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1969 Carolina 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 7 of 54 Sunday, March 9, 1969 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:52:22 Average speed: 102.569 mph Pole speed: 119.916 mph Cautions: 10 for 82 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 31500 Lead changes: 23 Glossary    1969 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1969 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   David Pearson 17 Ford 30.021   119.916   2   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 30.107   119.573   3   Donnie Allison 27 Ford 30.336   118.670   4   Charlie Glotzbach 6 Dodge 30.509   117.997   5   Richard Petty 43 Ford 30.608   117.616   6   LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Ford 30.970   116.241   7   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 31.579   113.999   8   Richard Brickhouse 03 Plymouth 31.870   112.958   9   Buddy Baker 3 Dodge 30.138   119.450   10   Bobby Allison 22 Dodge 30.668   117.386   11   Cale Yarborough 21 Ford 30.766   117.012   12   Paul Goldsmith 99 Dodge 30.806   116.860   13   James Hylton 48 Dodge 31.596   113.938   14   Bobby Johns 7 Chevrolet 31.855   113.012   15   John Sears 4 Ford 31.998   112.507   16   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 32.285   111.506   17   Dick Brooks 32 Plymouth 32.386   111.159   18   Bill Champion 10 Ford 32.480   110.837   19   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 32.539   110.636   20   Frank Warren 80 Chevrolet 32.732   109.984   21   E.J. Trivette 08 Chevrolet 33.066   108.873   22   Hoss Ellington 61 Mercury 33.166   108.544   23   Wendell Scott 34 Ford 33.578   107.213   24   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 33.640   107.015   25   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 31.319   114.946   26   Sonny Hutchins 90 Ford 31.562   114.061   27   Dave Marcis 30 Dodge 31.582   113.988   28   Friday Hassler 39 Chevrolet 32.224   111.717   29   Dick Johnson 18 Ford 32.941   109.286   30   Dick Poling 82 Chevrolet 33.277   108.182   31   Neil Castles 06 Plymouth QR 32   Dub Simpson 86 Plymouth QR 33   Bill Seifert 45 Ford QR 34   Wayne Smith 33 Chevrolet QR 35   Roy Tyner 9 Pontiac QR 36   Earl Brooks 26 Ford QR 37   James Sears 23 Ford QR 38   Cecil Gordon 47 Ford QR 39   Henley Gray 19 Ford QR 40   J.D. McDuffie 70 Buick QR 41   Don Tarr 0 Chevrolet QR 42   Ed Negre 8 Ford QR 43   John Kennedy 29 Dodge QR 44   Walson Gardner 93 Ford QR 45   Jack Shanklin 44 Chevrolet 46   David Mote 69 Chevrolet OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Jack Shanklin (#44), David Mote (#69)