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Richmond 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
April 13, 1969
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 500
| 3,650
| running
| 416 |
| 2
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1969 Ford
| 499
| 1,800
| running
| 21 |
| 3
| 12
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1968 Ford
| 483
| 1,075
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 14
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Plymouth
| 475
| 775
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 13
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 465
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 19
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 464
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 7
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1968 Ford
| 450
| 600
| clutch
| 0 |
| 8
| 17
| E.J. Trivette
| 80
| E.C. Reid
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 438
| 575
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 23
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Harry Melton
| 1968 Ford
| 436
| 530
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 25
| Pete Hazelwood
| 12
| Pete Hazelwood
| 1968 Ford
| 365
| 520
| engine
| 0 |
| 11
| 9
| Dick Johnson
| 18
| Dick Johnson
| 1968 Ford
| 362
| 535
| engine
| 0 |
| 12
| 6
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1968 Plymouth
| 361
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 26
| Ray Hendrick
| 20
|
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 351
| 490
| engine
| 0 |
| 14
| 27
| Worth McMillion
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1969 Pontiac
| 328
| 480
| rear end
| 0 |
| 15
| 5
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Dodge
| 281
| 495
| engine
| 60 |
| 16
| 24
| Paul Dean Holt
| 23
| Dennis Holt
| 1967 Ford
| 235
| 460
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 17
| 18
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1967 Ford
| 212
| 475
| axle
| 0 |
| 18
| 8
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1967 Ford
| 177
| 465
| engine
| 3 |
| 19
| 21
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1967 Ford
| 167
| 430
| overheating
| 0 |
| 20
| 4
| Sonny Hutchins
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1967 Ford
| 55
| 470
| rear end
| 0 |
| 21
| 15
| Cecil Gordon
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 45
| 435
| accident
| 0 |
| 22
| 20
| Ed Hessert
| 56
| Lyle Stelter
| 1969 Mercury
| 40
| 425
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 10
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 35
| 415
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 16
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 21
| 405
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 11
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1968 Ford
| 13
| 405
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 22
| Dick Poling
| 82
| Mack Sellers
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 13
| 365
| transmission
| 0 |
| 27
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 7
| 455
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 28
| John Kenney
| 1
| Bill Champion
| 1967 Ford
| 1
| 345
| black flagged
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:23:23
Average Speed: 73.752 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.808 seconds
6 cautions for 40 laps
Attendance: 14,600