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1969 Daytona 500 Results

Fin. Pos. Str. Car Pos. Car No. Driver Laps Money Car
1 19 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough 200 $38,950 Ford
2 4 6 Charlie Glotzbach 200 $18,425 Dodge
3 7 27 Donnie Allison 199 $13,275 Ford
4 9 11 A.J. Foyt 199 $5,800 Ford
5 1 3 Buddy Baker 198 $10,050 Dodge
6 3 17 David Pearson 198 $5,600 Ford
7 11 88 Benny Parsons 197 $3,000 Ford
8 12 43 Richard Petty 196 $3,150 Ford
9 50 58 Andy Hampton 191 $2,500 Dodge
10 16 96 Ray Elder 190 $2,935 Dodge
11 23 8 Vic Elford 188 $2,650 Dodge
12 21 3 Richard Brickhouse 188 $3,560 Plymouth
13 31 39 Friday Hassler 187 $3,460 Chevrolet
14 14 25 Jabe Thomas 187 $2,495 Plymouth
15 15 48 James Hylton 185 $2,445 Dodge
16 20 6 Neil Castles 185 $2,385 Plymouth
17 44 30 Dave Marcis 181 $2,260 Chevrolet
18 22 45 Bill Seifert 179 $2,335 Ford
19 39 80 Frank Warren 178 $2,245 Chevrolet
20 29 64 Elmo Langley 178 $2,285 Ford
21 43 75 George Bauer 176 $2,205 Dodge
22 26 44 Dub Simpson 176 $1,420 Dodge
23 30 10 Bill Champion 176 $1,395 Ford
24 38 19 Henley Gray 173 $1,355 Ford
25 47 0 Don Tarr 172 $1,345 Chevrolet
26 37 8 E.J. Trivette 171 $1,345 Chevrolet
27 34 47 Cecil Gordon 170 $1,360 Ford
28 13 67 Buddy Arrington 170 $1,610 Dodge
29 48 34 Wendell Scott 168 $1,105 Ford
30 7 1 Bobby Isaac 150 $3,400 Dodge
31 32 33 Wayne Smith 148 $1,350 Chevrolet
32 33 32 Dick Brooks 140 $1,345 Plymouth
33 18 29 Ramo Stott 139 $1,410 Plymouth
34 24 76 Ben Arnold 133 $1,370 Ford
35 39 26 Earl Brooks 130 $1,275 Ford
36 10 41 Swede Savage 123 $2,520 Mercury
37 27 18 Dick Johnson 104 $1,345 Ford
38 5 21 Cale Yarborough 103 $2,560 Mercury
39 35 70 J.D. McDuffie 87 $2,290 Buick
40 42 7 Bobby Johns 67 $1,205 Chevrolet
41 6 99 Paul Goldsmith 62 $1,600 Dodge
42 8 13 Bobby Unser 56 $1,400 Ford
43 40 22 Bobby Allison 45 $1,160 Dodge
44 17 1 Pete Hamilton 44 $1,885 Dodge
45 41 4 John Sears 41 $965 Ford
46 45 69 Bill Kimmel 30 $900 Chevrolet
47 25 36 H.B. Bailey 24 $1,940 Pontiac
48 28 53 Billy Taylor 20 $870 Pontiac
49 46 82 Dick Poling 19 $760 Dodge
50 36 57 Roy Mayne 19 $725 Dodge
Time of Race: 3 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds
Average Speed: 157.950 mph
Fastest Qualifier: David Pearson, 190.029 mph
Pole: Buddy Baker, 188.901 mph
Margin of Victory: 1 car length
Caution Flags: 5 for 38 laps
Lead Changes: 18 lead changes among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: Buddy Baker 1-3, Cale Yarborough 4-20, Baker 21-25, James Hylton 26-27, Baker 28-33, Donnie Allison 34-45, Baker 46, Bobby Unser 47, Baker 48-55, A.J. Foyt 56, D. Allison 57-118, Charlie Glotzbach 119-138, D. Allison 139-145, Glotzbach 146-154, D. Allison 155-160, LeeRoy Yarbrough 161-177, Glotzbach 178-199, Yarbrough 200.
Total Laps Led: Donnie Allison, 87, Charlie Glotzbach 51, Buddy Baker 23, LeeRoy Yarbrough 18, Cale Yarborough 17, James Hylton 2, Bobby Unser 1, A.J. Foyt 1.

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