| 1969 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 33 of 54 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $27,685 | Race Date: | Jul 20, 1969 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 8Min 7Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 79.737 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 56 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Glen Wood | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 316 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 103.432 MPH | |||||
| Official 1969 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 316 |
| 2 | 7 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 16 |
| 3 | 32 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Running | | 0 | 487 | 86 |
| 4 | 9 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 477 | 49 |
| 5 | 24 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 431 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 429 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 429 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 418 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 403 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 358 | 1 |
| 12 | 28 | 93 | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Car Owner) | Black Flagged | | 0 | 255 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 15 | Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 224 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Engine | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Engine | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Accident | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Accident |  | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 31 | Buddy Young (R) | Fred Bear (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Engine |  | 0 | 57 | 31 |
| 25 | 13 | 32 | Dick Brooks (R) | Brooks Racing | Accident | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 27 | 5 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens Garage | Accident | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 09 | Wayne Gillette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 57 | Bobby Mausgrover | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
