
| 1969 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 54 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $68,090 | Race Date: | Mar 9, 1969 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 4h 52m 22s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 102.569 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 82 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 311 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 119.619 MPH | |||||
| Official 1969 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running | ![]() | 0 | 500 | 311 |
| 2 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 500 | 13 |
| 3 | 11 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running | ![]() | 0 | 498 | 65 |
| 4 | 12 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 497 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 491 | 25 |
| 7 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Running | ![]() | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | ![]() | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 61 | Hoss Ellington (R) | Ellington Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 32 | Dick Brooks (R) | Brooks Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 448 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 82 | Dick Poling | Mack Sellers (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 437 | 0 |
| 16 | 42 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 437 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 429 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 8 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 425 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 424 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 423 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 415 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 387 | 3 |
| 24 | 35 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 383 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 380 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 373 | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 371 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 307 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 284 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 281 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 32 | 38 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Siefert Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 80 | Frank Warren | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 23 | James Sears | Paul Dean Holt (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 247 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 86 | Dub Simpson | Castles Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 243 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Car Owner) | Black Flagged | ![]() | 0 | 202 | 0 |
| 38 | 9 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 183 | 72 |
| 39 | 34 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 40 | 15 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | ![]() | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 41 | 26 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Vibration | ![]() | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 42 | 41 | 0 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 29 | John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 93 | Walson Gardner | Did Not Start | Did Not Start | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |