Official NASCAR Race Results

Richard Petty won the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Raceway.

02-01-1969 | Motor Trend 500 | Riverside International Raceway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 4 43 Richard Petty Ford East Tenn. Ford 0 186 103 Running 19,650
2 1 1 A.J. Foyt Ford Jack Bowsher 0 186 62 Running 10,200
3 5 17 David Pearson Ford East Tenn. Motor Co. 0 184 0 Running 6,775
4 6 41 Al Unser Dodge Robbins Electric 0 183 0 Running 3,825
5 14 48 James Hylton Dodge Hylton Engineering 0 177 0 Running 2,450
6 2 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford Junior Johnson 0 177 14 Engine 2,050
7 16 96 Ray Elder Dodge Fred Elder 0 172 0 Running 1,400
8 15 45 Scotty Cain Ford Bill Clinton 0 170 0 Running 1,450
9 21 4 John Sears Ford Carolina 500 0 169 0 Running 1,350
10 29 18 Harold Hardesty Ford Bob Bristol 0 163 0 Running 1,250
11 28 6 Ray Johnstone Oldsmobile Coz Concilla 0 163 0 Running 1,225
12 23 61 Dick Bown Chevrolet Mike Ober 0 160 0 Running 1,230
13 19 06 Neil Castles Plymouth Neil Castles 0 157 0 Running 1,125
14 33 19 Henley Gray Ford Harry Melton 0 152 0 Running 1,000
15 12 22 Bobby Allison Dodge Mario Rossi 0 151 0 Rear end 1,100
16 34 79 Ranny Dodd Chevrolet -- 0 143 0 Rear end 950
17 42 9 Marvin Sjolin Mercury -- 0 132 0 Running 925
18 7 97 Mario Andretti Ford Holman-Moody 0 132 7 Engine 925
19 24 64 Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley 0 131 0 Engine 785
20 20 15 Paul Dorrity Chevrolet Glen Dorrity 0 129 0 Engine 850
21 30 0 Don Tarr Chevrolet Don Tarr 0 110 0 Transmission 825
22 9 12 Roger McCluskey Plymouth Norm Nelson 0 100 0 Overheating 825
23 32 25 Wendell Parnell Chevrolet Michael's 0 87 0 Engine 795
24 11 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 60 Minute Cleaners 0 81 0 Engine 940
25 31 143 Frank Burnett Plymouth -- 0 80 0 Transmission 785
26 3 121 Dan Gurney Mercury Mercury Cyclone 0 66 0 Engine 980
27 43 09 Sam Rose Ford Sam Rose 0 65 0 Rear end 775
28 37 198 Robert Link Ford Robert Link 0 62 0 Engine 775
29 35 70 J.D. McDuffie Buick Keith Motors 0 50 0 Engine 775
30 17 04 Cliff Garner Plymouth -- 0 48 0 Engine 775
31 26 16 Jerry Oliver Oldsmobile Concord Olds 0 48 0 Transmission 770
32 40 29 Ralph Arnold Ford -- 0 43 0 Engine 765
33 13 31 Don White Dodge Nichels Engineering 0 41 0 Engine 835
34 18 90 Marty Kinerk Chevrolet Dana 0 40 0 Transmission 755
35 44 7 Jack McCoy Dodge Ernie Conn 0 27 0 Transmission 750
36 38 74 Robert Hale Pontiac -- 0 24 0 Engine 750
37 10 11 Parnelli Jones Ford Holman-Moody 0 22 0 Engine 770
38 8 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge K & K Insurance 0 22 0 Transmission 775
39 27 92 Guy Jones Ford -- 0 8 0 Engine 800
40 22 106 Dave James Plymouth Jim Whitehead 0 5 0 Rear end 850
41 25 32 Joe Frasson Plymouth Gary Sigman 0 3 0 Ignition 825
42 39 88 Jim Cook Chevrolet Dan Dostinich 0 3 0 Ignition 750
43 41 2 Johnny Steele Ford Johnny Steele 0 3 0 Oil leak 750
44 36 8 Bob England Chevrolet Bob England 0 1 0 Engine 750

Race Recap

  • Date: 02-01-1969
  • Track: Riverside International Raceway
  • Race: Motor Trend 500
  • Race #: 3
  • Cars: 44
  • Winner: Richard Petty
  • Start Position: 4th
  • Car Make: 1969 Ford
  • Avg Speed: 105.498 mph
  • Distance: 502 miles
  • Purse: $79,660
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Pole: 110.323 mph

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