Results

The 1969 Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 27th, 1969

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 17 Ford
  • 6 Dodge
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 3 Mercury
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 1 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 64.405
  • Cautions: 8 for 61 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 6 43 Richard Petty Ford 0 0 500 65 0 running
2 21 17 David Pearson Ford 0 0 500 43 0 running
3 1 22 Bobby Allison Dodge 0 0 500 379 0 running
4 5 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 496 2 0 running
5 10 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 496 0 0 running
6 18 06 Neil Castles Plymouth 0 0 489 0 0 running
7 11 27 Swede Savage Ford 0 0 485 0 0 running
8 9 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 476 0 0 running
9 26 38 Buddy Young Chevrolet 0 0 474 0 0 running
10 29 08 EJ Trivette Chevrolet 0 0 474 0 0 running
11 14 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 468 0 0 running
12 28 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 458 0 0 running
13 27 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 456 0 0 running
14 19 70 JD McDuffie Buick 0 0 453 0 0 running
15 40 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 449 0 0 running
16 17 32 Dick Brooks Plymouth 0 0 428 0 0 dq
17 32 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 423 0 0 running
18 25 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 422 0 0 running
19 34 33 Wayne Smith Chevrolet 0 0 420 0 0 crash
20 12 4 John Sears Ford 0 0 393 0 0 oil leak
21 35 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 382 0 0 overheating
22 13 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 364 0 0 ignition
23 2 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 281 11 0 axle
24 16 18 Dick Johnson Ford 0 0 259 0 0 crash
25 3 21 Cale Yarborough Mercury 0 0 245 0 0 crash
26 38 0 Frank Warren Chevrolet 0 0 245 0 0 transmission
27 31 46 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 238 0 0 overheating
28 23 90 Sonny Hutchins Ford 0 0 232 0 0 head gasket
29 8 30 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 221 0 0 ignition
30 7 6 James Hylton Dodge 0 0 213 0 0 engine
31 39 93 Walson Gardner Ford 0 0 196 0 0 steering
32 20 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 169 0 0 transmission
33 22 03 Richard Brickhouse Plymouth 0 0 142 0 0 ignition
34 30 80 Danny Turner Chevrolet 0 0 139 0 0 transmission
35 37 47 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 123 0 0 engine
36 33 56 Ed Hessert Mercury 0 0 60 0 0 brakes
37 4 3 Paul Goldsmith Dodge 0 0 40 0 0 ignition
38 24 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 24 0 0 oil leak
39 36 23 Paul Dean Holt Ford 0 0 11 0 0 flagged
40 15 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 1 0 0 engine

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