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Wilkes 400
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
October 5, 1969
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 400
| 5,750
| running
| 5 |
| 2
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1969 Ford
| 400
| 3,000
| running
| 270 |
| 3
| 1
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 399
| 2,075
| running
| 121 |
| 4
| 6
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Ford
| 397
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1969 Dodge
| 396
| 875
| running
| 4 |
| 6
| 7
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Milt Lunda
| 1969 Dodge
| 394
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 5
| Richard Brickhouse
| 14
| Bill Ellis
| 1969 Dodge
| 394
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 8
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1969 Plymouth
| 393
| 575
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 10
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 392
| 580
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 11
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1968 Dodge
| 391
| 545
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1969 Dodge
| 390
| 660
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 17
| J.D. McDuffie
| 8
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 380
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 14
| Buddy Young
| 31
| Fred Bear
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 377
| 515
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 23
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1969 Pontiac
| 375
| 530
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 26
| Cecil Gordon
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 375
| 495
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 12
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1968 Ford
| 372
| 485
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 20
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1968 Ford
| 365
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 24
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 365
| 465
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 28
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 355
| 455
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 25
| Dub Simpson
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 304
| 445
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 13
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1968 Plymouth
| 298
| 435
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 29
| E.J. Trivette
| 81
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 224
| 425
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 18
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1968 Ford
| 221
| 415
| clutch
| 0 |
| 24
| 19
| Johnny Halford
| 57
| Ervin Pruitt
| 1969 Dodge
| 190
| 405
| axle
| 0 |
| 25
| 15
| Clyde Lynn
| 20
| Clyde Lynn
| 1967 Ford
| 170
| 395
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 26
| 30
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1967 Ford
| 161
| 390
| no tires
| 0 |
| 27
| 16
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 149
| 380
| throttle
| 0 |
| 28
| 27
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Harry Melton
| 1968 Ford
| 71
| 370
| quit
| 0 |
| 29
| 9
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1969 Ford
| 24
| 435
| brakes
| 0 |
| 30
| 22
| Wayne Smith
| 33
| Archie Smith
| 1968 Chevrolet
| 2
| 425
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:40:32
Average Speed: 93.429 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.22 seconds
3 cautions for 23 laps
Attendance: 11,000