Southern 500
1969 NASCAR Cup Series Race 41 of 54
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$87,490Race Date:Sep 1, 1969Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:23 Car LengthRace Duration:2Hr 59Min 40Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:20Average Speed:105.612 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:7 For 85 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughDriver: Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughFord:9
Car No.:#98 FordCar No.:#21 MercuryDodge:0
Team:Junior Johnson and Assoc.Team:Wood Brothers RacingPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Herb NabCrew Chief:Glen WoodChevrolet:0
Laps Led:82 of 230Pole Speed:151.985 MPH
Official 1969 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1498 LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy YarbroughJunior Johnson Racing023082Running
2517 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonHolman-Moody023038Running
326 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerCotton Owens Garage023012Running
4327 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonMatthews Racing02271Running
5922 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonMario Rossi (Car Owner)02254Running
6788 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachNichels Engineering02240Running
71132 Dick Brooks D. Brooks (R)Dick BrooksBrooks Racing02230Running
81431 Buddy Young B. Young (R)Buddy YoungFred Bear (Car Owner)02220Running
9643 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyEast Tennessee Motor Company02200Running
10814 Richard Brickhouse R. BrickhouseRichard BrickhouseBill Ellis (Car Owner)02200Running
111849 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing02190Running
121561 Hoss Ellington H. Ellington (R)Hoss EllingtonEllington Racing02180Running
133206 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing02150Running
143546 Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy MayneTom Hunter (Car Owner)02110Running
152296 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenWarren Racing02100Running
163125 Jabe Thomas J. ThomasJabe ThomasRobertson Racing02090Running
173034 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing02090Running
182447 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonSiefert Racing02080Running
192515 Ed Hessert E. HessertEd HessertEd Hessert (Car Owner)02080Running
202376 Ben Arnold B. ArnoldBen ArnoldDon Culpepper (Car Owner)02070Running
21104 John Sears J. SearsJohn SearsL.G. DeWitt02040Engine
22380 J.C. Spradley J. SpradleyJ.C. SpradleyE.C. Reid (Car Owner)02030Running
233351 Dub Simpson D. SimpsonDub SimpsonStrong Racing02020Running
242810 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing01940Running
253470 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing01930Running
261664 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyLangley Racing01900Accident
274033 Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl BrooksWayne Smith (Car Owner)01830Accident
281248 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonHylton Engineering01652Engine
29121 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough60 Minute Cleaners014381Accident
302936 H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. BaileyBailey Racing01300Engine
312707 Coo Coo Marlin C. MarlinCoo Coo MarlinCunningham-Kelley Chevrolet0780Engine
323904 Ken Meisenhelder K. MeisenhelderKen MeisenhelderKen Meisenhelder (Car Owner)0470Black Flagged
331730 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMilt Lunda (Car Owner)04310Steering
34137 Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby JohnsShorty Johns (Car Owner)0280Accident
35268 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreSpencer Racing0260Accident
362108 E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. TrivetteE.C. Reid (Car Owner)0260Accident
37209 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)0260Water Pump
381945 Bill Seifert B. SeifertBill SeifertSiefert Racing080Engine
393619 Henley Gray H. GrayHenley GrayHarry Melton (Car Owner)010Engine
403757 Bobby Mausgrover B. MausgroverBobby MausgroverErvin Pruitt (Car Owner)010Engine

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