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1969 Thompson 200

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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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
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