1969 Motor State 500

Race 24 of 54

Michigan
250 laps
Time of race: 3:35:26
Average speed of winner: 139.254 mph
Margin of victory: 5 car lengths
Lead changes: 35 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison pole, Yarbrough 1-13, Sears 14, Hylton 15-16, D. Allison 17-18, B. Allison 19, D. Allison 20-22, Yarbrough 23-55, Pearson 56, Yarbrough 57-84, Yarborough 85, Glotzbach 86-87, Yarbrough 88-96, Goldsmith 97-100, D. Allison 101-104, Yarborough 105-107, Yarbrough 108, Yarborough 109-114, Yarbrough 115-119, Yarborough 120, Yarbrough 121-122, Yarborough 123, Pearson 124-171, Yarborough 172-173, Yarbrough 174-180, Yarborough 181-186, Yarbrough 187-203, Yarborough 204, Pearson 205, Yarbrough 206-213, Pearson 214-220, Yarborough 221-231, Yarbrough 232-243, Yarborough 244-246, Yarbrough 247, Yarborough 248-250

Race notes: Debut for Wayne Gillette.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		250	11	38	running	17625	0
2	7	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		250	4	57	running	10100	0
3	5	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		250	0	0	running	5875	0
4	2	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Mercury	Johnson	Nab		249	12	136	accident	4100	0
5	6	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'69 Dodge	Owens	Owens		249	1	2	running	3150	0
6	8	Paul Goldsmith	99		'69 Dodge	Nichels			248	1	4	running	2500	0
7	25	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge	Hylton			244	1	2	running	2102	0
8	30	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			242	0	0	running	1572	0
9	11	John Sears	4		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			240	1	1	running	1422	0
10	31	Jabe Thomas	25		'68 Plymouth	Don Robertson			227	0	0	running	1452	0
11	15	Ed Hessert	15		'68 Plymouth	Hessert			224	0	0	running	1352	0
12	26	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			216	0	0	running	1302	0
13	20	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			211	0	0	running	1227	0
14	13	Hoss Ellington	61		'67 Mercury	Ellington			210	0	0	steering	1277	0
15	29	E.J. Trivette	08		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			210	0	0	running	1127	0
16	23	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			206	0	0	running	1077	0
17	32	Bob Ashbrook	44		'67 Ford	Giachetti Brothers			198	0	0	running	1052	0
18	34	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Melton			193	0	0	engine	977	0
19	38	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge	Lunda			191	0	0	engine	927	0
20	22	Paul Dean Holt	23		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			187	0	0	engine	877	0
21	24	Bill Seifert	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			183	0	0	engine	877	0
22	27	Earl Brooks	26		'67 Ford	Earl Brooks			165	0	0	running	802	0
23	16	Ben Arnold	76		'68 Ford	Culpepper			155	0	0	lug bolt	727	0
24	10	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			150	0	0	engine	702	0
25	21	Dick Poling	0		'67 Chevrolet	Tarr			143	0	0	engine	682	0
26	37	John Kennedy	29		'67 Chevrolet	John Kennedy			143	0	0	engine	677	0
27	1	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews		160.135	115	3	9	engine	775	0
28	3	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		94	0	0	engine	695	0
29	33	Dick Johnson	18		'68 Ford	Dick Johnson (US)			80	0	0	clutch	692	0
30	9	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		78	1	1	engine	635	0
31	36	Bobby Wawak	73		'69 Dodge				74	0	0	engine	657	0
32	35	Buddy Young	38		'67 Ford	Fred Bear			62	0	0	oil line	652	0
33	28	Roy Tyner	9		'69 Pontiac	Tyner			62	0	0	wheel bearing	647	0
34	19	Frank Warren	96		'68 Ford	Frank Warren			55	0	0	head gasket	642	0
35	17	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			37	0	0	engine	650	0
36	14	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			15	0	0	engine	657	0
37	12	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			11	0	0	accident	677	0
38	18	Wayne Gillette	80		'67 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			1	0	0	rear end	622	0