1969 Southern 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1969 Southern 500 |
| Name of Track: | Darlington Raceway |
| Date: | N/A |
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.
Looks Like An EggIt was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.
Largest Field of RacersDarlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.
Flip-FlopIn recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.
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1969 Southern 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1969 Southern 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 98 | 4 | $21,800 | 230 | 0 | running | Junior Johnson |
| 2 | David Pearson | 17 | 5 | $12,250 | 230 | 0 | running | Holman-Moody |
| 3 | Buddy Baker | 6 | 2 | $6,700 | 230 | 0 | running | Cotton Owens |
| 4 | Donnie Allison | 27 | 3 | $3,325 | 227 | 0 | running | Banjo Matthews |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 9 | $2,750 | 225 | 0 | running | Mario Rossi |
| 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | 88 | 7 | $2,000 | 224 | 0 | running | Nichels Engineering |
| 7 | Dick Brooks | 32 | 11 | $1,825 | 223 | 0 | running | Dick Brooks |
| 9 | Richard Petty | 43 | 6 | $1,600 | 220 | 0 | running | Petty Enterprises |
| 10 | Richard Brickhouse | 14 | 8 | $2,000 | 220 | 0 | running | Bill Ellis |
| 12 | Hoss Ellington | 61 | 15 | $1,350 | 218 | 0 | running | Hoss Ellington |
| 13 | Neil Castles | 6 | 32 | $1,450 | 215 | 0 | running | Neil Castles |
| 17 | Wendell Scott | 34 | 30 | $1,150 | 209 | 0 | running | Wendell Scott |
| 18 | Cecil Gordon | 47 | 24 | $1,125 | 208 | 0 | running | Bill Seifert |
| 19 | Ed Hessert | 15 | 25 | $1,175 | 208 | 0 | running | Ed Hessert |
| 20 | Ben Arnold | 76 | 23 | $1,075 | 207 | 0 | running | Don Culpepper |
| 24 | Bill Champion | 10 | 28 | $975 | 194 | 0 | running | Bill Champion |
| 26 | Elmo Langley | 64 | 16 | $925 | 190 | 0 | crash | Elmo Langley |
| 27 | Earl Brooks | 33 | 40 | $900 | 183 | 0 | crash | Wayne Smith |
| 28 | James Hylton | 48 | 12 | $975 | 165 | 0 | engine | Hylton Engineering |
| 29 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 1 | $2,475 | 143 | 0 | crash | Wood Brothers |
| 30 | H.B. Bailey | 36 | 29 | $825 | 130 | 0 | engine | H.B. Bailey |
| 33 | Dave Marcis | 30 | 17 | $975 | 43 | 0 | steering | Milt Lunda |
| 34 | Bobby Johns | 7 | 13 | $725 | 28 | 0 | crash | Shorty Johns |
| 39 | Henley Gray | 19 | 36 | $665 | 1 | 0 | engine | Harry Melton |


