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USAC Champ Car Series race number 3 of 24
May 30, 1969 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:11:15
Average Speed: 156.867 mph
Pole Speed: 170.568 mph

Cautions: 2
Margin of Victory: 113.03 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 8

Glossary 1969 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1969 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	2	Mario Andretti	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Hawk / Ford	200	206,727	running	116	1000
2	10	48	Dan Gurney	Olsonite (Dan Gurney)	Eagle / Ford	200	67,732	running	0	800
3	3	1	Bobby Unser	Bardahl (Bob Wilke)	Lola / Offy	200	45,647	running	0	700
4	24	9	Mel Kenyon	Krohne Grain Transport (3K Racing)	Gerhardt / Offy	200	30,612	running	0	600
5	33	92	Peter Revson	Repco-Brabham (Jack Brabham)	Brabham / Repco	197	25,722	running	0	500
6	11	44	Joe Leonard	City of Daytona Beach (Smokey Yunick)	Eagle / Ford	193	21,602	running	0	400
7	4	66	Mark Donohue	Sunoco DX / Simoniz (Roger Penske)	Lola / Offy	190	21,512	running	0	300
8	1	6	A.J. Foyt	Sheraton / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	181	50,252	running	66	250
9	31	21	Larry Dickson	Bryant Heating & Cooling (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Ford	180	17,426	running	0	200
10	32	97	Bobby Johns	Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid (J.C. Agajanian)	Shrike / Offy	171	19,841	running	0	150
11	13	10	Jim Malloy	Jim Robbins	Vollstedt / Offy	165	17,358	running	0	100
12	23	11	Sammy Sessions	Valvoline (Tassi Vatis)	Finley / Offy	163	15,846	running	0	50
13	22	90	Mike Mosley	Zecol / Lubaid (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	162	14,755	radiator	0
14	6	82	Roger McCluskey	G.C. Murphy (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	157	15,493	fire	0
15	18	15	Bud Tingelstad	Vel's Parnelli Ford (Parnelli Jones)	Lola / Ford	155	13,894	valve	0
16	15	84	George Snider	Sheraton / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	152	14,016	running	0
17	14	59	Sonny Ates	Krohne Grain Transport (3K Racing)	Hayhoe / Offy	146	13,609	turbocharger	0
18	25	42	Denny Hulme	Olsonite (Dan Gurney)	Eagle / Ford	145	12,823	clutch	0
19	5	12	Gordon Johncock	Gilmore Broadcasting (Gordon Johncock)	Gerhardt / Offy	137	13,585	valve	0
20	20	4	Lloyd Ruby	Wynn's Spitfire (Gene White)	Mongoose / Offy	105	13,864	fuel coupling	11
21	19	22	Wally Dallenbach	Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Offy	82	12,991	clutch	7
22	21	29	Arnie Knepper	MVS Inc.	Cecil / Ford	82	12,189	crash	0
23	8	67	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jim Robbins	Eagle / Ford	67	12,258	turbocharger	0
24	29	95	Jack Brabham	Repco-Brabham (Jack Brabham)	Brabham / Repco	58	11,725	oil leak	0
25	30	57	Carl Williams	STP Gas Treatment	Gerhardt / Offy	50	11,809	clutch	0
26	9	8	Gary Bettenhausen	Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning (Fred Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	35	11,541	piston	0
27	27	62	George Follmer	Retzloff Chemical (George Follmer)	Cheetah / Ford	26	11,994	waste gate	0
28	7	38	Jim McElreath	Adams Airplanes (Jack Adams)	Hawk / Offy	24	11,768	engine fire	0
29	17	36	Johnny Rutherford	Patrick Petroleum (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	24	10,963	oil tank	0
30	16	45	Ronnie Bucknum	Weinberger Homes (Weinberger & Wilseck)	Eagle / Offy	16	10,929	piston	0
31	12	40	Art Pollard	STP Oil Treatment	Lotus / Offy	7	10,816	torque gear	0
32	26	98	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Wagner Lockheed (J.C. Agajanian)	Mongoose / Offy	1	11,974	connecting rod	0
33	28	16	Bruce Walkup	Thermo King Air Conditioning (Don Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	0	11,353	gearbox	0

Failed to qualify: Rick Muther (#26), Jim Hurtubise (#56), Max Dudley (#61), Dennis Zimmerman (#68), Graham Hill (#70), Bobby Grim (#71, 94), Roger West (#75), Bob Veith (#79), Jochen Rindt (#80), George Benson (#89), Sam Posey (#94), Charlie Glotzbach (#52), Cy Fairchild (#51), Les Scott (#50, 89), Al Miller (#72, 96), Mario Andretti (#2), Jigger Sirois (#14), Jerry Grant (#17, 78, 96), Art Pollard (#20), LeeRoy Yarbrough (#27), George Follmer (#28), Bobby Johns (#31, 35), Dave Strickland (#34), Dee Jones (#37), Bud Tingelstad (#96)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mario Andretti	1	5	5
A.J. Foyt	6	51	46
Wally Dallenbach	52	58	7
A.J. Foyt	59	78	20
Lloyd Ruby	79	86	8
Mario Andretti	87	102	16
Lloyd Ruby	103	105	3
Mario Andretti	106	200	95

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