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1969 Richmond 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 14 of 54 Sunday, April 13, 1969 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:23:23 Average speed: 73.752 mph Pole speed: 82.538 mph Cautions: 6 for 40 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 14600 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1969 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1969 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 17   David Pearson East Tenn. Motor Co. / Torino Cobra   (Holman-Moody Racing) '69 Ford 500 3650 running 416 2 3 43   Richard Petty East Tennessee Ford   (Petty Enterprises) '69 Ford 499 1800 running 21 3 12 64   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '68 Ford 483 1075 running 0 4 14 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '69 Plymouth 475 775 running 0 5 13 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '68 Ford 465 675 running 0 6 19 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '67 Buick 464 625 running 0 7 7 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '68 Ford 450 600 clutch 0 8 17 80   E.J. Trivette E.C. Reid '67 Chevrolet 438 575 running 0 9 23 19   Henley Gray Harry Melton '68 Ford 436 530 running 0 10 25 12   Pete Hazelwood Pete Hazelwood '68 Ford 365 520 engine 0 11 9 18   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson '68 Ford 362 535 engine 0 12 6 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '68 Plymouth 361 525 running 0 13 26 20   Ray Hendrick – '67 Chevrolet 351 490 engine 0 14 27 9   Worth McMillion Roy Tyner '69 Pontiac 328 480 rear end 0 15 5 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '69 Dodge 281 495 engine 60 16 24 23   Paul Dean Holt Dennis Holt '67 Ford 235 460 oil leak 0 17 18 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '67 Ford 212 475 axle 0 18 8 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '67 Ford 177 465 engine 3 19 21 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre '67 Ford 167 430 overheating 0 20 4 90   Sonny Hutchins Junie Donlavey '67 Ford 55 470 rear end 0 21 15 47   Cecil Gordon Bill Seifert '68 Ford 45 435 crash 0 22 20 56   Ed Hessert Lyle Stelter '69 Mercury 40 425 crash 0 23 10 67   Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington '69 Dodge 35 415 engine 0 24 16 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '67 Ford 21 405 engine 0 25 11 76   Ben Arnold Don Culpepper '68 Ford 13 405 engine 0 26 22 82   Dick Poling Mack Sellers '67 Chevrolet 13 365 transmission 0 27 2 71   Bobby Isaac K & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf) '69 Dodge 7 455 engine 0 28 28 1   John Kenney Bill Champion '67 Ford 1 345 flagged 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 55 55   John Sears 56 58 3   David Pearson 59 73 15   James Hylton 74 133 60   David Pearson 134 187 54   Richard Petty 188 208 21   David Pearson 209 500 292