Race: Motor-Trend 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 3 of 54
Date: February 1, 1969
Track: Riverside International Raceway
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Motor-Trend 500 Race Information
| Winner | Richard Petty | Car | No. 43 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | A.J. Foyt | Most Laps Led | Richard Petty (103) |
| Race Distance | 502.2 miles (186 laps) | Track Length | 2.7 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 3 of 54 |
Motor-Trend 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 186 | 103 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | Jack Bowsher & Associates | Ford | 186 | 62 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 6 | 41 | Al Unser Sr. | Rudy Hoerr (Owner) | Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 2 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 177 | 14 | engine | 135 |
| 7 | 16 | 96 | Ray Elder | Fred Elder (Owner) | Dodge | 172 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 8 | 15 | 45 | Scotty Cain | Bill Clifton (Owner) | Ford | 170 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 21 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 29 | 18 | Harold Hardesty | Bob Bristol (Owner) | Ford | 163 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 28 | 6 | Ray Johnstone | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 163 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 23 | 61 | Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 19 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 157 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 33 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 152 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 151 | 0 | differential | 108 |
| 16 | 34 | 79 | Ranny Dodd | — | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | differential | 105 |
| 17 | 42 | 9 | Marvin Sjolin | — | Mercury | 132 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 7 | 97 | Mario Andretti | Holman Moody | Ford | 132 | 7 | engine | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | engine | 96 |
| 20 | 20 | 15 | Paul Dorrity | Glen Dorrity (Owner) | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | engine | 93 |
| 21 | 30 | 0 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | transmission | 90 |
| 22 | 9 | 12 | Roger McCluskey | Norm Nelson (Owner) | Plymouth | 100 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 25 | Wendell Parnell | — | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 24 | 11 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 81 | 0 | engine | 81 |
| 25 | 31 | 143 | Frank Burnett | — | Plymouth | 80 | 0 | transmission | 78 |
| 26 | 3 | 121 | Dan Gurney | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 66 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 27 | 43 | 09 | Sam Rose | Sam Rose (Owner) | Ford | 65 | 0 | differential | 72 |
| 28 | 37 | 198 | Robert Link | Robert Link (Owner) | Ford | 62 | 0 | engine | 69 |
| 29 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 50 | 0 | engine | 66 |
| 30 | 17 | 04 | Cliff Garner | — | Plymouth | 48 | 0 | engine | 63 |
| 31 | 26 | 16 | Jerry Oliver | — | Oldsmobile | 48 | 0 | transmission | 60 |
| 32 | 40 | 29 | Ralph Arnold | — | Ford | 43 | 0 | engine | 57 |
| 33 | 13 | 31 | Don White | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 41 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 90 | Marty Kinerk | Frank Townsend (Owner) | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | transmission | 51 |
| 35 | 44 | 7 | Jack McCoy | Ernie Conn (Owner) | Dodge | 27 | 0 | transmission | 48 |
| 36 | 38 | 74 | Robert Hale | — | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | engine | 45 |
| 37 | 10 | 11 | Parnelli Jones | — | Ford | 22 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 38 | 8 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 22 | 0 | transmission | 39 |
| 39 | 27 | 92 | Guy Jones | — | Ford | 8 | 0 | engine | 36 |
| 40 | 22 | 106 | Dave James | Jim Whitehead (Owner) | Plymouth | 5 | 0 | differential | 33 |
| 41 | 25 | 32 | Joe Frasson | Gary Sigman (Owner) | Plymouth | 3 | 0 | ignition | 0 |
| 42 | 39 | 88 | Jim Cook | Dan Dostinich (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | ignition | 27 |
| 43 | 41 | 2 | Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | oil leak | 24 |
| 44 | 36 | 8 | Bob England | Bob England (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 21 |
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