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1969 Trenton 300

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 19 of 24
Sunday, September 21, 1969 at Trenton Speedway, Trenton, NJ
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:13:56
Average speed: 134.395 mph
Pole speed: 154.71 mph

Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
Margin of victory: 5 laps +
Attendance: 26000
Lead changes: 8

Glossary 1969 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1969 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	2	Mario Andretti	STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Brawner / Ford	200	16660	running	59	600
2	3	82	Roger McCluskey	G.C. Murphy (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	195	9580	running	0	480
3	13	31	Bud Tingelstad	Federal Engineering	Gerhardt / Offy	192	5310	running	0	420
4	18	29	Sammy Sessions	MVS Inc.	Cecil / Ford	191	3545	running	0	360
5	16	91	George Snider	Zecol / Lubaid (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	191	2850	engine	0	300
6	7	12	Gordon Johncock	Gilmore Broadcasting (Gordon Johncock)	Gerhardt / Offy	184	2565	running	0	240
7	1	1	Bobby Unser	Bardahl (Bob Wilke)	Eagle / Offy	171	2780	piston	50	180
8	20	112	Steve Krisiloff	VTM Finishing (Shelby-Dowd)	Gerhardt / Ford	170	2109	crash	0	150
9	17	7	Rick Muther	Jack Adams Aircraft (Jack Adams)	Lola / Offy	163	1938	running	0	120
10	5	22	Wally Dallenbach	Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Eagle / Offy	163	1710	suspension	16	90
11	15	14	Jim McElreath	Quaker State Oil (Myron Caves)	Gerhardt / Offy	149	1539	running	0	60
12	19	36	Johnny Rutherford	Patrick Petroleum (Pat Patrick)	Eagle / Offy	149	1425	suspension	0	30
13	4	6	A.J. Foyt	Sheraton / Thompson (A.J. Foyt)	Coyote / Ford	142	1254	turbocharger	45
14	11	57	Art Pollard	STP Gas Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Gerhardt / Offy	136	1140	running	0
15	23	68	Jerry Karl	Trackstar Helmet (Jerry Karl)	Gerhardt / Chevy	129	1026	engine	0
16	24	35	Bill Puterbaugh	Federal Engineering	Gerhardt / Offy	122	912	running	0
17	28	84	Charles Masters	Midwest Manufacturing (Carl Gehlhausen)	Kurtis / Offy	72	798	ignition	0
18	14	20	Jim Malloy	STP Gas Treatment (Andy Granatelli)	Lotus / Plymouth	63	684	running	0
19	8	8	Gary Bettenhausen	Thermo King (Fred Gerhardt)	Gerhardt / Offy	58	570	engine	0
20	25	50	Les Scott	Navarro	Watson / Rambler	47	570	ignition	0
21	2	15	Al Unser	Vel's Parnelli Ford (Parnelli Jones)	Lola / Ford	38	570	drive train	30
22	21	45	Larry Dickson	Weinberger Homes (Weinberger & Wilseck)	Eagle / Offy	19	570	handling	0
23	9	90	Mike Mosley	Zecol / Lubaid (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	17	570	crash	0
24	10	98	Billy Vukovich, Jr.	Wagner Lockheed (J.C. Agajanian)	Gerhardt / Offy	17	570	crash	0
25	22	11	Jigger Sirois	Valvoline (Tassi Vatis)	Finley / Offy	16	570	crash	0
26	27	37	Al Loquasto	Curtis Auto Center (Frank Curtis)	Curtis / Chevy	14	570	ignition	0
27	12	3	Joe Leonard	Vel's Parnelli Ford (Parnelli Jones)	Lotus / Ford	13	570	suspension	0
28	26	10	Ludwig Heimrath	Heimrath Racing (Ludwig Heimrath)	Eisert / Chevy	6	570	valve	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Tom Bigelow	34	Midwest Manufacturing
	Dempsey Wilson	51	Wilson Cams
	Max Dudley	61	Dudley Trucking
	Gig Stephens	104	Atlas Air Cargo

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	18	18
	19	30	12	accident
	31	66	36
	67	71	5	#14 spun turn 2
	72	74	3
	75	82	8	#35 spun turn 2
	83	200	118
Percent of race run under caution: 12.5% Average green flag run: 43.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Unser	1	7	7
Al Unser	8	37	30
Bobby Unser	38	56	19
A.J. Foyt	57	100	44
Bobby Unser	101	104	4
Wally Dallenbach	105	120	16
A.J. Foyt	121	121	1
Bobby Unser	122	141	20
Mario Andretti	142	200	59