1969 American 500

Race 51 of 54

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:28:12
Average speed of winner: 111.938 mph
Margin of victory: 1 & 1/2 lap
Lead changes: 25 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 66 laps
Lap leaders: Glotzbach 1-39, Yarborough 40-52, Yarbrough 53-61, Yarborough 62-65, Isaac 66-104, Petty 105-110, Yarborough 111-130, Pearson 131-137, Baker 138-144, Yarbrough 145-148, Isaac 149, Yarborough 150-167, Isaac 168-170, Glotzbach 171-181, Baker 182-187, Glotzbach 188-211, Baker 212-222, Yarbrough 223-264, Baker 265-274, Glotzbach 275-280, Pearson 281-326, Yarbrough 327-354, Pearson 355-356, Yarbrough 357-426, Pearson 427-435, Yarbrough 436-492

Race notes: Debut for Lennie Pond. Finale for Bobby Johns.

Video links: B. Allison crash

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	LeeRoy Yarbrough	98		'69 Ford	Johnson	Nab	137.732	492	6	210	running	17600	0
2	4	David Pearson	17		'69 Ford	Holman-Moody	Elder		491	4	64	running	10725	0
3	6	Buddy Baker	6		'69 Dodge	Owens	Owens		485	4	34	running	5350	0
4	10	Dave Marcis	30		'69 Dodge Daytona	Lunda			472	0	0	running	2850	0
5	14	John Sears	4		'69 Ford	L.G. DeWitt			465	0	0	running	2070	0
6	13	Dick Brooks	32		'69 Plymouth	Dick Brooks			457	0	0	running	1700	0
7	23	Hoss Ellington	61		'69 Ford	Ellington			454	0	0	running	1400	0
8	24	Ed Negre	8		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			445	0	0	running	1300	0
9	33	Wendell Scott	34		'67 Ford	Wendell Scott			433	0	0	running	1200	0
10	31	Neil Castles	06		'69 Dodge	Castles			431	0	0	running	1200	0
11	28	Roy Mayne	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			430	0	0	running	1125	0
12	30	Bill Seifert	45		'69 Ford	Seifert			429	0	0	running	1100	0
13	37	Jabe Thomas	25		'68 Plymouth	Don Robertson			425	0	0	running	1075	0
14	35	Cecil Gordon	47		'68 Ford	Seifert			419	0	0	running	1050	0
15	21	Bill Champion	10		'68 Ford	Bill Champion			416	0	0	running	1035	0
16	8	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'69 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		391	3	43	timing chain	1020	0
17	25	E.J. Trivette	08		'69 Chevrolet	E.C. Reid			388	0	0	suspension	1005	0
18	32	Johnny Halford	57		'67 Dodge	Ervin Pruitt			369	0	0	running	1015	0
19	39	Larry Baumel	69	Auto Lad	'69 Ford				366	0	0	engine	975	0
20	27	J.D. McDuffie	0		'67 Chevrolet	Tarr			329	0	0	running	960	0
21	36	Earl Brooks	9		'69 Pontiac	Tyner			313	0	0	water pump	945	0
22	22	Elmo Langley	41		'67 Ford	Bill Champion			304	0	0	brakes	930	0
23	1	Charlie Glotzbach	99		'69 Dodge Daytona	Nichels		136.972	281	4	80	engine	1265	0
24	17	G.C. Spencer	49		'67 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			240	0	0	engine	975	0
25	40	Dub Simpson	51		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Strong			239	0	0	wheel bearing	885	0
26	18	Buddy Young	31		'67 Chevrolet	Fred Bear			186	0	0	accident	820	0
27	29	Bobby Johns	7		'67 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			183	0	0	engine	830	0
28	15	James Hylton	48		'69 Dodge	Hylton			174	0	0	engine	740	0
29	3	Cale Yarborough	21		'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		168	4	55	accident	750	0
30	5	Donnie Allison	27		'69 Ford	Banjo Matthews			143	0	0	accident	710	0
31	11	Richard Brickhouse	88		'69 Dodge Daytona	Bill Ellis			124	0	0	suspension	720	0
32	7	Richard Petty	43		'69 Ford	Petty	Inman		113	1	6	accident	680	0
33	26	Ben Arnold	54		'69 Chevrolet	Bill Dennis			105	0	0	engine	665	0
34	38	Lennie Pond	44		'67 Chevrolet	Giachetti Brothers			73	0	0	engine	650	0
35	12	Buddy Arrington	67		'69 Dodge	Arrington			72	0	0	rear end	635	0
36	19	Clyde Lynn	64		'68 Ford	Langley			40	0	0	heating	645	0
37	16	Friday Hassler	39		'67 Chevrolet	Hassler			37	0	0	engine	605	0
38	34	Henley Gray	19		'68 Ford	Melton			29	0	0	drive shaft	590	0
39	2	Bobby Allison	22		'69 Dodge Daytona	Rossi	Rossi		20	0	0	accident	650	0
40	20	John Kennedy	29		'67 Chevrolet	John Kennedy			17	0	0	accident	560	0