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Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 1, 1969
230 laps on 1.375 mile paved oval; 316.25 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Ford
| 230
| 21,800
| running
| 82 |
| 2
| 5
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 230
| 12,250
| running
| 38 |
| 3
| 2
| Buddy Baker
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1969 Dodge
| 230
| 6,700
| running
| 12 |
| 4
| 3
| Donnie Allison
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1969 Ford
| 227
| 3,325
| running
| 1 |
| 5
| 9
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 225
| 2,750
| running
| 4 |
| 6
| 7
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 88
| Ray Nichels
| 1969 Dodge
| 224
| 2,000
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 11
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1969 Plymouth
| 223
| 1,825
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| Buddy Young
| 31
| Fred Bear
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 222
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1969 Ford
| 220
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 8
| Richard Brickhouse
| 14
| Bill Ellis
| 1969 Dodge
| 220
| 2,000
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 18
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1968 Plymouth
| 219
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 15
| Hoss Ellington
| 61
| Hoss Ellington
| 1969 Ford
| 218
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 32
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 215
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 35
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 211
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 22
| Frank Warren
| 96
| Frank Warren
| 1968 Ford
| 210
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 31
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1968 Plymouth
| 209
| 1,475
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 30
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 209
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 208
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Ed Hessert
| 15
| Ed Hessert
| 1969 Plymouth
| 208
| 1,175
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 23
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1968 Ford
| 207
| 1,075
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 10
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 204
| 1,100
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 38
| J.C. Spradley
| 0
| E.C. Reid
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 203
| 1,075
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 33
| Dub Simpson
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 202
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 28
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1968 Ford
| 194
| 975
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 34
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 193
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 16
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1968 Ford
| 190
| 925
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 40
| Earl Brooks
| 33
| Wayne Smith
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 183
| 900
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 12
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1969 Dodge
| 165
| 975
| engine
| 2 |
| 29
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1969 Mercury
| 143
| 2,475
| accident
| 81 |
| 30
| 29
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| 1969 Pontiac
| 130
| 825
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 27
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 07
| H.B. Cunningham
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 78
| 825
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 39
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 04
| Ken Meisenhelder
| 1967 Oldsmobile
| 47
| 825
| black flagged
| 0 |
| 33
| 17
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Milt Lunda
| 1969 Dodge
| 43
| 975
| steering
| 10 |
| 34
| 13
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 28
| 725
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 26
| Ed Negre
| 8
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 26
| 750
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 21
| E.J. Trivette
| 08
| E.C. Reid
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 26
| 675
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 20
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1969 Pontiac
| 26
| 650
| water pump
| 0 |
| 38
| 19
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 8
| 650
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 36
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Harry Melton
| 1968 Ford
| 1
| 665
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 37
| Bobby Mausgrover
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1967 Dodge
| 1
| 650
| engine
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled for 367 laps (504.625 miles); ended at 230 laps because of rain.
Time of race: 02:59:40
Average Speed: 105.612 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.569 seconds
7 cautions for 85 laps
Attendance: 68,000