1969 National 500

Race 48 of 54

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:48:32
Average speed of winner: 131.271 mph
Margin of victory: 16 sec.
Lead changes: 28 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 50 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough pole, D. Allison 1-25, Marcis 26-31, Baker 32-97, B. Allison 98-114, D. Allison 115, B. Allison 116-117, Petty 118-123, D. Allison 124-148, B. Allison 149-159, D. Allison 160-195, Petty 196, D. Allison 197-206, B. Allison 207-225, D. Allison 226-240, Baker 241, Yarborough 242-245, D. Allison 246, Yarborough 247-259, D. Allison 260, Baker 261-263, B. Allison 264-268, Baker 269-271, B. Allison 272-279, D. Allison 280-283, B. Allison 284, D. Allison 285-322, Baker 323-329, D. Allison 330-334

Race notes: Finale for Bob Cooper and Wayne Gillette. Only start for Jim Lineberger.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			334	11	161	running	20280	0
2	6	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		334	7	63	running	10465	0
3	5	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge Daytona	Owens	Owens		334	5	80	running	6550	0
4	7	Charlie Glotzbach	99		'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels			334	0	0	running	4025	0
5	8	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		332	0	0	running	3800	0
6	13	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			321	0	0	running	2650	0
7	21	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			320	0	0	running	2125	0
8	29	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hassler			318	0	0	running	1900	0
9	22	Don Tarr	37		'67 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		318	0	0	running	1760	0
10	15	John Sears	4		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			315	0	0	engine	1685	0
11	44	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge Daytona	Hylton			314	0	0	running	1675	0
12	28	Wayne Smith	33		'69 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			312	0	0	running	1580	0
13	17	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			307	0	0	running	1535	0
14	23	Hoss Ellington	61		'69 Ford	Ellington			306	0	0	running	1480	0
15	34	John Kennedy	29		'67 Chevrolet	John Kennedy			301	0	0	running	1425	0
16	24	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			298	0	0	running	1380	0
17	27	Wendell Scott	8		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			297	0	0	running	1355	0
18	36	Ben Arnold	76		'68 Ford	Culpepper			292	0	0	running	1325	0
19	38	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			291	0	0	running	1300	0
20	35	Dub Simpson	51		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Strong			291	0	0	running	1275	0
21	39	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Melton			290	0	0	running	1250	0
22	16	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			288	0	0	running	1235	0
23	42	Wayne Gillette	09		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			281	0	0	running	1200	0
24	32	J.D. McDuffie	84		'68 Ford	Langley			277	0	0	clutch	1175	0
25	1	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	162.162	260	2	17	engine	1510	0
26	31	Jabe Thomas	25		'68 Plymouth	Don Robertson			240	0	0	running	1150	0
27	2	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		239	2	7	engine	1260	0
28	10	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Lunda			217	1	6	engine	1130	0
29	43	Earl Brooks	26		'67 Ford	Earl Brooks			201	0	0	engine	1025	0
30	20	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			191	0	0	engine	1100	0
31	19	Roy Tyner	9		'69 Pontiac	Tyner			184	0	0	engine	1010	0
32	25	Sonny Hutchins	90		'67 Ford	Donlavey			175	0	0	engine	980	0
33	33	E.J. Trivette	08		'67 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			170	0	0	engine	950	0
34	37	Jim Lineberger	13		'67 Chevrolet				131	0	0	accident	925	0
35	26	Buddy Young	31		'67 Chevrolet	Fred Bear			109	0	0	rear end	905	0
36	14	Buddy Arrington	67		'69 Dodge	Arrington			103	0	0	engine	885	0
37	45	Richard Brickhouse	88		'69 Dodge Daytona	Bill Ellis			95	0	0	engine	900	0
38	4	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Ford	Johnson	Nab		94	0	0	engine	875	0
39	30	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			90	0	0	engine	850	0
40	12	A.J. Foyt	1		'69 Ford	Bowsher			88	0	0	wheel bearing	875	0
41	9	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge Daytona	Krauskopf	Hyde		81	0	0	engine	775	0
42	41	Bill Dennis	54		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Dennis			69	0	0	engine	725	0
43	11	Jim Vandiver	3		'69 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		64	0	0	steering	825	0
44	40	Bob Cooper	82		'68 Chevrolet				55	0	0	rear end	675	0
45	18	Frank Warren	96		'68 Ford	Frank Warren			21	0	0	engine	660	0