1969 Middle Georgia Raceway

Race 1 of 54

Macon
500 laps
Time of race: 3:08:06
Average speed of winner: 85.121 mph
Margin of victory: 5 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-2, Isaac 3-28, Pearson 29-31, Allison 32-57, Isaac 58-92, Allison 93-132, Petty 133-219, Allison 220-222, Petty 223-360, Pearson 361, Petty 362-477, Pearson 478-479, Petty 480-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Richard Petty	43		'68 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	4	362	running	3500	0
2	1	David Pearson	17		'68 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder	95.472	500	4	8	running	2345	0
3	6	James Hylton	48		'68 Dodge	Hylton			490	0	0	running	1375	0
4	8	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			476	0	0	running	925	0
5	12	John Sears	4		'66 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			466	0	0	running	825	0
6	7	Friday Hassler	39		'66 Chevrolet	Red Sharp			462	0	0	engine	725	0
7	21	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			459	0	0	running	750	0
8	17	Bill Seifert	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			454	0	0	running	625	0
9	25	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Henley Gray			447	0	0	running	525	0
10	20	Ben Arnold	76		'66 Ford	Culpepper			442	0	0	running	425	0
11	29	Cecil Gordon	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			439	0	0	running	380	0
12	19	Roy Mayne	46		'66 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			423	0	0	running	400	0
13	15	Wendell Scott	34		'66 Ford	Wendell Scott			416	0	0	running	350	0
14	27	Walson Gardner	93		'67 Ford	Walson Gardner			408	0	0	running	300	0
15	30	Roy Tyner	9		'67 Pontiac	Tyner			392	0	0	running	200	0
16	10	LeeRoy Yarbrough	56		'67 Mercury	Stelter			316	0	0	accident	225	0
17	2	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'68 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		315	2	61	engine	300	0
18	13	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			294	0	0	running	225	0
19	3	Bobby Allison	14		'68 Plymouth	Friedkin			252	3	69	rear end	275	0
20	26	Wayne Smith	38		'68 Chevrolet	Wayne Smith			222	0	0	engine	225	0
21	9	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			210	0	0	rear end	225	0
22	22	Earl Brooks	5		'67 Ford				189	0	0	accident	250	0
23	23	Ervin Pruitt	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			162	0	0	rear end	235	0
24	18	E.J. Trivette	80		'66 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			140	0	0	heating	225	0
25	4	Darel Dieringer	22		'68 Plymouth	Rossi	Rossi		119	0	0	drive shaft	250	0
26	24	Don Tarr	0		'66 Chevrolet	Tarr			94	0	0	rear end	175	0
27	14	Don Tomberlin	96		'66 Ford	Buckner			90	0	0	engine	175	0
28	11	Bill Champion	10		'66 Ford	Bill Champion			81	0	0	oil leak	175	0
29	16	Jabe Thomas	25		'67 Ford	Don Robertson			26	0	0	engine	175	0
30	28	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			20	0	0	engine	150	0