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1969 Virginia 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 16 of 54
Sunday, April 27, 1969 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:52:54
Average speed: 64.405 mph
Pole speed: 78.26 mph

Cautions: 8 for 61 laps
Margin of victory: 3 sec
Attendance: 23000
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1969 NASCAR Grand National results / 1969 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	6	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'69 Ford	500	10275	running	65
2	21	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody Racing	'69 Ford	500	5050	running	43
3	1	22	Bobby Allison	Mario Rossi	'69 Dodge	500	2840	running	379
4	5	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson	'69 Mercury	496	1550	running	2
5	10	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'69 Dodge	496	1075	running	0
6	18	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	489	975	running	0
7	11	27	Swede Savage	Banjo Matthews	'69 Ford	485	875	running	0
8	9	64	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'68 Ford	476	775	running	0
9	26	38	Buddy Young	Fred Bear	'67 Chevrolet	474	725	running	0
10	29	08	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'69 Chevrolet	474	675	running	0
11	14	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	468	665	running	0
12	28	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'67 Ford	458	655	running	0
13	27	76	Ben Arnold	Don Culpepper	'68 Ford	456	645	running	0
14	19	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	453	635	running	0
15	40	19	Henley Gray	Harry Melton	'68 Ford	449	625	running	0
16	17	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'69 Plymouth	428	615	disqualified	0
17	32	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'67 Ford	423	605	running	0
18	25	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'68 Ford	422	595	running	0
19	34	33	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'69 Chevrolet	420	585	crash	0
20	12	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	393	575	oil leak	0
21	35	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	382	565	overheating	0
22	13	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler	'67 Chevrolet	364	555	ignition	0
23	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	281	630	axle	11
24	16	18	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson	'68 Ford	259	535	crash	0
25	3	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Mercury	245	575	crash	0
26	38	0	Frank Warren	Don Tarr	'67 Chevrolet	245	515	transmission	0
27	31	46	Roy Mayne	Tom Hunter	'67 Chevrolet	238	505	overheating	0
28	23	90	Sonny Hutchins	Junie Donlavey	'67 Ford	232	505	head gasket	0
29	8	30	Dave Marcis	Milt Lunda	'69 Dodge	221	485	ignition	0
30	7	6	James Hylton	Cotton Owens	'69 Dodge	213	475	engine	0
31	39	93	Walson Gardner	Walson Gardner	'67 Ford	196	470	steering	0
32	20	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'69 Ford	169	465	transmission	0
33	22	03	Richard Brickhouse	Dub Clewis	'67 Plymouth	142	485	ignition	0
34	30	80	Danny Turner	E.C. Reid	'67 Chevrolet	139	455	transmission	0
35	37	47	Cecil Gordon	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	123	450	engine	0
36	33	56	Ed Hessert	Lyle Stelter	'67 Mercury	60	445	brakes	0
37	4	3	Paul Goldsmith	Ray Fox	'69 Dodge	40	465	ignition	0
38	24	51	Dub Simpson	Bill Strong	'69 Chevrolet	24	435	oil leak	0
39	36	23	Paul Dean Holt	Dennis Holt	'67 Ford	11	430	flagged	0
40	15	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	1	425	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	142	142
LeeRoy Yarbrough	143	144	2
Bobby Allison	145	240	96
Richard Petty	241	247	7
Bobby Isaac	248	258	11
Bobby Allison	259	399	141
David Pearson	400	411	12
Richard Petty	412	428	17
David Pearson	429	449	21
Richard Petty	450	451	2
David Pearson	452	461	10
Richard Petty	462	500	39