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| 1969 Motor State 500 | 
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| Held on June 15, 1969 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI | |
| 250 L, 500 M, 804.75 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 60 Minute Cleaners | '69 Mercury | 250 | 38 | running | |
| 2 | 7 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | '69 Ford | 250 | 57 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '69 Ford | 250 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 2 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson | '69 Mercury | 249 | 136 | crash | |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Cotton Owens | '69 Dodge | 249 | 2 | running | |
| 6 | 8 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | '69 Dodge | 248 | 4 | running | |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | '69 Dodge | 244 | 2 | running | |
| 8 | 30 | 06 | Neil Castles | '69 Dodge | 242 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 11 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | '69 Ford | 240 | 1 | running | |
| 10 | 31 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Don Robertson | '68 Plymouth | 227 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 15 | 15 | Ed Hessert | '68 Plymouth | 224 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 26 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '67 Ford | 216 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | '67 Buick | 211 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 13 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Ellington Insulation Co. | '67 Mercury | 210 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 29 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid | '69 Chevrolet | 210 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 23 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Bill Seifert | '68 Ford | 206 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 32 | 44 | Bob Ashbrook | Giachetti Brothers | '67 Ford | 198 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 34 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton | '68 Ford | 193 | 0 | engine | |
| 19 | 38 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '69 Dodge | 191 | 0 | engine | ||
| 20 | 22 | 23 | Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt | '67 Ford | 187 | 0 | engine | |
| 21 | 24 | 45 | Bill Seifert | '68 Ford | 183 | 0 | engine | ||
| 22 | 27 | 26 | Earl Brooks | '67 Ford | 165 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 16 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper | '68 Ford | 155 | 0 | lug bolts | |
| 24 | 10 | 32 | Dick Brooks | '69 Plymouth | 150 | 0 | engine | ||
| 25 | 21 | 0 | Dick Poling | Don Tarr | '67 Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | engine | |
| 26 | 37 | 29 | John Kennedy | Chevy | 143 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 1 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Banjo Matthews | '69 Ford | 115 | 9 | engine | |
| 28 | 3 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | '69 Dodge | 94 | 0 | engine | |
| 29 | 33 | 18 | Dick Johnson | '68 Ford | 80 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 30 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Hutton Scott Dodge | '69 Dodge | 78 | 1 | engine | |
| 31 | 36 | 73 | Bobby Wawak | '69 Dodge | 74 | 0 | engine | ||
| 32 | 35 | 38 | Buddy Young | Fred Bear | '67 Ford | 62 | 0 | oil line | |
| 33 | 28 | 9 | Roy Tyner | '69 Pontiac | 62 | 0 | wheel bearing | ||
| 34 | 19 | 96 | Frank Warren | '68 Ford | 55 | 0 | head gasket | ||
| 35 | 17 | 10 | Bill Champion | '68 Ford | 50 | 0 | engine | ||
| 36 | 14 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '68 Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | ||
| 37 | 12 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis | '67 Plymouth | 11 | 0 | crash | |
| 38 | 18 | 80 | Wayne Gillette | E.C. Reid | '67 Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | rear end |
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
