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1969 American 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 51 of 54
Sunday, October 26, 1969 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles)

Time of race: 4:28:12
Average speed: 111.938 mph
Pole speed: 136.972 mph

Cautions: 7 for 66 laps
Margin of victory: 1.5 lap
Attendance: 33800
Lead changes: 25

Glossary 1969 NASCAR Grand National results / 1969 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	9	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Torino Talladega / Jim Robbins Special (Junior Johnson)	'69 Ford	492	17600	running	213
2	4	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'69 Ford	491	10725	running	64
3	6	6	Buddy Baker	ADDY Dodge (Cotton Owens)	'69 Dodge	485	5350	running	31
4	10	30	Dave Marcis	Welch Dodge (Milt Lunda)	'69 Dodge	472	2850	running	0
5	14	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'69 Ford	465	2070	running	0
6	13	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'69 Plymouth	457	1700	running	0
7	23	61	Hoss Ellington	Ellington Insulation Co. (Hoss Ellington)	'69 Ford	454	1400	running	0
8	24	8	Ed Negre	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	445	1300	running	0
9	33	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'67 Ford	433	1200	running	0
10	31	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'69 Dodge	431	1200	running	0
11	28	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'69 Chevrolet	430	1125	running	0
12	30	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	429	1100	running	0
13	37	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'68 Plymouth	425	1075	running	0
14	35	47	Cecil Gordon	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	419	1050	running	0
15	21	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'68 Ford	416	1035	running	0
16	8	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	391	1020	timing chain	43
17	25	08	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'69 Chevrolet	388	1005	suspension	0
18	32	57	Johnny Halford	Ervin Pruitt	'67 Dodge	369	1015	running	0
19	39	69	Larry Baumel	Auto Lad (Allan Schlauer)	'69 Ford	366	975	engine	0
20	27	0	J.D. McDuffie	Don Tarr	'67 Chevrolet	329	960	running	0
21	36	9	Earl Brooks	Roy Tyner	'69 Pontiac	313	945	water pump	0
22	22	41	Elmo Langley	Bill Champion	'67 Ford	304	930	brakes	0
23	1	99	Charlie Glotzbach	Nichels Engineering / J&J Dodge (Ray Nichels)	'69 Dodge	281	1265	engine	80
24	17	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	240	975	engine	0
25	40	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	239	885	wheel bearing	0
26	18	31	Buddy Young	Fred Bear	'67 Chevrolet	186	820	crash	0
27	29	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'67 Chevrolet	183	830	engine	0
28	15	48	James Hylton	James Hylton	'69 Dodge	174	740	engine	0
29	3	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	168	750	crash	55
30	5	27	Donnie Allison	Torino Talladega (Banjo Matthews)	'69 Ford	143	710	crash	0
31	11	88	Richard Brickhouse	Mendenhall Dodge (Bill Ellis)	'69 Dodge	124	720	suspension	0
32	7	43	Richard Petty	Torino Talladega / 7-Up (Petty Enterprises)	'69 Ford	113	680	crash	6
33	26	54	Ben Arnold	Bill Dennis	'69 Chevrolet	105	665	engine	0
34	38	44	Lennie Pond	Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti)	'67 Chevrolet	73	650	engine	0
35	12	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'69 Dodge	72	635	rear end	0
36	19	64	Clyde Lynn	Elmo Langley	'68 Ford	40	645	overheating	0
37	16	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler	'67 Chevrolet	37	605	engine	0
38	34	19	Henley Gray	Harry Melton	'68 Ford	29	590	driveshaft	0
39	2	22	Bobby Allison	Dodge by Burnside (Mario Rossi)	'69 Dodge	20	650	crash	0
40	20	29	John Kennedy	John Kennedy	'67 Chevrolet	17	560	crash	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Ed Hessert	15	Ed Hessert	Plymouth
	Earl Brooks	26	Earl Brooks	Ford
	Wayne Smith	33	Wayne Smith	Chevrolet
	Ben Arnold	76	Don Culpepper	Ford
DC	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	Pontiac
DC	Clyde Lynn	41	Bill Champion	Ford
DC	Bill Dennis	54	Bill Dennis	Chevrolet
DC	Elmo Langley	64	Elmo Langley	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	19	19
	20	27	8	#22,29 accident turn 1
	28	124	97
	125	140	16	#88 accident turn 2
	141	146	6
	147	155	9	#27,99 accident turn 4
	156	167	12
	168	176	9	#21 accident turn 2
	177	182	6
	183	186	4	#48 engine turn 1
	187	194	8
	195	209	15	#31 accident turn 4
	210	282	73
	283	287	5	#99 engine turn 3
	288	492	205
Percent of race run under caution: 13.4% Average green flag run: 53.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Charlie Glotzbach	1	39	39
Cale Yarborough	40	52	13
LeeRoy Yarbrough	53	61	9
Cale Yarborough	62	65	4
Bobby Isaac	66	104	39
Richard Petty	105	110	6
Cale Yarborough	111	130	20
David Pearson	131	137	7
Buddy Baker	138	144	7
LeeRoy Yarbrough	145	148	4
Bobby Isaac	149	149	1
Cale Yarborough	150	167	18
Bobby Isaac	168	170	3
Charlie Glotzbach	171	181	11
Buddy Baker	182	187	6
Charlie Glotzbach	188	211	24
Buddy Baker	212	222	11
LeeRoy Yarbrough	223	264	42
Buddy Baker	265	271	7
LeeRoy Yarbrough	272	274	3
Charlie Glotzbach	275	280	6
David Pearson	281	326	46
LeeRoy Yarbrough	327	354	28
David Pearson	355	356	2
LeeRoy Yarbrough	357	426	70
David Pearson	427	435	9
LeeRoy Yarbrough	436	492	57