1969 Volunteer 500

Race 33 of 54

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:08:07
Average speed of winner: 79.737 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 9 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 58 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-31, B. Allison 32, Hylton 33-81, Pearson 82-93, Isaac 94-96, D. Allison 97-182, Pearson 183-344, Isaac 345-357, Yarbrough 358, Pearson 359-500

Race notes: Finale for Walson Gardner.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		500	3	316	running	5525	0
2	7	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		497	2	16	running	3150	0
3	32	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			487	1	86	running	2300	0
4	9	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge	Hylton			477	1	49	running	1500	0
5	24	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			431	0	0	running	1000	0
6	14	Ben Arnold	76		'68 Ford	Culpepper			430	0	0	running	925	0
7	25	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			429	0	0	running	800	0
8	19	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			429	0	0	running	750	0
9	31	J.D. McDuffie	70		'67 Buick	McDuffie			418	0	0	running	700	0
10	30	Roy Tyner	9		'69 Pontiac	Tyner			403	0	0	running	650	0
11	6	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Ford	Johnson	Nab		358	1	1	engine	640	0
12	28	Walson Gardner	93		'67 Ford	Walson Gardner			255	0	0	flagged	630	0
13	18	Ed Hessert	15		'69 Plymouth	Hessert			253	0	0	engine	575	0
14	17	Elmo Langley	64		'68 Ford	Langley			224	0	0	engine	550	0
15	26	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Melton			206	0	0	withdrew	500	0
16	10	John Sears	4		'67 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			194	0	0	engine	535	0
17	15	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			147	0	0	engine	450	0
18	12	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			136	0	0	engine	465	0
19	21	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			121	0	0	accident	430	0
20	8	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge	Lunda			112	0	0	heating	420	0
21	22	E.J. Trivette	08		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			106	0	0	accident	410	0
22	11	Buddy Young	31		'67 Chevrolet	Fred Bear			86	0	0	engine	440	0
23	2	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		60	0	0	engine	440	0
24	1	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	103.432	57	1	31	engine	1080	0
25	13	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			51	0	0	accident	395	0
26	4	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge	Rossi	Rossi		32	1	1	accident	390	0
27	5	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge	Owens	Owens		30	0	0	accident	380	0
28	23	Jabe Thomas	25		'68 Plymouth	Don Robertson			28	0	0	accident	345	0
29	16	Wayne Gillette	09		'67 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			18	0	0	heating	335	0
30	20	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			2	0	0	engine	325	0
31	27	Earl Brooks	26		'67 Ford	Earl Brooks			2	0	0	accident	325	0
32	29	Bobby Mausgrover	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			2	0	0	accident	325	0