1969 Thompson 200

Race 30 of 54

Thompson
200 laps
Time of race: 1:23:08
Average speed of winner: 89.498 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 13 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1, Petty 2-96, Pearson 97-124, Hylton 125-131, Pearson 132-200

Race notes: Debut for Mack Sellers. Only start for Dick Watson.

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	99.800	200	3	98	running	2200	0
2	3	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge	Hylton			199	1	7	running	1500	0
3	4	John Sears	4		'68 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			199	0	0	running	1000	0
4	7	G.C. Spencer	49		'68 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			197	0	0	running	900	0
5	5	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			193	0	0	running	800	0
6	9	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			193	0	0	running	700	0
7	8	Buddy Young	31		'67 Chevrolet	Fred Bear			191	0	0	running	650	0
8	12	Ed Hessert	15		'68 Plymouth	Hessert			189	0	0	running	600	0
9	16	E.J. Trivette	08		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			189	0	0	running	550	0
10	14	Bill Seifert	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			189	0	0	running	500	0
11	19	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			187	0	0	running	475	0
12	13	Wayne Smith	33		'69 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			179	0	0	running	450	0
13	21	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Melton			178	0	0	running	425	0
14	17	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			177	0	0	running	400	0
15	26	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			176	0	0	running	390	0
16	20	Ben Arnold	76		'68 Ford	Culpepper			173	0	0	running	380	0
17	23	Dick Watson	09		'67 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			171	0	0	brakes	370	0
18	24	Earl Brooks	26		'67 Ford	Earl Brooks			144	0	0	running	360	0
19	6	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge	Lunda			139	0	0	running	350	0
20	11	Elmo Langley	84		'68 Ford	Langley			139	0	0	engine	340	0
21	31	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			128	0	0	accident	330	0
22	10	Jabe Thomas	25		'68 Plymouth	Don Robertson			118	0	0	ignition	320	0
23	27	Paul Dean Holt	23		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			98	0	0	engine	310	0
24	18	Roy Hallquist	11		'68 Chevrolet				97	0	0	engine	300	0
25	2	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		96	1	95	rear end	250	0
26	15	Frank Warren	0		'67 Chevrolet	Tarr			67	0	0	oil line	250	0
27	25	Ken Meisenhelder	04		'67 Oldsmobile	Meisenhelder			46	0	0	oil leak	250	0
28	28	Bobby Mausgrover	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			45	0	0	withdrew	250	0
29	22	Dub Simpson	64		'68 Ford	Langley			17	0	0	heating	250	0
30	30	Ed Negre	86		'69 Dodge	Castles			15	0	0	ignition	250	0
31	29	Mack Sellers	82		'67 Chevrolet				1	0	0	engine	250	0