1969 Yankee 600

Race 37 of 54

Michigan
165 laps
Time of race: 2:51:25
Average speed of winner: 115.508 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 26 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 78 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-7, Isaac 8-17, Pearson 18-36, Brickhouse 37, Yarborough 38-46, Pearson 47, Baker 48-49, Goldsmith 50-51, Baker 52, Goldsmith 53-55, Baker 56, Isaac 57-61, B. Allison 62-63, Hessert 64, Yarborough 65-68, D. Allison 69, Yarborough 70-75, D. Allison 76, Yarborough 77-87, D. ALlison 88-90, Pearson 91-109, Petty 110-121, B. Allison 122-126, Hassler 127-129, Yarbrough 130-131, Yarborough 132, Pearson 133-165

Race notes: Debut for Ron Grana. Finale for Paul Goldsmith. Only start for Mel Gillette and Bill Massuch.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder	161.714	165	5	79	running	21950	0
2	12	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge	Owens	Owens		165	3	4	running	10880	0
3	5	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		165	1	12	running	7020	0
4	2	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		165	5	31	running	3675	0
5	6	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		165	2	7	running	2775	0
6	4	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		165	2	15	running	2050	0
7	14	Richard Brickhouse	14		'69 Plymouth	Bill Ellis			165	1	1	running	1750	0
8	3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Ford	Johnson	Nab		165	1	2	running	1575	0
9	9	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge	Hylton			165	0	0	running	1475	0
10	22	Ed Hessert	15		'69 Plymouth	Hessert			164	1	1	running	1525	0
11	24	Friday Hassler	39		'67 Chevrolet	Hassler			164	1	3	running	1450	0
12	13	John Sears	4		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			163	0	0	running	1400	0
13	17	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			163	0	0	running	1375	0
14	10	Charlie Glotzbach	88		'69 Dodge	Nichels			162	0	0	running	1350	0
15	20	Hoss Ellington	61		'69 Ford	Ellington			162	0	0	running	1325	0
16	26	Buddy Young	31		'67 Chevrolet	Fred Bear			162	0	0	running	1325	0
17	19	Ron Grana	5		'69 Ford	C.J. Grana			162	0	0	running	1275	0
18	16	Don Tarr	37		'67 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		162	0	0	running	1250	0
19	23	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			161	0	0	running	1275	0
20	8	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge	Lunda			161	0	0	running	1225	0
21	44	Jabe Thomas	25		'68 Plymouth	Don Robertson			161	0	0	running	1175	0
22	18	Bill Seifert	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			160	0	0	running	1150	0
23	31	Wayne Smith	33		'68 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			158	0	0	running	1125	0
24	28	E.J. Trivette	08		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			157	0	0	running	1125	0
25	38	Bill Massuch	01		'68 Ford	Otis Patton			157	0	0	running	1075	0
26	32	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			157	0	0	running	1050	0
27	39	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			156	0	0	running	1025	0
28	40	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			155	0	0	running	1000	0
29	29	John Kennedy	29		'67 Chevrolet	John Kennedy			155	0	0	running	1000	0
30	36	Ben Arnold	76		'68 Ford	Culpepper			152	0	0	running	950	0
31	15	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			137	0	0	running	925	0
32	27	Ed Negre	8		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			136	0	0	engine	925	0
33	21	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			133	3	5	engine	1000	0
34	34	Frank Warren	96		'68 Ford	Frank Warren			128	0	0	engine	850	0
35	25	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			128	0	0	engine	850	0
36	42	Homer Newland	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				126	0	0	running	800	0
37	30	H.B. Bailey	36		'69 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			97	0	0	oil leak	775	0
38	7	Benny Parsons	18		'69 Ford	Russ Dawson			75	0	0	engine	750	0
39	11	Paul Goldsmith	99		'69 Dodge	Nichels			60	2	5	engine	725	0
40	41	Mel Gillette	87		'69 Oldsmobile				50	0	0	engine	720	0
41	35	Wayne Gillette	09		'67 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			48	0	0	clutch	715	0
42	37	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Melton			41	0	0	engine	710	0
43	43	Earl Brooks	26		'67 Ford	Earl Brooks			35	0	0	accident	705	0
44	33	Roy Tyner	9		'69 Pontiac	Tyner			5	0	0	engine	700	0