Race: Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 41 of 54
Date: September 1, 1969
Track: Darlington Raceway
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Southern 500 Race Information
| Winner | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Car | No. 98 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Junior Johnson & Associates | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | Cale Yarborough | Most Laps Led | LeeRoy Yarbrough (82) |
| Race Distance | 316.25 miles (230 laps) | Track Length | 1.375 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | David Pearson | Season Race | 41 of 54 |
Southern 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 230 | 82 | running | 150 |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 230 | 38 | running | 147 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 230 | 12 | running | 144 |
| 4 | 3 | 27 | Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 227 | 1 | running | 141 |
| 5 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 225 | 4 | running | 138 |
| 6 | 7 | 88 | Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 224 | 0 | running | 135 |
| 7 | 11 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 223 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 31 | Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Chevrolet | 222 | 0 | running | 129 |
| 9 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 220 | 0 | running | 126 |
| 10 | 8 | 14 | Richard Brickhouse | Bill Ellis (Owner) | Dodge | 220 | 0 | running | 123 |
| 11 | 18 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 219 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 15 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Ford | 218 | 0 | running | 117 |
| 13 | 32 | 06 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 215 | 0 | running | 114 |
| 14 | 35 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | running | 111 |
| 15 | 22 | 96 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 210 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 16 | 31 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 209 | 0 | running | 105 |
| 17 | 30 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 209 | 0 | running | 102 |
| 18 | 24 | 47 | Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 208 | 0 | running | 99 |
| 19 | 25 | 15 | Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Owner) | Dodge | 208 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 20 | 23 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 207 | 0 | running | 93 |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 204 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 22 | 38 | 0 | J.C. Spradley | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | running | 87 |
| 23 | 33 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 24 | 28 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 81 |
| 25 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 193 | 0 | running | 78 |
| 26 | 16 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | accident | 75 |
| 27 | 40 | 33 | Earl Brooks | Wayne Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | accident | 72 |
| 28 | 12 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 165 | 2 | engine | 69 |
| 29 | 1 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 143 | 81 | accident | 66 |
| 30 | 29 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 130 | 0 | engine | 63 |
| 31 | 27 | 07 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | engine | 60 |
| 32 | 39 | 04 | Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 47 | 0 | flagged | 57 |
| 33 | 17 | 30 | Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 43 | 10 | steering | 54 |
| 34 | 13 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | accident | 51 |
| 35 | 26 | 8 | Ed Negre | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 26 | 0 | accident | 48 |
| 36 | 21 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | accident | 45 |
| 37 | 20 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 26 | 0 | water pump | 42 |
| 38 | 19 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 | engine | 39 |
| 39 | 36 | 19 | Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 36 |
| 40 | 37 | 57 | Bobby Mausgrover | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 1 | 0 | engine | 33 |
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