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1969 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 6 of 54
Sunday, February 23, 1969 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:09:56
Average speed: 157.95 mph
Pole speed: 188.901 mph

Cautions: 5 for 35 laps
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Attendance: 101800
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 1969 NASCAR Grand National results / 1969 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	19	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jim Robbins Special / Torino Cobra (Junior Johnson)	'69 Ford	200	38950	running	18
2	4	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Southside Dodge (Cotton Owens)	'69 Dodge	200	18425	running	51
3	7	27	Donnie Allison	East Point Ford (Banjo Matthews)	'69 Ford	199	13275	running	87
4	9	11	A.J. Foyt	Don Wagner Ford (Jack Bowsher)	'69 Ford	199	5800	running	1
5	1	3	Buddy Baker	Royal Dodge (Ray Fox)	'69 Dodge	198	10050	running	23
6	3	17	David Pearson	East Tenn. Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'69 Ford	198	5600	running	0
7	11	88	Benny Parsons	Russ Dawson	'69 Ford	197	2450	running	0
8	12	43	Richard Petty	East Tennessee Ford (Petty Enterprises)	'69 Ford	196	3150	running	0
9	51	58	Andy Hampton	H.B. Ranier	'69 Dodge	191	2500	running	0
10	16	96	Ray Elder	Fred Elder	'69 Dodge	190	2935	running	0
11	23	8	Vic Elford	H.B. Ranier	'69 Dodge	188	2650	running	0
12	21	03	Richard Brickhouse	Dub Clewis	'67 Plymouth	188	3560	running	0
13	31	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler	'67 Chevrolet	187	3460	running	0
14	14	25	Jabe Thomas	Star City Body Shop (Don Robertson)	'68 Plymouth	187	2495	running	0
15	15	48	James Hylton	Eberhart-Nunn (James Hylton)	'68 Dodge	185	2445	running	2
16	20	06	Neil Castles	Howard Furniture (Neil Castles)	'69 Plymouth	185	2385	running	0
17	45	30	Dave Marcis	Milt Lunda	'67 Chevrolet	181	2260	running	0
18	22	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	179	2335	running	0
19	50	80	Frank Warren	The Peddler Steakhouse (E.C. Reid)	'67 Chevrolet	178	2245	running	0
20	29	64	Elmo Langley	Woodfield Ford & Mercury / Beltsville (Elmo Langley)	'68 Ford	178	2285	running	0
21	44	75	George Bauer	Dodge (Robert Schultz)	'67 Dodge	176	2205	running	0
22	26	44	Dub Simpson	Giachetti Brothers (Richard Giachetti)	'67 Chevrolet	176	1420	running	0
23	30	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'68 Ford	176	1395	running	0
24	39	19	Henley Gray	Harry Melton	'68 Ford	173	1355	running	0
25	48	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'67 Chevrolet	172	1345	running	0
26	38	08	E.J. Trivette	Central Chevrolet (E.C. Reid)	'69 Chevrolet	171	1345	running	0
27	34	47	Cecil Gordon	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	171	1360	running	0
28	13	67	Buddy Arrington	Auto Sales & Body Co. (Buddy Arrington)	'69 Dodge	170	1610	engine	0
29	49	34	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing (Wendell Scott)	'68 Ford	168	1105	running	0
30	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	150	3400	crash	0
31	32	33	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'69 Chevrolet	148	1350	running	0
32	33	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'69 Plymouth	140	1345	engine	0
33	18	29	Ramo Stott	Lanigan & Sons Auto Sales (Ramo Stott)	'67 Plymouth	139	1410	engine	0
34	24	76	Ben Arnold	Don Culpepper	'68 Ford	133	1370	engine	0
35	40	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'67 Ford	130	1275	overheating	0
36	10	41	Swede Savage	Mercury Cyclone / 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'68 Mercury	123	2520	crash	0
37	27	18	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson	'68 Ford	104	1345	oil leak	0
38	5	21	Cale Yarborough	Torino Cobra / 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Ford	103	2560	crash	17
39	36	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	87	2290	engine	0
40	43	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'67 Chevrolet	67	1205	overheating	0
41	6	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'69 Dodge	62	1600	crash	0
42	8	13	Bobby Unser	Torino Cobra (Smokey Yunick)	'69 Ford	56	1400	crash	1
43	41	22	Bobby Allison	Brooks-Massey Dodge (Mario Rossi)	'69 Dodge	45	1160	engine	0
44	17	1	Pete Hamilton	King Enterprises (A.J. King)	'69 Dodge	44	1885	crash	0
45	42	4	John Sears	Montgomery Motors (L.G. DeWitt)	'67 Ford	41	965	overheating	0
46	46	69	Bill Kimmel, Sr.	Carl Manis	'69 Chevrolet	30	900	engine	0
47	25	36	H.B. Bailey	H.B. Bailey	'69 Pontiac	24	1940	engine	0
48	28	53	Billy Taylor	Carl Miller	'67 Plymouth	20	870	engine	0
49	47	82	Dick Poling	Mack Sellars Racing Equipment (Mack Sellers)	'67 Chevrolet	19	760	engine	0
50	37	57	Roy Mayne	Ervin Pruitt	'67 Dodge	9	725	engine	0
51	35	23	Don Biederman	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	0		did not start	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
WD	Jacky Ickx	97	Winebarger Motor Co.	Junior Johnson	Mercury

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	24	24
	25	31	7	#53 engine
	32	45	14
	46	55	10	#1 spun turn 4
	56	57	2
	58	62	5	#13 accident turn 2
	63	104	42
	105	112	8	#21 accident turn 4
	113	152	40
	153	157	5	#76 debris
	158	200	43
Percent of race run under caution: 17.5% Average green flag run: 27.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Buddy Baker	1	3	3
Cale Yarborough	4	20	17
Buddy Baker	21	25	5
James Hylton	26	27	2
Buddy Baker	28	33	6
Donnie Allison	34	45	12
Buddy Baker	46	46	1
Bobby Unser	47	47	1
Buddy Baker	48	55	8
A.J. Foyt	56	56	1
Donnie Allison	57	118	62
Charlie Glotzbach	119	138	20
Donnie Allison	139	145	7
Charlie Glotzbach	146	154	9
Donnie Allison	155	160	6
LeeRoy Yarbrough	161	177	17
Charlie Glotzbach	178	199	22
LeeRoy Yarbrough	200	200	1