Official NASCAR Race Results
LeeRoy Yarbrough won the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
07-04-1969 | Firecracker 400 | 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 | 9 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Ford | Junior Johnson | 0 | 160 | 96 | Running | 22,175 |
| 2 | 11 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | Poole-Gable Dodge | 0 | 160 | 28 | Running | 11,195 |
| 3 | 2 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Ford | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 159 | 4 | Running | 6,905 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 156 | 4 | Running | 4,050 |
| 5 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Ford | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 156 | 4 | Running | 1,950 |
| 6 | 10 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | Lunda Construction | 0 | 153 | 0 | Running | 1,500 |
| 7 | 23 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Plymouth | Dub Clewis | 0 | 151 | 0 | Running | 1,325 |
| 8 | 13 | 37 | Don Tarr | Dodge | Ray Fox | 0 | 150 | 0 | Running | 1,250 |
| 9 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Dodge | Hylton Engineering | 0 | 146 | 0 | Running | 1,125 |
| 10 | 29 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | 0 | 144 | 0 | Rear end | 1,000 |
| 11 | 33 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Chevrolet | Archie Smith | 0 | 143 | 0 | Running | 975 |
| 12 | 32 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | Chevrolet | E.C. Reid | 0 | 142 | 0 | Running | 950 |
| 13 | 27 | 96 | Frank Warren | Ford | Frank Warren | 0 | 141 | 0 | Running | 905 |
| 14 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Elmo Langley | 0 | 141 | 0 | Running | 900 |
| 15 | 38 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Chevrolet | Tom Hunter | 0 | 141 | 0 | Running | 875 |
| 16 | 19 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Plymouth | Don Robertson | 0 | 139 | 0 | Overheating | 850 |
| 17 | 15 | 4 | John Sears | Ford | L.G. DeWitt | 0 | 139 | 0 | Running | 850 |
| 18 | 37 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Pontiac | Roy Tyner | 0 | 137 | 0 | Running | 800 |
| 19 | 36 | 0 | Dick Poling | Chevrolet | Don Tarr | 0 | 134 | 0 | Running | 775 |
| 20 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Ford | Bill Champion | 0 | 134 | 0 | Running | 750 |
| 21 | 26 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Ford | Don Culpepper | 0 | 130 | 0 | Running | 765 |
| 22 | 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Dodge | Stan Dobbs Dodge | 0 | 127 | 0 | Crash | 730 |
| 23 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | 0 | 118 | 0 | Crash | 720 |
| 24 | 21 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Mercury | Hoss Ellington | 0 | 118 | 0 | Crash | 810 |
| 25 | 22 | 06 | Neil Castles | Dodge | Neil Castles | 0 | 114 | 0 | Engine | 750 |
| 26 | 24 | 15 | Ed Hessert | Plymouth | Ed Hessert | 0 | 111 | 0 | Crash | 715 |
| 27 | 35 | 19 | Henley Gray | Ford | Harry Melton | 0 | 105 | 0 | Crash | 680 |
| 28 | 16 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Plymouth | Dick Brooks | 0 | 100 | 0 | Running | 695 |
| 29 | 6 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | K & K Insurance | 0 | 63 | 0 | Engine | 685 |
| 30 | 25 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | 0 | 54 | 0 | Engine | 675 |
| 31 | 12 | 13 | Joe Leonard | Ford | Smokey Yunick | 0 | 47 | 0 | Crash | 720 |
| 32 | 5 | 3 | Charlie Glotzbach | Dodge | Ray Fox | 0 | 46 | 4 | Engine | 740 |
| 33 | 39 | 53 | Paul Connors | Dodge | Carl Miller | 0 | 31 | 0 | Engine | 635 |
| 34 | 7 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Dodge | Nichels Engineering | 0 | 30 | 0 | Crash | 630 |
| 35 | 40 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Ford | Earl Brooks | 0 | 30 | 0 | Engine | 625 |
| 36 | 17 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Ford | Bill Seifert | 0 | 24 | 0 | Quit | 620 |
| 37 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury | 60 Minute Cleaners | 0 | 22 | 20 | Engine | 1,265 |
| 38 | 31 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Ford | Bill Seifert | 0 | 21 | 0 | Quit | 610 |
| 39 | 30 | 23 | Wendell Scott | Ford | Don Robertson | 0 | 10 | 0 | Rear end | 605 |
| 40 | 34 | 09 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | E.C. Reid | 0 | 6 | 0 | Oil leak | 600 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-04-1969
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Firecracker 400
- Race #: 28
- Cars: 40
- Winner: LeeRoy Yarbrough
- Start Position: 9th
- Car Make: 1969 Ford
- Avg Speed: 160.875 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $75,380
- Cautions: 2
- Caution Laps: 27
- Lead Changes: 16
- Pole: 190.706 mph


