1969 Virginia 500

Race 16 of 54

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:52:54
Average speed of winner: 64.405 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 61 laps
Lap leaders: Allison 1-142, Yarbrough 143-144, Allison 145-240, Petty 241-247, Isaac 248-258, Allison 259-399, Pearson 400-411, Petty 412-428, Pearson 429-449, Petty 450-451, Pearson 452-461, Petty 462-500

Race notes: Debut for Buddy Young. Finale for Swede Savage and Danny Turner.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		500	4	65	running	10275	0
2	21	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		500	3	43	running	5050	0
3	1	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi	78.260	500	3	379	running	2840	0
4	5	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Mercury	Johnson	Nab		496	1	2	running	1550	0
5	10	Buddy Arrington	67		'69 Dodge	Arrington			496	0	0	running	1075	0
6	18	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			489	0	0	running	975	0
7	11	Swede Savage	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			485	0	0	running	875	0
8	9	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			476	0	0	running	775	0
9	26	Buddy Young	38		'67 Chevrolet	Fred Bear			474	0	0	running	725	0
10	29	E.J. Trivette	08		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			474	0	0	running	675	0
11	14	Jabe Thomas	25		'69 Plymouth	Don Robertson			468	0	0	running	665	0
12	28	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			458	0	0	running	655	0
13	27	Ben Arnold	76		'68 Ford	Culpepper			456	0	0	running	645	0
14	19	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			453	0	0	running	635	0
15	40	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Melton			449	0	0	running	625	0
16	17	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			428	0	0	disqualified	615	0
17	32	Earl Brooks	26		'67 Ford	Earl Brooks			423	0	0	running	605	0
18	25	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			422	0	0	running	595	0
19	34	Wayne Smith	33		'69 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			420	0	0	accident	585	0
20	12	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			393	0	0	oil leak	575	0
21	35	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			382	0	0	heating	565	0
22	13	Friday Hassler	39		'67 Chevrolet	Hassler			364	0	0	ignition	555	0
23	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		281	1	11	axle	630	0
24	16	Dick Johnson	18		'68 Ford	Dick Johnson (US)			259	0	0	accident	535	0
25	3	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		245	0	0	accident	575	0
26	38	Frank Warren	0		'67 Chevrolet	Tarr			245	0	0	transmission	515	0
27	31	Roy Mayne	46		'67 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			238	0	0	heating	505	0
28	23	Sonny Hutchins	90		'67 Ford	Donlavey			232	0	0	head gasket	505	0
29	8	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge	Lunda			221	0	0	ignition	485	0
30	7	James Hylton	6		'69 Dodge	Owens	Owens		213	0	0	engine	475	0
31	39	Walson Gardner	93		'67 Ford	Walson Gardner			196	0	0	steering	470	0
32	20	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			169	0	0	transmission	465	0
33	22	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			142	0	0	ignition	485	0
34	30	Danny Turner	80		'67 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			139	0	0	transmission	455	0
35	37	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			123	0	0	engine	450	0
36	33	Ed Hessert	56		'67 Mercury	Stelter			60	0	0	brakes	445	0
37	4	Paul Goldsmith	3		'69 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		40	0	0	ignition	465	0
38	24	Dub Simpson	51		'69 Chevrolet	Strong			24	0	0	oil leak	435	0
39	36	Paul Dean Holt	23		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			11	0	0	flagged	430	0
40	15	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			1	0	0	engine	425	0