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1969 Thompson 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 30 of 54 Thursday, July 10, 1969 at Thompson Speedway, Thompson, CT 200 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (125.000 miles) Time of race: 1:23:08 Average speed: 89.498 mph Pole speed: 99.8 mph Cautions: 2 for 13 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 12000 Lead changes: 4 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.   (Holman-Moody Racing) '69 Ford 200 2200 running 98 2 3 48   James Hylton Hylton Engineering   (James Hylton) '69 Dodge 199 1500 running 7 3 4 4   John Sears L.G. DeWitt '68 Ford 199 1000 running 0 4 7 49   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '68 Plymouth 197 900 running 0 5 5 03   Richard Brickhouse Dub Clewis '67 Plymouth 193 800 running 0 6 9 06   Neil Castles Neil Castles '67 Plymouth 193 700 running 0 7 8 31   Buddy Young Fred Bear '67 Chevrolet 191 650 running 0 8 12 15   Ed Hessert Ed Hessert '68 Plymouth 189 600 running 0 9 16 08   E.J. Trivette E.C. Reid '69 Chevrolet 189 550 running 0 10 14 45   Bill Seifert Bill Seifert '68 Ford 189 500 running 0 11 19 70   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie '67 Buick 187 475 running 0 12 13 33   Wayne Smith Archie Smith '69 Chevrolet 179 450 running 0 13 21 19   Henley Gray Harry Melton '68 Ford 178 425 running 0 14 17 10   Bill Champion Bill Champion '68 Ford 177 400 running 0 15 26 47   Cecil Gordon Bill Seifert '68 Ford 176 390 running 0 16 20 76   Ben Arnold Don Culpepper '68 Ford 173 380 running 0 17 23 09   Dick Watson E.C. Reid '67 Chevrolet 171 370 brakes 0 18 24 26   Earl Brooks Earl Brooks '67 Ford 144 360 running 0 19 6 30   Dave Marcis Milt Lunda '69 Dodge 139 350 running 0 20 11 84   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '68 Ford 139 340 engine 0 21 31 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '67 Ford 128 330 crash 0 22 10 25   Jabe Thomas Don Robertson '68 Plymouth 118 320 ignition 0 23 27 23   Paul Dean Holt Don Robertson '67 Ford 98 310 engine 0 24 18 11   Roy Hallquist Roy Hallquist '68 Chevrolet 97 300 engine 0 25 2 43   Richard Petty East Tenn. Motors   (Petty Enterprises) '69 Ford 96 250 rear end 95 26 15 0   Frank Warren Don Tarr '67 Chevrolet 67 250 oil line 0 27 25 04   Ken Meisenhelder Ken Meisenhelder '67 Oldsmobile 46 250 oil leak 0 28 28 57   Bobby Mausgrover Ervin Pruitt '67 Dodge 45 250 quit 0 29 22 64   Dub Simpson Elmo Langley '68 Ford 17 250 overheating 0 30 30 86   Ed Negre Neil Castles '69 Dodge 15 250 ignition 0 31 29 82   Mack Sellers Mack Sellers '67 Chevrolet 1 250 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   David Pearson 1 1 1   Richard Petty 2 96 95   David Pearson 97 124 28   James Hylton 125 131 7   David Pearson 132 200 69