	4	John Sears	Carolina 500 (L.G. DeWitt)	'67 Ford	169	1350	running	0
10	29	18	Harold Hardesty	Bob Bristol	'66 Ford	163	1250	running	0
11	28	6	Ray Johnstone	Concord Olds (Cos Cancilla)	'67 Oldsmobile	163	1225	running	0
12	23	61	Dick Bown	Ober Logging (Mike Ober)	'69 Chevrolet	160	1230	running	0
13	19	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'67 Plymouth	157	1125	running	0
14	33	19	Henley Gray	Harry Melton	'68 Ford	152	1000	running	0
15	12	22	Bobby Allison	So. Cal Plymouth Dealers (Mario Rossi)	'69 Plymouth	151	1100	rear end	0
16	34	79	Ranny Dodd	Randy Dodd	'67 Chevrolet	143	950	rear end	0
17	42	9	Marvin Sjolin	Wes Brier	'67 Mercury	132	925	running	0
18	7	97	Mario Andretti	Winebarger Motor Co. / Torino Cobra (Holman-Moody Racing)	'69 Ford	132	925	engine	7
19	24	64	Elmo Langley	Woodfield Ford & Mercury (Elmo Langley)	'66 Ford	131	785	engine	0
20	20	15	Paul Dorrity	Glen Dorrity	'67 Chevrolet	129	850	engine	0
21	30	0	Don Tarr	Auto-Man (Don Tarr)	'67 Chevrolet	110	825	transmission	0
22	9	12	Roger McCluskey	So. Cal Plymouth Dealers (Norm Nelson)	'69 Plymouth	100	825	overheating	0
23	32	25	Wendell Parnell	Michael's Markets / Salt Lake Transfer (Jim Mayeda)	'66 Chevrolet	87	795	engine	0
24	11	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	81	940	engine	0
25	31	143	Frank Burnett	Plymouth / Crown Motors Modesto (Paul Jenkins)	'67 Plymouth	80	785	transmission	0
26	3	121	Dan Gurney	Mercury Cyclone (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	66	980	engine	0
27	43	09	Sam Rose	Orange Show Speedway (Sam Rose)	'67 Ford	65	775	rear end	0
28	37	198	Robert Link	Robert Link	'67 Ford	62	775	engine	0
29	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	Keith Motors (J.D. McDuffie)	'67 Buick	50	775	engine	0
30	17	04	Cliff Garner	Len Heating Co. (Len Heating)	'67 Plymouth	48	775	engine	0
31	26	16	Jerry Oliver	Concord Olds (Cos Cancilla)	'67 Oldsmobile	48	770	transmission	0
32	40	29	Ralph Arnold	–	'66 Ford	43	765	engine	0
33	13	31	Don White	Dodge (Ray Nichels)	'68 Dodge	41	835	engine	0
34	18	90	Marty Kinerk	Dana (Frank Townsend)	'67 Chevrolet	40	755	transmission	0
35	44	7	Jack McCoy	Ernie Conn	'69 Dodge	27	750	transmission	0
36	38	74	Robert Hale	Frigiking Special / California Refrigeration (Robert S. Hale)	'66 Pontiac	24	750	engine	0
37	10	11	Parnelli Jones	Torino Cobra (Holman-Moody Racing)	'69 Ford	22	770	engine	0
38	8	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	22	775	transmission	0
39	27	92	Guy Jones	–	'66 Ford	8	800	engine	0
40	22	106	Dave James	Jim Whitehead	'67 Plymouth	5	850	rear end	0
41	25	32	Joe Frasson	Mario Frasson Cement (Gary Sigman)	'69 Plymouth	3	825	ignition	0
42	39	88	Jim Cook	Dan Dostinich	'67 Chevrolet	3	750	ignition	0
43	41	2	Johnny Steele	Johnny Steele	'69 Ford	3	750	oil leak	0
44	36	8	Bob England	Bob England	'69 Chevrolet	1	750	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
A.J. Foyt	1	27	27
LeeRoy Yarbrough	28	28	1
Mario Andretti	29	31	3
A.J. Foyt	32	50	19
LeeRoy Yarbrough	51	57	7
Mario Andretti	58	61	4
A.J. Foyt	62	77	16
Richard Petty	78	82	5
LeeRoy Yarbrough	83	88	6
Richard Petty	89	186	98