1969 Talladega 500
Race 44 of 54
Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:15:07
Average speed of winner: 153.778 mph
Margin of victory: 7 sec.
Lead changes: 35 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Isaac 1, Tarr 2-3, Vandiver 4, Tarr 5, Isaac 6-8, Lund 9-10, Brickhouse 11-12, Isaac 13, Vandiver 14-17, Isaac 18-19, Stott 20, Brooks 21-22, Vandiver 23-27, Lund 28-48, Brickhouse 49-50, Vandiver 51-52, Brickhouse 53-55, Vandiver 56-58, Brickhouse 59, Vandiver 60-61, Tarr 62-64, Vandiver 65-70, Isaac 71-75, Vandiver 76-80, Brickhouse 81-84, Vandiver 85-87, Brickhouse 88-97, Lund 98-101, Vandiver 102-118, Lund 119, Vandiver 120-129, Isaac 130, Vandiver 131-157, Stott 158-160, Vandiver 161-177, Brickhouse 178-188
Race notes: Only win for Richard Brickhouse. Debut for Earle Canavan, Richard Childress, Bobby Fleming, Billy Hagan, Ernie Shaw, Al Straub, and Bill Ward. Finale for T.C. Hunt, Homer Newland, Don Schissler, and Les Snow. Only start for Larry Bock, Bobby Brewer, Doug Easton, CB Gwyn, Amos Johnson, J.W. King, Dick Lawrence, Wilbur Pickett, and Stan Starr.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 9 | Richard Brickhouse | 99 | '69 Dodge Daytona | Nichels | Mack Howard | 188 | 7 | 33 | running | 24550 | 0 | ||
2 | 2 | Jim Vandiver | 3 | '69 Dodge | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | 188 | 13 | 102 | running | 12400 | 0 | ||
3 | 12 | Ramo Stott | 14 | '69 Dodge | Bill Ellis | 188 | 2 | 4 | running | 7050 | 0 | |||
4 | 1 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | K&K Insurance | '69 Dodge Daytona | Krauskopf | Hyde | 196.386 | 187 | 6 | 13 | running | 4725 | 0 |
5 | 5 | Dick Brooks | 32 | '69 Plymouth | Dick Brooks | 180 | 1 | 2 | running | 3300 | 0 | |||
6 | 11 | Earl Brooks | 26 | '67 Ford | Earl Brooks | 164 | 0 | 0 | running | 2500 | 0 | |||
7 | 23 | Jimmy Vaughn | 7 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | Vaughn | 159 | 0 | 0 | running | 2000 | 0 | |||
8 | 29 | Billy Hagan | 52 | '68 Mercury Cougar | Hagan | 155 | 0 | 0 | running | 1750 | 0 | |||
9 | 13 | Tiny Lund | 53 | '69 Ford | Bill France | 152 | 4 | 28 | clutch | 1675 | 0 | |||
10 | 6 | Coo Coo Marlin | 07 | '69 Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 150 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1600 | 0 | |||
11 | 18 | Bill Ward | 81 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | 149 | 0 | 0 | running | 1550 | 0 | ||||
12 | 24 | Ernie Shaw | 17 | '68 Ford Mustang | Ernie Shaw | 149 | 0 | 0 | running | 1500 | 0 | |||
13 | 35 | Amos Johnson | 1 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | 147 | 0 | 0 | running | 1450 | 0 | ||||
14 | 20 | Bobby Fleming | 54 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | Tommy Fleming | 146 | 0 | 0 | running | 1400 | 0 | |||
15 | 22 | Ben Arnold | 56 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | Jack Mercer | 135 | 0 | 0 | running | 1375 | 0 | |||
16 | 4 | Don Tarr | 37 | '67 Dodge | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | 129 | 3 | 6 | engine | 1375 | 0 | ||
17 | 16 | Frank Sessoms | 21 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | Sessoms | 128 | 0 | 0 | running | 1325 | 0 | |||
18 | 28 | Buck Baker | 87 | '69 Pontiac Firebird | Buck Baker | 108 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1300 | 0 | |||
19 | 21 | Dick Lawrence | 90 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | 108 | 0 | 0 | running | 1275 | 0 | ||||
20 | 14 | Wilbur Pickett | 0 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | Flo Starr | 92 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1250 | 0 | |||
21 | 31 | Larry Bock | 98 | '69 Dodge Dart | 85 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1225 | 0 | ||||
22 | 17 | Stan Starr | 19 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | Starr and Son | 82 | 0 | 0 | steering | 1200 | 0 | |||
23 | 26 | Richard Childress | 13 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | Childress | 80 | 0 | 0 | axle | 1175 | 0 | |||
24 | 15 | CB Gwyn | 04 | '68 Mercury Cougar | Gwyn | 73 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1150 | 0 | |||
25 | 3 | Jim Hurtubise | 4 | '69 Ford | L.G. DeWitt | 63 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1125 | 0 | |||
26 | 32 | Earle Canavan | 31 | '69 AMC Javelin | Canavan | 62 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1100 | 0 | |||
27 | 8 | Homer Newland | 62 | Kaye Engineering | '69 Dodge | 53 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1075 | 0 | |||
28 | 27 | T.C. Hunt | 88 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | 53 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 1050 | 0 | ||||
29 | 7 | Roy Tyner | 9 | '69 Pontiac | Tyner | 33 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1025 | 0 | |||
30 | 34 | J.W. King | 46 | '69 Ford Mustang | 26 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 1000 | 0 | ||||
31 | 19 | Bobby Brewer | 41 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | 9 | 0 | 0 | engine | 975 | 0 | ||||
32 | 25 | Al Straub | 72 | '69 Ford Mustang | Straub | 9 | 0 | 0 | frame | 950 | 0 | |||
33 | 10 | Les Snow | 06 | '69 Dodge | Castles | 2 | 0 | 0 | frame | 925 | 0 | |||
34 | 36 | Bob Burcham | 47 | '68 Chevrolet Camaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | engine | 900 | 0 | ||||
35 | 33 | Doug Easton | 74 | '68 Ford Mustang | Straub | 0 | 0 | 0 | drive shaft | 875 | 0 | |||
36 | 30 | Don Schisler | 16 | '69 Mercury Cougar | Moore | Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | engine | 850 | 0 |
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