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Fireball 300
NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
May 4, 1969
300 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 150 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 300
| 2,050
| running
| 283 |
| 2
| 25
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1968 Dodge
| 299
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 4
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1967 Ford
| 298
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 5
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1967 Plymouth
| 297
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 19
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1967 Ford
| 284
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 9
| Buddy Young
| 38
| Fred Bear
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 284
| 430
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 12
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1969 Plymouth
| 283
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 8
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1968 Ford
| 280
| 380
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 13
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 277
| 360
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 16
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 273
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 14
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 269
| 340
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 23
| Cecil Gordon
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 267
| 330
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 20
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Harry Melton
| 1967 Ford
| 263
| 320
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 24
| Paul Dean Holt
| 23
| Dennis Holt
| 1967 Ford
| 243
| 310
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 15
| 17
| E.J. Trivette
| 80
| E.C. Reid
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 238
| 300
| clutch
| 0 |
| 16
| 21
| Walson Gardner
| 93
| Walson Gardner
| 1967 Ford
| 234
| 290
| accident
| 0 |
| 17
| 10
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1968 Plymouth
| 219
| 285
| axle
| 0 |
| 18
| 11
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1968 Ford
| 213
| 280
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 7
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1968 Ford
| 144
| 275
| black flagged
| 0 |
| 20
| 15
| Roy Mayne
| 82
| Mack Sellers
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 137
| 270
| driveshaft
| 0 |
| 21
| 2
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 114
| 615
| accident
| 17 |
| 22
| 22
| Max Ledbetter
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 91
| 260
| overheating
| 0 |
| 23
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| HM9-009S/Ford
| 52
| 330
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 18
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1967 Ford
| 42
| 250
| overheating
| 0 |
| 25
| 6
| Dick Johnson
| 18
| Dick Johnson
| 1968 Ford
| 15
| 250
| clutch
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:04:00
Average Speed: 72.581 MPH
Pole Speed: 19.92 seconds
3 cautions for 34 laps
Attendance: 5,500