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1969 Atlanta 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 10 of 54 Sunday, March 30, 1969 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:46:12 Average speed: 132.759 mph Pole speed: 156.794 mph (Pole won by David Pearson ) Cautions: 5 for 53 laps Margin of victory: 3 sec Attendance: 85000 Lead changes: 11 Glossary    1969 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1969 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 21   Cale Yarborough 60 Minute Cleaners   (Wood Brothers) '69 Mercury 334 21590 running 308 2 40 17   David Pearson East Tenn. Motor Co.   (Holman-Moody Racing) '69 Ford 334 10630 running 21 3 6 99   Paul Goldsmith Holton Dodge   (Ray Nichels) '69 Dodge 332 6225 running 0 4 2 22   Bobby Allison City Dodge   (Mario Rossi) '69 Dodge 331 4100 running 0 5 21 27   Pete Hamilton Torino Cobra East Point Ford   (Banjo Matthews) '69 Ford 329 3225 running 0 6 14 30   Dave Marcis Lunda   (Milt Lunda) '69 Dodge 320 2550 running 0 7 27 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '69 Plymouth 314 2150 running 0 8 17 03   Richard Brickhouse Brunswick Motor Sales   (Dub Clewis) '67 Plymouth 313 1775 running 0 9 7 43   Richard Petty Torino Cobra East Tenn.   (Petty Enterprises) '69 Ford 312 1700 engine 0 10 10 67   Buddy Arrington Auto Sales & Body Co.   (Buddy Arrington) '69 Dodge 312 1625 running 0 11 8 98   LeeRoy Yarbrough Jim Robbins Special   (Junior Johnson) '69 Mercury 303 1575 transmission 0 12 32 46   Roy Mayne Ralph Kimsey Co. / C&J Radiator Service   (Tom Hunter) '67 Chevrolet 296 1575 running 0 13 31 76   Ben Arnold Don Culpepper '68 Ford 292 1525 running 0 14 23 25   Jabe Thomas Star City Body Shop   (Don Robertson) '68 Plymouth 289 1425 running 0 15 33 00   Henley Gray Larry Wehrs '67 Chevrolet 288 1425 running 0 16 25 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '67 Buick 284 1300 crash 0 17 26 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '67 Ford 277 1275 running 0 18 12 47   Cecil Gordon Bill Seifert '68 Ford 275 1250 crash 0 19 39 13   Swede Savage Torino Cobra   (Smokey Yunick) '69 Ford 266 1275 engine 0 20 19 08   E.J. Trivette E.C. Reid '69 Chevrolet 258 1200 running 0 21 3 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '68 Ford 233 1200 engine 0 22 4 80   Frank Warren The Peddler Steak House   (E.C. Reid) '67 Chevrolet 221 1175 engine 0 23 38 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '69 Dodge 202 1165 engine 3 24 29 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '68 Ford 202 1190 oil leak 0 25 16 7   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '67 Chevrolet 193 1100 wheel bearing 0 26 24 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '67 Ford 190 1125 engine 0 27 36 23   Wendell Scott Dennis Holt '67 Ford 187 1100 clutch 0 28 9 48   James Hylton Jack Spillers Dodge   (James Hylton) '69 Dodge 181 1225 engine 0 29 18 39   Friday Hassler See Rock City   (Friday Hassler) '67 Chevrolet 181 1000 oil leak 0 30 20 61   Hoss Ellington Ellington Insulation Co.   (Hoss Ellington) '67 Mercury 174 950 steering 0 31 15 4   John Sears J. Marvin Mills Heating & Air   (L.G. DeWitt) '67 Ford 157 950 engine 0 32 35 82   Dick Poling Mack Sellers '67 Chevrolet 154 975 driveshaft 0 33 1 6   Charlie Glotzbach Lenox Dodge   (Cotton Owens) '69 Dodge 142 960 ignition 2 34 13 96   Don Tomberlin Clint Brannen Ford   (Roy Buckner) '68 Ford 125 850 spun 0 35 22 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '68 Plymouth 105 875 engine 0 36 37 3   Buddy Baker Royal Dodge   (Ray Fox) '69 Dodge 100 1175 clutch 0 37 28 18   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson '68 Ford 89 775 engine 0 38 34 29   John Kennedy John Kennedy '67 Dodge 60 750 oil leak 0 39 30 44   Dub Simpson Giachetti Brothers   (Richard Giachetti) '67 Chevrolet 55 725 ignition 0 40 11 32   Dick Brooks Dick Brooks '69 Plymouth 38 700 engine 0

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Buddy Baker 3 tire change Swede Savage 13 tire change David Pearson 17 tire change Bobby Isaac 71 tire change Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 183 183     184 197 14   #48 engine   198 202 5     203 216 14   #27 spun turn 4   217 276 60     277 284 8   #47 accident turn 4   285 285 1     286 296 11   #70 accident turn 4   297 314 18     315 320 6   #43 engine turn 2   321 334 14       Percent of race run under caution: 15.9%             Average green flag run: 46.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Charlie Glotzbach 1 2 2   Cale Yarborough 3 51 49   Bobby Isaac 52 54 3   David Pearson 55 60 6   Cale Yarborough 61 107 47   David Pearson 108 116 9   Cale Yarborough 117 275 159   David Pearson 276 277 2   Cale Yarborough 278 315 38   David Pearson 316 319 4   Cale Yarborough 320 334 15