Entry List

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

American 500

Sunday, October 26th, 1969

Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 10 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 111.938
  • Cautions: 7 for 66 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
54
 
 
Chevrolet
Bill Dennis
2
10
 
 
Ford
Bill Champion
3
45
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
4
22
 
 
Dodge
Mario Rossi
5
71
 
 
Dodge
K & K Insurance
6
7
 
 
Chevrolet
Shorty Johns
7
67
 
 
Dodge
Buddy Arrington
8
6
 
 
Dodge
Cotton Owens
9
31
 
 
Chevrolet
Fred Bear
10
21
 
 
Mercury
60 Minute Cleaners
11
47
 
 
Ford
Bill Seifert
12
99
 
 
Dodge
Nichels Engineering
13
64
 
 
Ford
Elmo Langley
14
30
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
28
Dodge
Milt Lunda
15
17
 
 
Ford
Holman-Moody
16
32
 
 
Plymouth
Dick Brooks
17
27
 
 
Ford
Banjo Matthews
18
51
 
 
Chevrolet
Bill Strong
19
08
 
 
Chevrolet
E.C. Reid
20
9
 
 
Pontiac
Roy Tyner
21
8
 
 
Plymouth
G.C. Spencer
22
41
 
 
Ford
Bill Champion
23
39
 
 
Chevrolet
Friday Hassler
24
49
 
 
Plymouth
G.C. Spencer
25
19
 
 
Ford
Harry Melton
26
61
 
 
Ford
Hoss Ellington
27
0
 
 
Chevrolet
Don Tarr
28
25
 
 
Plymouth
Don Robertson
29
48
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
35
Dodge
James Hylton
30
29
 
 
Chevrolet
John Kennedy
31
4
 
 
Ford
L.G. DeWitt
32
57
 
 
Dodge
Ervin Pruitt
33
69
 
 
Ford
Auto Lad
35
44
 
 
Chevrolet
Giachetti Brothers
36
06
 
 
Dodge
Neil Castles
37
88
 
 
Dodge
Bill Ellis
38
43
 
 
Ford
Petty Enterprises
39
46
 
 
Chevrolet
Tom Hunter
40
34
 
 
Ford
Wendell Scott