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| 1969 American 500 | 
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| Held on October 26, 1969 at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC | |
| 492 L, 507.744 M, 817.212 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Torino Talladega, Jim Robbins Special | '69 Ford | 492 | 213 | running | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | David Pearson | East Tenn. Motor Co. | '69 Ford | 491 | 64 | running | |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Buddy Baker | ADDY Dodge | '69 Dodge | 485 | 31 | running | |
| 4 | 10 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda | '69 Dodge | 472 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 14 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Ford | 465 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 13 | 32 | Dick Brooks | '69 Plymouth | 457 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 23 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Ellington Insulation Co. | '69 Ford | 454 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 24 | 8 | Ed Negre | G.C. Spencer | '67 Plymouth | 445 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 33 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '67 Ford | 433 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 31 | 06 | Neil Castles | Howard Ford | '69 Dodge | 431 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 28 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter | '69 Chevrolet | 430 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 30 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '69 Ford | 429 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 37 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '68 Plymouth | 425 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 35 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Bill Seifert | '68 Ford | 419 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 21 | 10 | Bill Champion | '68 Ford | 416 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 8 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '69 Dodge | 391 | 43 | timing chain | |
| 17 | 25 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid | '69 Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | suspension | |
| 18 | 32 | 57 | Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt | '67 Dodge | 369 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 39 | 69 | Larry Baumel | Auto Lad | '69 Ford | 366 | 0 | engine | |
| 20 | 27 | 0 | J.D. McDuffie | Don Tarr | '67 Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 36 | 9 | Earl Brooks | Roy Tyner | '69 Pontiac | 313 | 0 | water pump | |
| 22 | 22 | 41 | Elmo Langley | Bill Champion | '67 Ford | 304 | 0 | brakes | |
| 23 | 1 | 99 | Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering, J&J Dodge | '69 Dodge | 281 | 80 | engine | |
| 24 | 17 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | '67 Plymouth | 240 | 0 | engine | ||
| 25 | 40 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Bill Strong | '69 Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | wheel bearing | |
| 26 | 18 | 31 | Buddy Young | Fred Bear | '67 Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | crash | |
| 27 | 29 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns | '67 Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | engine | |
| 28 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | '69 Dodge | 174 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 3 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | '69 Mercury | 168 | 55 | crash | |
| 30 | 5 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Torino Talladega | '69 Ford | 143 | 0 | crash | |
| 31 | 11 | 88 | Richard Brickhouse | Bill Ellis | '69 Dodge | 124 | 0 | suspension | |
| 32 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Torino Talladega, 7-Up | '69 Ford | 113 | 6 | crash | |
| 33 | 26 | 54 | Ben Arnold | Bill Dennis | '69 Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 38 | 44 | Lennie Pond | Giachetti Brothers | '67 Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | engine | |
| 35 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '69 Dodge | 72 | 0 | rear end | ||
| 36 | 19 | 64 | Clyde Lynn | Elmo Langley | '68 Ford | 40 | 0 | overheating | |
| 37 | 16 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '67 Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | ||
| 38 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton | '68 Ford | 29 | 0 | driveshaft | |
| 39 | 2 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola, Dodge | '69 Dodge | 20 | 0 | crash | |
| 40 | 20 | 29 | John Kennedy | '67 Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | crash |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Ed Hessert | |||||||||
| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
