1969 Motor Trend 500

Race 3 of 54

Riverside
186 laps
Time of race: 4:45:37
Average speed of winner: 105.498 mph
Margin of victory: 25 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Foyt 1-27, Yarbrough 28, Andretti 29-31, Foyt 32-50, Yarbrough 51-57, Andretti 58-61, Foyt 62-77, Petty 78-82, Yarbrough 83-88, Petty 89-186

Race notes: First pole for A.J. Foyt. Debut for Bob England, Joe Frasson, Robert Hale, Ray Johnstone, Marty Kinerk, and Roger McCluskey. Finale for Mario Andretti, Frank Burnett, Harold Hardesty, Dave James, Guy Jones, and Robert Link. Only start for Ralph Arnold, Wendell Parnell, and Marvin Sjolin.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		186	2	103	running	19650	0
2	1	A.J. Foyt	1		'69 Ford	Bowsher		110.323	186	3	62	running	10200	0
3	5	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		184	0	0	running	6775	0
4	6	Al Unser	41	Robbins Electric	'69 Dodge				183	0	0	running	3825	0
5	14	James Hylton	48		'67 Dodge	Hylton			177	0	0	running	2450	0
6	2	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Ford	Johnson	Nab		177	3	14	engine	2050	0
7	16	Ray Elder	96		'67 Dodge	Elder			172	0	0	running	1400	0
8	15	Scotty Cain	45		'69 Ford	Bill Clinton			170	0	0	running	1450	0
9	21	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			169	0	0	running	1350	0
10	29	Harold Hardesty	18		'66 Ford	Bob Bristol			163	0	0	running	1250	0
11	28	Ray Johnstone	6		'67 Oldsmobile	Cancilla			163	0	0	running	1225	0
12	23	Dick Bown	61		'69 Chevrolet	Ober			160	0	0	running	1230	0
13	19	Neil Castles	06		'67 Plymouth	Castles			157	0	0	running	1125	0
14	33	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Melton			152	0	0	running	1000	0
15	12	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		151	0	0	rear end	1100	0
16	34	Randy Dodd	79		'67 Chevrolet				143	0	0	rear end	950	0
17	42	Marvin Sjolin	9		'67 Mercury				132	0	0	running	925	0
18	7	Mario Andretti	97		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody			132	2	7	engine	925	0
19	24	Elmo Langley	64		'66 Ford	Langley			131	0	0	engine	875	0
20	20	Paul Dorrity	15		'67 Chevrolet	Glen Dorrity			129	0	0	engine	850	0
21	30	Don Tarr	0		'67 Chevrolet	Tarr			110	0	0	transmission	825	0
22	9	Roger McCluskey	12		'69 Plymouth				100	0	0	heating	825	0
23	32	Wendell Parnell	25	Michael's	'66 Chevrolet				87	0	0	engine	795	0
24	11	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		81	0	0	engine	940	0
25	31	Frank Burnett	143		'67 Plymouth				80	0	0	transmission	785	0
26	3	Dan Gurney	121		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		66	0	0	engine	980	0
27	43	Sam Rose	09		'67 Ford	Sam Rose			65	0	0	rear end	775	0
28	37	Robert Link	198		'67 Ford	Robert Link			62	0	0	engine	775	0
29	35	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			50	0	0	engine	775	0
30	17	Cliff Garner	04		'67 Plymouth				48	0	0	engine	775	0
31	26	Jerry Oliver	16		'67 Oldsmobile				48	0	0	transmission	770	0
32	40	Ralph Arnold	29		'66 Ford				43	0	0	engine	765	0
33	13	Don White	31		'68 Dodge	Nichels			41	0	0	engine	835	0
34	18	Marty Kinerk	90		'67 Chevrolet	Townsend			40	0	0	transmission	755	0
35	44	Jack McCoy	7		'69 Dodge	Conn			27	0	0	transmission	750	0
36	38	Robert Hale	74		'66 Pontiac				24	0	0	engine	750	0
37	10	Parnelli Jones	11		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody			22	0	0	engine	770	0
38	8	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		22	0	0	transmission	775	0
39	27	Guy Jones	92		'66 Ford				8	0	0	engine	800	0
40	22	Dave James	106		'67 Plymouth				5	0	0	rear end	850	0
41	25	Joe Frasson	32		'69 Plymouth	Sigman			3	0	0	ignition	825	0
42	39	Jim Cook	88		'67 Chevrolet	Dostinich			3	0	0	ignition	750	0
43	41	Johnny Steele	2		'69 Ford	Johnny Steele			3	0	0	oil leak	750	0
44	36	Bob England	8		'69 Chevrolet	England			1	0	0	engine	750	0