| 1969 Richmond 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 54 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $18,900 | Race Date: | Apr 13, 1969 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 23m 23s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 73.752 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 40 Laps | richmondraceway.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 | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 416 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 82.538 MPH | |||||
| Official 1969 Richmond 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 | 416 |
| 2 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 499 | 21 |
| 3 | 12 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running |  | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 464 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 450 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 438 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 12 | Pete Hazelwood | Pete Hazelwood (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 365 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 362 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 361 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 20 | Ray Hendrick | Engine | | 0 | 351 | 0 | |
| 14 | 27 | 9 | Worth McMillion | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Engine |  | 0 | 281 | 60 |
| 16 | 24 | 23 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Axle | | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Engine | | 0 | 177 | 3 |
| 19 | 21 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 90 | Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Siefert Racing | Accident | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 56 | Ed Hessert | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Accident |  | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 82 | Dick Poling | Mack Sellers (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 1 | John Kenney | Champion Racing | Black Flagged | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
