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Virginia 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 27, 1969
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1969 Ford
| 500
| 10,275
| running
| 65 |
| 2
| 21
| David Pearson
| 17
| Holman-Moody
| 1969 Ford
| 500
| 5,050
| running
| 43 |
| 3
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| Mario Rossi
| 1969 Dodge
| 500
| 2,840
| running
| 379 |
| 4
| 5
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 98
| Junior Johnson
| 1969 Mercury
| 496
| 1,550
| running
| 2 |
| 5
| 10
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1969 Dodge
| 496
| 1,075
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 18
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1967 Plymouth
| 489
| 975
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 11
| Swede Savage
| 27
| Banjo Matthews
| 1969 Ford
| 485
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1968 Ford
| 476
| 775
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 26
| Buddy Young
| 38
| Fred Bear
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 474
| 725
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 29
| E.J. Trivette
| 08
| E.C. Reid
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 474
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 14
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1969 Plymouth
| 468
| 665
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 28
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1967 Ford
| 458
| 655
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 27
| Ben Arnold
| 76
| Don Culpepper
| 1968 Ford
| 456
| 645
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 19
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1967 Buick
| 453
| 635
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 40
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Harry Melton
| 1968 Ford
| 449
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 17
| Dick Brooks
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 1969 Plymouth
| 428
| 615
| disqualified
| 0 |
| 17
| 32
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1967 Ford
| 423
| 605
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 25
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1968 Ford
| 422
| 595
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 34
| Wayne Smith
| 33
| Archie Smith
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 420
| 585
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 12
| John Sears
| 4
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1967 Ford
| 393
| 575
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 21
| 35
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1967 Ford
| 382
| 565
| overheating
| 0 |
| 22
| 13
| Friday Hassler
| 39
| Friday Hassler
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 364
| 555
| ignition
| 0 |
| 23
| 2
| Bobby Isaac
| 71
| Nord Krauskopf
| 1969 Dodge
| 281
| 630
| axle
| 11 |
| 24
| 16
| Dick Johnson
| 18
| Dick Johnson
| 1968 Ford
| 259
| 535
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1969 Mercury
| 245
| 575
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 38
| Frank Warren
| 0
| Don Tarr
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 245
| 515
| transmission
| 0 |
| 27
| 31
| Roy Mayne
| 46
| Tom Hunter
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 238
| 505
| overheating
| 0 |
| 28
| 23
| Sonny Hutchins
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1967 Ford
| 232
| 505
| head gasket
| 0 |
| 29
| 8
| Dave Marcis
| 30
| Milt Lunda
| 1969 Dodge
| 221
| 485
| ignition
| 0 |
| 30
| 7
| James Hylton
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1969 Dodge
| 213
| 475
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 39
| Walson Gardner
| 93
| Walson Gardner
| 1967 Ford
| 196
| 470
| steering
| 0 |
| 32
| 20
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 169
| 465
| transmission
| 0 |
| 33
| 22
| Richard Brickhouse
| 03
| Dub Clewis
| 1967 Plymouth
| 142
| 485
| ignition
| 0 |
| 34
| 30
| Danny Turner
| 80
| E.C. Reid
| 1967 Chevrolet
| 139
| 455
| transmission
| 0 |
| 35
| 37
| Cecil Gordon
| 47
| Bill Seifert
| 1968 Ford
| 123
| 450
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 33
| Ed Hessert
| 56
| Lyle Stelter
| 1967 Mercury
| 60
| 445
| brakes
| 0 |
| 37
| 4
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1969 Dodge
| 40
| 465
| ignition
| 0 |
| 38
| 24
| Dub Simpson
| 51
| Bill Strong
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 24
| 435
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 39
| 36
| Paul Dean Holt
| 23
| Dennis Holt
| 1967 Ford
| 11
| 430
| black flagged
| 0 |
| 40
| 15
| G.C. Spencer
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| 1967 Plymouth
| 1
| 425
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:52:54
Average Speed: 64.405 MPH
Pole Speed: 23 seconds
8 cautions for 61 laps
Attendance: 23,000