| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 54 in the1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | May 25, 1969 (1969-05-25) | ||
| Official name | World 600 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway,Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.500 miles (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 134.361 miles per hour (216.233 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 75,000[3] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Banjo Matthews | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson | |
| Laps | 274 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The1969 World 600, the 10th running of theevent, was aNASCARGrand National Series event that took place on May 25, 1969, atCharlotte Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina.
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval inConcord, North Carolina. The track, which opened in 1960, was built byBruton Smith andCurtis Turner.
| Grid[3] | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Donnie Allison | '69Ford | Banjo Matthews |
| 2 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '69Mercury | Junior Johnson |
| 3 | 17 | David Pearson | '69Ford | Holman-Moody Racing |
| 4 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | '69Mercury | Wood Brothers |
| 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | '69Ford | Petty Enterprises |
| 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | '69Dodge | Mario Rossi |
| 7 | 6 | Buddy Baker | '69Dodge | Cotton Owens |
| 8 | 30 | Dave Marcis | '69Dodge | Milt Lunda |
| 9 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | '69Dodge | Ray Nichels |
| 10 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | '69Dodge | Nord Krauskopf |
| 11 | 48 | James Hylton | '69Dodge | James Hylton |
| 12 | 3 | Neil Castles | '69Dodge | Ray Fox |
| 13 | 14 | Sam McQuagg | '69Plymouth | Bill Ellis |
| 14 | 39 | Friday Hassler | '67Chevrolet | Friday Hassler |
| 15 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | '69Dodge | Buddy Arrington |
| 16 | 64 | Elmo Langley | '68Ford | Elmo Langley |
| 17 | 32 | Dick Brooks | '69Plymouth | Dick Brooks |
| 18 | 10 | Bill Champion | '68Ford | Bill Champion |
| 19 | 08 | E.J. Trivette | '69Chevrolet | E.C. Reid |
| 20 | 61 | Hoss Ellington | '67Mercury | Hoss Ellington |
Four hundred laps were raced on the paved oval track spanning 1.5 miles (2.4 km).[3] After nearly four hours and thirty minutes of racing,LeeRoy Yarbrough defeatedDonnie Allison by two laps[4] in front of 75000 spectators. The 16-lap difference between 2nd-place finisher Donnie Allison and 3rd-place finisher James Hylton was another notable feature of this event.[3] Five cautions would be waved for 45 laps along with 13 lead changes among eight different drivers.[2][3][4] LeeRoy Yarbrough would lead the race from lap 162 through lap 400; putting on a very strong performance to win the race.
There were 44 drivers in the race; racing for a total of $132,100 ($1,132,680 when considering inflation).[5]Ed Negre would get the last-place finish inDon Tarr's 1967Chevrolet due to a transmission problem on the second lap. Don Tarr scored his best career finish of 6th place.[2][3][4] Allison would gain the pole position with a speed of 159.296 miles per hour (256.362 km/h) while the average race speed was 134.631 miles per hour (216.668 km/h).[3][4]
Pearson's car rode the guardrail on a lap 13 crash.[3] His car came back on the inside of the racetrack but while riding the guardrail Pearson hit a flag pole.Dave Marcis would have a long career ahead of him after leading the laps in this race. However, this would be the final race forGerald Chamberlain andLarry Hess.[4]
Notable crew chiefs:Cotton Owens,Dick Hutcherson,Glen Wood,Banjo Matthews,Jim Vandiver,Dale Inman andHarry Hyde.[6]
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| Preceded by | NASCAR Grand National Series season 1969 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | World 600 races 1969 | Succeeded by |