1969 Motor State 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1969 Motor State 500 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | N/A |
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile, moderate-banked, tri-oval superspeedway.
This NASCAR sanctioned race track is located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wheel motor racing events.
One Of NASCAR's Fastest TracksMichigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1969 Motor State 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1969 Motor State 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 4 | $17,625 | 250 | 0 | running | Wood Brothers |
| 2 | David Pearson | 17 | 7 | $10,100 | 250 | 0 | running | Holman-Moody |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | 5 | $5,875 | 250 | 0 | running | Petty Enterprises |
| 4 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 98 | 2 | $4,100 | 249 | 0 | crash | Junior Johnson |
| 5 | Charlie Glotzbach | 6 | 6 | $3,150 | 249 | 0 | running | Cotton Owens |
| 6 | Paul Goldsmith | 99 | 8 | $2,500 | 248 | 0 | running | Nichels Engineering |
| 7 | James Hylton | 48 | 25 | $2,102 | 244 | 0 | running | Hylton Engineering |
| 8 | Neil Castles | 6 | 30 | $1,572 | 242 | 0 | running | Neil Castles |
| 11 | Ed Hessert | 15 | 15 | $1,352 | 224 | 0 | running | Ed Hessert |
| 12 | Wendell Scott | 34 | 26 | $1,302 | 216 | 0 | running | Wendell Scott |
| 14 | Hoss Ellington | 61 | 13 | $1,277 | 210 | 0 | running | Hoss Ellington |
| 16 | Cecil Gordon | 47 | 23 | $1,077 | 206 | 0 | running | Bill Seifert |
| 17 | Bob Ashbrook | 44 | 32 | $1,052 | 198 | 0 | running | Giachetti Brothers |
| 18 | Henley Gray | 19 | 34 | $977 | 193 | 0 | engine | Harry Melton |
| 19 | Dave Marcis | 30 | 38 | $927 | 191 | 0 | engine | Dave Marcis |
| 20 | Paul Dean Holt | 23 | 22 | $877 | 187 | 0 | engine | Dennis Holt |
| 22 | Earl Brooks | 26 | 27 | $802 | 165 | 0 | running | Earl Brooks |
| 23 | Ben Arnold | 76 | 16 | $727 | 155 | 0 | lug bolts | Don Culpepper |
| 24 | Dick Brooks | 32 | 10 | $702 | 150 | 0 | engine | Dick Brooks |
| 26 | John Kennedy | 29 | 37 | $677 | 143 | 0 | engine | John Kennedy |
| 27 | Donnie Allison | 27 | 1 | $775 | 115 | 0 | engine | Banjo Matthews |
| 28 | Bobby Isaac | 71 | 3 | $695 | 94 | 0 | engine | K & K Insurance |
| 29 | Dick Johnson | 18 | 33 | $692 | 80 | 0 | clutch | Dick Johnson |
| 30 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 9 | $635 | 78 | 0 | engine | Mario Rossi |
| 35 | Bill Champion | 10 | 17 | $637 | 50 | 0 | engine | Bill Champion |
| 36 | Elmo Langley | 64 | 14 | $657 | 15 | 0 | engine | Elmo Langley |
| 37 | Richard Brickhouse | 3 | 12 | $677 | 11 | 0 | crash | Dub Clewis |
| 38 | Wayne Gillette | 80 | 18 | $622 | 1 | 0 | rear end | E.C. Reid |
