| 1969 Wilkes 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 47 of 54 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $24,875 | Race Date: | Oct 5, 1969 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 40 Car Length | Race Duration: | 2Hr 40Min 32Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 93.429 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 23 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Bobby Isaac B. Isaac | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #71 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | K&K Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 5 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 106.032 MPH | |||||
| Official 1969 Wilkes 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 400 | 270 |
| 3 | 1 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running |  | 0 | 399 | 121 |
| 4 | 6 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Running | | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | | 0 | 396 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 14 | Richard Brickhouse | Bill Ellis (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 32 | Dick Brooks (R) | Brooks Racing | Running |  | 0 | 393 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 391 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 8 | J.D. McDuffie | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 380 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 31 | Buddy Young (R) | Fred Bear (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 375 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 372 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Engine | | 0 | 304 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 298 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 81 | E.J. Trivette | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 224 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | | 0 | 190 | 0 | |
| 25 | 15 | 20 | Clyde Lynn | Clyde Lynn (Car Owner) | | 0 | 170 | 0 | |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Car Owner) | Quit | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Brakes | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
