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1969 Texas 500 | ![]() ![]() |
Held on December 7, 1969 at Texas World Speedway in College Station, TX | |
250 L, 500 M, 804.75 KM - Scheduled Distance |
FEATURE RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 7 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | 69' Dodge | 250 | 19 | running | |
2 | 6 | 27 | Donnie Allison | 69' Ford | 248 | 17 | running | ||
3 | 21 | 18 | Benny Parsons | 69' Ford | 247 | 0 | running | ||
4 | 11 | 48 | James Hylton | Dependable Dodge | 69' Dodge | 239 | 0 | running | |
5 | 12 | 32 | Dick Brooks | 69' Plymouth | 237 | 0 | running | ||
6 | 9 | 96 | Ray Elder | 69' Dodge | 232 | 0 | running | ||
7 | 25 | 7 | Jack McCoy | 69' Dodge | 230 | 0 | running | ||
8 | 1 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 69' Dodge | 229 | 150 | crash | ||
9 | 10 | 30 | Dave Marcis | 69' Dodge | 225 | 0 | running | ||
10 | 3 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 69' Ford | 222 | 17 | engine | ||
11 | 23 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | 68' Ford | 222 | 0 | running | ||
12 | 30 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | 68' Plymouth | 222 | 0 | running | ||
13 | 26 | 8 | E.J. Trivette | 69' Chevy | 221 | 0 | running | ||
14 | 35 | 57 | Johnny Halford | 67' Dodge | 218 | 0 | running | ||
15 | 17 | 39 | Friday Hassler | 69' Chevy | 217 | 0 | engine | ||
16 | 18 | 6 | Neil Castles | 69' Dodge | 217 | 0 | running | ||
17 | 29 | 19 | Henley Gray | 68' Ford | 215 | 0 | running | ||
18 | 34 | 34 | Wendell Scott | 67' Ford | 212 | 0 | running | ||
19 | 27 | 70 | Don Biederman | 68' Ford | 205 | 0 | running | ||
20 | 31 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | 69' Pontiac | 195 | 0 | engine | ||
21 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | 69' Ford | 192 | 0 | clutch | ||
22 | 38 | 81 | Dave Alonzo | 67' Plymouth | 174 | 0 | running | ||
23 | 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 69' Dodge | 163 | 0 | engine | ||
24 | 32 | 26 | Earl Brooks | 67' Ford | 146 | 0 | oil-leak | ||
25 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | 69' Mercury | 143 | 16 | crash | |
26 | 2 | 17 | David Pearson | 69' Ford | 142 | 31 | clutch | ||
27 | 28 | 64 | Elmo Langley | 68' Ford | 110 | 0 | engine | ||
28 | 19 | 74 | Bill Shirey | 69' Plymouth | 82 | 0 | engine | ||
29 | 15 | 76 | Ben Arnold | 68' Ford | 75 | 0 | clutch | ||
30 | 14 | 8 | Frank Warren | 67' Plymouth | 73 | 0 | engine | ||
31 | 13 | 10 | Bill Champion | 68' Ford | 69 | 0 | engine | ||
32 | 16 | 4 | John Sears | 69' Ford | 60 | 0 | overheating | ||
33 | 5 | 99 | Richard Brickhouse | Nichels Engineering | 69' Dodge | 53 | 0 | engine | |
34 | 33 | 3 | Joe Hines | 67' Plymouth | 38 | 0 | sway-bar | ||
35 | 37 | 0 | Ed Negre | 67' Chevy | 22 | 0 | steering | ||
36 | 20 | 45 | Bill Seifert | 69' Ford | 14 | 0 | engine | ||
37 | 22 | 69 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | 69' Ford | 4 | 0 | engine | |
38 | 36 | 9 | Roy Tyner | 69' Pontiac | 2 | 0 | engine |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Time of Race: 3h:27:56 | |||||||||
Starting Lineup Set By: Unknown Methods | |||||||||
Fast Qualifier: Buddy Baker | |||||||||
Margin of Victory: 2 laps | |||||||||
Average Speed: 144.277 mph | |||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 29 laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: 35 among 6 drivers - Buddy Baker 1-7, David Pearson 8-9, Buddy Baker 10-11, LeeRoy Yarbrough 12-13, Buddy Baker 14-18, Donnie Allison 19, Buddy Baker 20-39, David Pearson 40-41, Cale Yarborough 42-47, Buddy Baker 48-58, David Pearson 59-66, Buddy Baker 67-98, David Pearson 99-103, Donnie Allison 104, Cale Yarborough 105-114, Buddy Baker 115-137, David Pearson 138-141, Buddy Baker 142-146, David Pearson 147-156, LeeRoy Yarbrough 157-158, Donnie Allison 159-162, Buddy Baker 163-168, LeeRoy Yarbrough 169, Buddy Baker 170-173, LeeRoy Yarbrough 174-175, Donnie Allison 176-178, Buddy Baker 179, Donnie Allison 180-184, LeeRoy Yarbrough 185-189, Buddy Baker 190-193, LeeRoy Yarbrough 194-198, Donnie Allison 199, Buddy Baker 200-229, Bobby Isaac 230-233, Donnie Allison 234-235, Bobby Isaac 236-250 | |||||||||
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |