1969 Texas 500

Race 54 of 54

Texas World
250 laps
Time of race: 3:27:56
Average speed of winner: 144.277 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 35 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 29 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-7, Pearson 8-9, Baker 10-11, Yarbrough 12-13, Baker 14-18, D. Allison 19, Baker 20-39, Pearson 40-41, Yarborough 42-47, Baker 48-58, Pearson 59-66, Baker 67-98, Pearson 99-103, D. Allison 104, Yarborough 105-114, Baker 115-137, Pearson 138-141, Baker 142-146, Pearson 147-156, Yarbrough 157-158, D. Allison 159-162, Baker 163-168, Yarbrough 169, Baker 170-173, Yarbrough 174-175, D. Allison 176-178, Baker 179, D. Allison 180-184, Yarbrough 185-189, Baker 190-193, Yarbrough 194-198, D. Allison 199, Baker 200-229, Isaac 230-233, D. Allison 234-235, Isaac 236-250

Race notes: Debut for Joe Hines. Finale for Don Biederman.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		250	2	19	running	15640	0
2	6	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			248	7	17	running	8200	0
3	21	Benny Parsons	18		'69 Ford	Russ Dawson			247	0	0	running	4000	0
4	11	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge Daytona	Hylton			239	0	0	running	3700	0
5	12	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			237	0	0	running	3350	0
6	9	Ray Elder	96		'69 Dodge Daytona	Elder			232	0	0	running	2530	0
7	25	Jack McCoy	7		'69 Dodge Daytona	Conn			230	0	0	running	2000	0
8	1	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge Daytona	Owens	Owens	176.284	229	13	150	accident	1625	0
9	10	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Lunda			225	0	0	running	1375	0
10	3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Ford	Johnson	Nab		222	6	17	engine	1375	0
11	23	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			222	0	0	running	1250	0
12	30	Jabe Thomas	25		'68 Plymouth	Don Robertson			222	0	0	running	1200	0
13	26	E.J. Trivette	08		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			221	0	0	running	1175	0
14	35	Johnny Halford	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			218	0	0	running	1150	0
15	17	Friday Hassler	39		'69 Chevrolet	Hassler			217	0	0	engine	1130	0
16	18	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			217	0	0	running	1120	0
17	29	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Melton			215	0	0	running	1110	0
18	34	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			212	0	0	running	1100	0
19	27	Don Biederman	70		'68 Ford				205	0	0	running	1075	0
20	31	H.B. Bailey	36		'69 Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			195	0	0	engine	1050	0
21	24	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		192	0	0	clutch	1025	0
22	38	Dave Alonzo	81		'67 Plymouth				174	0	0	running	1000	0
23	8	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		163	0	0	engine	1010	0
24	32	Earl Brooks	26		'67 Ford	Earl Brooks			146	0	0	oil leak	950	0
25	4	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		143	2	16	accident	990	0
26	2	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		142	6	31	clutch	1500	0
27	28	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			110	0	0	engine	880	0
28	19	Bill Shirey	74		'69 Plymouth	Shirey			82	0	0	engine	865	0
29	15	Ben Arnold	76		'68 Ford	Culpepper			75	0	0	clutch	850	0
30	14	Frank Warren	8		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			73	0	0	engine	840	0
31	13	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			69	0	0	engine	830	0
32	16	John Sears	4		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			60	0	0	heating	820	0
33	5	Richard Brickhouse	99		'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels			53	0	0	engine	870	0
34	33	Joe Hines	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			38	0	0	sway bar	800	0
35	37	Ed Negre	0		'67 Chevrolet	Tarr			22	0	0	steering	790	0
36	20	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			14	0	0	engine	780	0
37	22	Larry Baumel	69	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				4	0	0	engine	770	0
38	36	Roy Tyner	9		'69 Pontiac	Tyner			2	0	0	engine	760	0