Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 6 of 54
Date: February 23, 1969
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Car | No. 98 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Junior Johnson & Associates | Winner Start | 19th |
| Started First | Buddy Baker | Most Laps Led | Donnie Allison (87) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 50 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 6 of 54 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 200 | 18 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 200 | 51 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 7 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 199 | 87 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 9 | 11 | A.J. Foyt | Jack Bowsher & Associates | Ford | 199 | 2 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 198 | 22 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 11 | 88 | Benny Parsons | Russ Dawson (Owner) | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 50 | 58 | Andy Hampton | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 191 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 96 | Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 23 | 8 | Vic Elford | Ranier Racing | Dodge | 188 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 03 | Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 188 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 31 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 14 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 187 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 185 | 2 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 20 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 185 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 44 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 22 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 39 | 80 | Frank Warren | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 29 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 178 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 43 | 75 | George Bauer | Robert Schultz (Owner) | Dodge | 176 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 44 | Dub Simpson | Giachetti Brothers | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 30 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 24 | 38 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 173 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 47 | 0 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 78 |
| 26 | 37 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | 75 |
| 27 | 34 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 170 | 0 | running | 72 |
| 28 | 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 170 | 0 | engine | 69 |
| 29 | 48 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | running | 66 |
| 30 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 150 | 0 | accident | 63 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 140 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 29 | Ramo Stott | Ramo Stott (Owner) | Plymouth | 139 | 0 | engine | 54 |
| 34 | 24 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 0 | engine | 51 |
| 35 | 49 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 130 | 0 | overheating | 48 |
| 36 | 10 | 41 | Swede Savage | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 123 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 18 | Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 104 | 0 | oil leak | 42 |
| 38 | 5 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 103 | 17 | accident | 39 |
| 39 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 87 | 0 | engine | 36 |
| 40 | 42 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | overheating | 33 |
| 41 | 6 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 62 | 0 | accident | 30 |
| 42 | 8 | 13 | Bobby Unser | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 56 | 1 | accident | 0 |
| 43 | 40 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 45 | 0 | engine | 24 |
| 44 | 17 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | King Enterprises | Dodge | 44 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 45 | 41 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | overheating | 18 |
| 46 | 45 | 69 | Bill Kimmel | Carl Manis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 47 | 25 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | engine | 12 |
| 48 | 28 | 53 | Billy Taylor | — | Dodge | 20 | 0 | engine | 9 |
| 49 | 46 | 82 | Dick Poling | Mack Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | differential | 6 |
| 50 | 36 | 57 | Roy Mayne | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 19 | 0 | oil pressure | 3 |
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