Official NASCAR Race Results
LeeRoy Yarbrough won the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-23-1969 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Ford | Jim Robbins Special | 0 | 200 | 18 | Running | 38,950 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 200 | 51 | Running | 18,425 |
| 3 | 7 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Ford | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 199 | 87 | Running | 13,275 |
| 4 | 9 | 11 | A.J. Foyt | Ford | Jack Bowsher | 0 | 199 | 1 | Running | 5,800 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | Royal Dodge | 0 | 198 | 23 | Running | 10,050 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running | 5,600 |
| 7 | 11 | 88 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Russ Dawson | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 2,450 |
| 8 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Ford | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running | 3,150 |
| 9 | 50 | 58 | Andy Hampton | Dodge | H.B. Ranier | 0 | 191 | 0 | Running | 2,500 |
| 10 | 16 | 96 | Ray Elder | Dodge | Fred Elder | 0 | 190 | 0 | Running | 2,935 |
| 11 | 23 | 8 | Vic Elford | Dodge | H.B. Ranier | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running | 2,650 |
| 12 | 21 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Plymouth | Dub Clewis | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running | 3,560 |
| 13 | 31 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | Friday Hassler | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running | 3,460 |
| 14 | 14 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running | 2,495 |
| 15 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Dodge | James Hylton | 0 | 185 | 2 | Running | 2,445 |
| 16 | 20 | 06 | Neil Castles | Plymouth | Neil Castles | 0 | 185 | 0 | Running | 2,385 |
| 17 | 44 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Milt Lunda | 0 | 181 | 0 | Running | 2,260 |
| 18 | 22 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | Bill Seifert | 0 | 179 | 0 | Running | 2,335 |
| 19 | 49 | 80 | Frank Warren | Chevrolet | E.C. Reid | 0 | 178 | 0 | Running | 2,245 |
| 20 | 29 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | 0 | 178 | 0 | Running | 2,285 |
| 21 | 43 | 75 | George Bauer | Dodge | Dodge | 0 | 176 | 0 | Running | 2,205 |
| 22 | 26 | 44 | Dub Simpson | Chevrolet | Giachetti Brothers | 0 | 176 | 0 | Running | 1,420 |
| 23 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | 0 | 176 | 0 | Running | 1,395 |
| 24 | 38 | 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Harry Melton | 0 | 173 | 0 | Running | 1,355 |
| 25 | 47 | 0 | Don Tarr | Chevrolet | Don Tarr | 0 | 172 | 0 | Running | 1,345 |
| 26 | 37 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | Chevrolet | E.C. Reid | 0 | 171 | 0 | Running | 1,345 |
| 27 | 34 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Ford | Bill Seifert | 0 | 171 | 0 | Running | 1,360 |
| 28 | 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | 0 | 170 | 0 | Engine | 1,610 |
| 29 | 48 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Wendell Scott | 0 | 168 | 0 | Running | 1,105 |
| 30 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | 0 | 150 | 0 | Crash | 3,400 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Chevrolet | Archie Smith | 0 | 148 | 0 | Running | 1,350 |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Plymouth | Dick Brooks | 0 | 140 | 0 | Engine | 1,345 |
| 33 | 18 | 29 | Ramo Stott | Plymouth | Ramo Stott | 0 | 139 | 0 | Engine | 1,410 |
| 34 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Ford | Don Culpepper | 0 | 133 | 0 | Engine | 1,370 |
| 35 | 39 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Earl Brooks | 0 | 130 | 0 | Overheating | 1,275 |
| 36 | 10 | 41 | Swede Savage | Mercury | Wood Brothers | 0 | 123 | 0 | Crash | 2,520 |
| 37 | 27 | 18 | Dick Johnson | Ford | Dick Johnson | 0 | 104 | 0 | Oil leak | 1,345 |
| 38 | 5 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury | 60 Minute Cleaners | 0 | 103 | 17 | Crash | 2,560 |
| 39 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Buick | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | 87 | 0 | Engine | 2,290 |
| 40 | 42 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | 0 | 67 | 0 | Overheating | 1,205 |
| 41 | 6 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Dodge | Nichels Engineering | 0 | 62 | 0 | Crash | 1,600 |
| 42 | 8 | 13 | Bobby Unser | Ford | Smokey Yunick | 0 | 56 | 1 | Crash | 1,400 |
| 43 | 40 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Dodge | Mario Rossi | 0 | 45 | 0 | Engine | 1,160 |
| 44 | 17 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | Dodge | A.J. King | 0 | 44 | 0 | Crash | 1,885 |
| 45 | 41 | 4 | John Sears | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | 0 | 41 | 0 | Overheating | 965 |
| 46 | 45 | 69 | Bill Kimmel | Chevrolet | Carl Manis | 0 | 30 | 0 | Engine | 900 |
| 47 | 25 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | 0 | 24 | 0 | Engine | 1,940 |
| 48 | 28 | 53 | Billy Taylor | Plymouth | Carl Miller | 0 | 20 | 0 | Engine | 870 |
| 49 | 46 | 82 | Dick Poling | Chevrolet | Mack Sellers | 0 | 19 | 0 | Engine | 760 |
| 50 | 36 | 57 | Roy Mayne | Dodge | Ervin Pruitt | 0 | 9 | 0 | Engine | 725 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-23-1969
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 50
- Winner: LeeRoy Yarbrough
- Start Position: 19th
- Car Make: 1969 Ford
- Avg Speed: 157.950 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $174,670
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 38
- Lead Changes: 17
- Pole: 188.901 mph


