| 1969 Motor State 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 54 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $73,548 | Race Date: | Jun 15, 1969 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 25 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3h 35m 26s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 35 | Average Speed: | 139.254 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 35 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #27 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Matthews Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Eddie Wood | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 38 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 160.135 MPH | |||||
| Official 1969 Motor State 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 38 |
| 2 | 7 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 57 |
| 3 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 249 | 136 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 249 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Running | | 0 | 248 | 4 |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running | | 0 | 244 | 2 |
| 8 | 30 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 240 | 1 |
| 10 | 31 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 227 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 15 | Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 224 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 216 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running |  | 0 | 211 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 61 | Hoss Ellington (R) | Ellington Racing | Running | | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 8 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 44 | Bob Ashbrook | Giachetti Brothers | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 23 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Engine | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 32 | Dick Brooks (R) | Brooks Racing | Engine | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 0 | Dick Poling | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 29 | John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Engine | | 0 | 115 | 9 |
| 28 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 78 | 1 |
| 31 | 36 | 73 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Engine | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 38 | Buddy Young (R) | Fred Bear (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Wheel Bearing |  | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 96 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Head Gasket | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Engine | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 37 | 12 | 3 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | 80 | Wayne Gillette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
