NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1969 - Southern 500 Race Results
Race Name - Southern 500Date - 9/1/1969Race Track - Darlington RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.375 milesRace Length (Miles) - 316 milesPole Speed - 151.985 mphNumber of Cautions - 7Caution Laps - 85Average Race Speed - 105.61 mphLead Changes - 20Total Race Purse - $87,490Race Number - 41 | More Races from 1969 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 98 | Junior Johnson | 230 | 69 Ford | 82 | $21,800 |
2 | 5 | David Pearson | 17 | HolmanMoody | 230 | 69 Ford | 38 | $12,250 |
3 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 6 | Cotton Owens | 230 | 69 Dodge | 12 | $6,700 |
4 | 3 | Donnie Allison | 27 | Banjo Matthews | 227 | 69 Ford | 1 | $3,325 |
5 | 9 | Bobby Allison | 22 | Mario Rossi | 225 | 69 Dodge | 4 | $2,750 |
6 | 7 | Charlie Glotzbach | 88 | Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels) | 224 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $2,000 |
7 | 11 | Dick Brooks | 32 | Dick Brooks | 223 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $1,825 |
8 | 14 | Buddy Young | 31 | Fred Bear | 222 | 67 Chevrol | 0 | $1,800 |
9 | 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | East Tenn Motors (Petty Enterprises) | 220 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,600 |
10 | 8 | Richard Brickhouse | 14 | Bill Ellis | 220 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $2,000 |
11 | 18 | GC Spencer | 49 | GC Spencer | 219 | 68 Plymout | 0 | $1,450 |
12 | 15 | Hoss Ellington | 61 | Hoss Ellington | 218 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,350 |
13 | 32 | Neil Castles | 6 | Neil Castles | 215 | 69 Dodge | 0 | $1,450 |
14 | 35 | Roy Mayne | 46 | Tom Hunter | 211 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $1,250 |
15 | 22 | Frank Warren | 96 | Frank Warren | 210 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,250 |
16 | 31 | Jabe Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 209 | 68 Plymout | 0 | $1,475 |
17 | 30 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 209 | 67 Ford | 0 | $1,150 |
18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 47 | Bill Seifert | 208 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,125 |
19 | 25 | Ed Hessert | 15 | Ed Hessert | 208 | 69 Plymout | 0 | $1,175 |
20 | 23 | Ben Arnold | 76 | Don Culpepper | 207 | 68 Ford | 0 | $1,075 |
21 | 10 | John Sears | 4 | LG DeWitt | 204 | 69 Ford | 0 | $1,100 |
22 | 38 | JC Spradley | 0 | EC Reid | 203 | 67 Chevrol | 0 | $1,075 |
23 | 33 | Dub Simpson | 51 | Bill Strong | 202 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $1,050 |
24 | 28 | Bill Champion | 10 | Bill Champion | 194 | 68 Ford | 0 | $975 |
25 | 34 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 193 | 67 Buick | 0 | $1,000 |
26 | 16 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Elmo Langley | 190 | 68 Ford | 0 | $925 |
27 | 40 | Earl Brooks | 33 | Wayne Smith | 183 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $900 |
28 | 12 | James Hylton | 48 | Hylton Engineering (James Hylton) | 165 | 69 Dodge | 2 | $975 |
29 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) | 143 | 69 Mercury | 81 | $2,475 |
30 | 29 | HB Bailey | 36 | HB Bailey | 130 | 69 Pontiac | 0 | $825 |
31 | 27 | Coo Coo Marlin | 7 | CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) | 78 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $825 |
32 | 39 | Ken Meisenhelder | 4 | Ken Meisenhelder | 47 | 67 Oldsmob | 0 | $825 |
33 | 17 | Dave Marcis | 30 | Milt Lunda | 43 | 69 Dodge | 10 | $975 |
34 | 13 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 28 | 67 Chevrol | 0 | $725 |
35 | 26 | Ed Negre | 8 | GC Spencer | 26 | 67 Plymout | 0 | $750 |
36 | 21 | EJ Trivette | 8 | EC Reid | 26 | 69 Chevrol | 0 | $675 |
37 | 20 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 26 | 69 Pontiac | 0 | $650 |
38 | 19 | Bill Seifert | 45 | Bill Seifert | 8 | 68 Ford | 0 | $650 |
39 | 36 | Henley Gray | 19 | Harry Melton | 1 | 68 Ford | 0 | $665 |
40 | 37 | Bobby Mausgrover | 57 | Ervin Pruitt | 1 | 67 Dodge | 0 | $650 |