1969 Atlanta 500

Race 10 of 54

Atlanta
334 laps
Time of race: 3:46:10
Average speed of winner: 132.191 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 53 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson pole, Glotzbach 1-2, Yarborough 3-51, Isaac 52-54, Pearson 55-60, Yarborough 61-107, Pearson 108-116, Yarborough 117-275, Pearson 276-277, Yarborough 278-315, Pearson 316-319, Yarborough 320-334

Race notes: Finale for Don Tomberlin.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		334	5	308	running	21590	0
2	40	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder	156.794	334	4	21	running	10630	0
3	6	Paul Goldsmith	99		'69 Dodge	Nichels			332	0	0	running	6225	0
4	2	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		331	0	0	running	4100	0
5	21	Pete Hamilton	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			329	0	0	running	3225	0
6	14	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge	Lunda			320	0	0	running	2550	0
7	27	Neil Castles	06		'69 Plymouth	Castles			314	0	0	running	2150	0
8	17	Richard Brickhouse	03		'67 Plymouth	Clewis			313	0	0	running	1775	0
9	7	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		312	0	0	engine	1700	0
10	10	Buddy Arrington	67		'69 Dodge	Arrington			312	0	0	running	1625	0
11	8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Mercury	Johnson	Nab		303	0	0	transmission	1575	0
12	32	Roy Mayne	46		'67 Chevrolet	Tom Hunster			296	0	0	running	1575	0
13	31	Ben Arnold	76		'68 Ford	Culpepper			292	0	0	running	1525	0
14	23	Jabe Thomas	25		'68 Plymouth	Don Robertson			289	0	0	running	1425	0
15	33	Henley Gray	00		'67 Chevrolet				288	0	0	running	1425	0
16	25	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			284	0	0	accident	1300	0
17	26	Bill Champion	10		'67 Ford	Bill Champion			277	0	0	running	1275	0
18	12	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			275	0	0	accident	1250	0
19	39	Swede Savage	13		'69 Ford	Yunick	Yunick		266	0	0	engine	1275	0
20	19	E.J. Trivette	08		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			258	0	0	running	1200	0
21	3	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			233	0	0	engine	1200	0
22	4	Frank Warren	80		'67 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			221	0	0	engine	1170	0
23	38	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		202	1	3	engine	1165	0
24	29	Bill Seifert	45		'68 Ford	Seifert			202	0	0	oil leak	1190	0
25	16	Bobby Johns	7		'67 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			193	0	0	wheel bearing	1100	0
26	24	Ed Negre	8		'67 Ford	Negre			190	0	0	engine	1125	0
27	36	Wendell Scott	23		'67 Ford	Dennis Holt			187	0	0	clutch	1100	0
28	9	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge	Hylton			181	0	0	engine	1225	0
29	18	Friday Hassler	39		'67 Chevrolet	Hassler			181	0	0	oil leak	1000	0
30	20	Hoss Ellington	61		'67 Mercury	Ellington			174	0	0	steering	950	0
31	15	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			157	0	0	engine	950	0
32	35	Dick Poling	82		'67 Chevrolet				154	0	0	drive shaft	975	0
33	1	Charlie Glotzbach	6		'69 Dodge	Owens	Owens		142	1	2	ignition	960	0
34	13	Don Tomberlin	96		'68 Ford	Buckner			125	0	0	spun out	850	0
35	22	G.C. Spencer	49		'68 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			105	0	0	engine	875	0
36	37	Buddy Baker	3		'69 Dodge	Ray Fox	Ray Fox	158.730	100	0	0	clutch	1175	0
37	28	Dick Johnson	18		'68 Ford	Dick Johnson (US)			89	0	0	engine	775	0
38	34	John Kennedy	29		'67 Dodge				60	0	0	oil leak	750	0
39	30	Dub Simpson	44		'67 Chevrolet	Giachetti Brothers			55	0	0	ignition	725	0
40	11	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			38	0	0	engine	700	0