Entry List

The official 1969 Motor State 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Michigan International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Motor State 500

Sunday, June 15th, 1969

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 17 Ford
  • 8 Dodge
  • 3 Mercury
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 4 Chevrolet
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 250 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 139.254
  • Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 35
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
76
 
 
Ford
Don Culpepper
2
10
 
 
Ford
Bill Champion
3
45
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
4
44
 
 
Ford
Giachetti Brothers
5
22
 
 
Dodge
Mario Rossi
6
71
 
 
Dodge
K & K Insurance
7
73
 
 
Dodge
Bobby Wawak
8
38
 
 
Ford
Fred Bear
9
21
 
 
Mercury
60 Minute Cleaners
10
47
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
11
6
 
 
Dodge
Cotton Owens
12
30
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
28
Dodge
Dave Marcis
13
17
 
 
Ford
Holman-Moody
14
32
 
 
Plymouth
Dick Brooks
15
18
 
 
Ford
Dick Johnson
16
0
 
 
Chevrolet
Don Tarr
17
27
 
 
Ford
Banjo Matthews
18
08
 
 
Chevrolet
E.C. Reid
19
26
 
 
Ford
Earl Brooks
20
15
 
 
Plymouth
Ed Hessert
21
64
 
 
Ford
Elmo Langley
22
96
 
 
Ford
Frank Warren
23
19
 
 
Ford
Harry Melton
24
61
 
 
Mercury
Hoss Ellington
25
70
 
 
Buick
J.D. McDuffie
26
25
 
 
Plymouth
Don Robertson
27
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
34
Dodge
Hylton Engineering
28
29
 
 
Chevrolet
John Kennedy
29
4
 
 
Ford
L.G. DeWitt
30
98
 
 
Mercury
Junior Johnson
31
06
 
 
Dodge
Neil Castles
32
23
 
 
Ford
Dennis Holt
33
99
 
 
Dodge
Nichels Engineering
34
03
 
 
Plymouth
Dub Clewis
35
43
 
 
Ford
Petty Enterprises
36
9
 
 
Pontiac
Roy Tyner
37
80
 
 
Chevrolet
E.C. Reid
38
34
 
 
Ford
Wendell Scott