The 1969 Richmond 500 was a NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) race that took place at Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series...

 (formerly Richmond Fairgrounds) in Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

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, Virginia

Virginia

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, USA

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Summary

The event took three hours, twenty-three minutes, and twenty-three seconds to finish. David Pearson defeated Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series...

 by one full lap (and took his points lead away from him). The average speed of the race was 73.752 mi/h. There were six cautions handed out by NASCAR officials for forty laps and there were six lead changes among four different leaders. This race would be Worth McMillion

Worth McMillion

Worth McMillion is a NASCAR Grand National driver who participated from 1962 to 1969 for 62 races. His first event was the 1962 untitled race at South Boston Speedway while his final event was the 1969 Richmond 500. McMillion has finished in the once in the top-five and eighteen times in the top-ten...

's final race and serve as a debut race for Ed Hessert and John Kenney

John Kenney

John Kenney was an American professional baseball player. He played outfield and second base for the Brooklyn Atlantics in , when that club belatedly joined the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in its second season....

. Kenney would be black flagged in the race and end becoming the last-place finisher due to a NASCAR-implemented disqualification. Other notable racers included J.D. McDuffie

J.D. McDuffie

John Delphus McDuffie was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He raced in the top division of NASCAR from 1963 to 1991. McDuffie had 106 top-tens in his Cup Series career...

, Elmo Langley

Elmo Langley

Elmo Langley was a NASCAR driver and owner. Langley primarily used the number "64" on his race cars during his NASCAR career.-Racing career:...

, Wendell Scott

Wendell Scott

Wendell Oliver Scott was an American stock car racing driver from Danville, Virginia. He is the only black driver to win a race in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. According to a 2008 biography of Scott, he broke the color barrier in Southern stock car racing on May 23, 1952, at the Danville...

, and Neil Castles

Neil Castles

Neil "Soapy" Castles is a retired NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver that participate from 1957 to 1976.-History:...

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The winner of the race walked away with $3,650 ($ in today's money) out of the total prize purse of $18,900 ($ in today's money).

Finishing order

1. David Pearson
2. Richard Petty
3. Elmo Langley
   Elmo Langley
   Elmo Langley was a NASCAR driver and owner. Langley primarily used the number "64" on his race cars during his NASCAR career.-Racing career:...
   
   
4. Neil Castles
   Neil Castles
   Neil "Soapy" Castles is a retired NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver that participate from 1957 to 1976.-History:...
   
   
5. Bill Seifert
   Bill Seifert
   Bill Seifert is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series who raced from 1966 to 1979.-Summary:Seifert raced 41,875 laps for . His grand total for race winnings is $147,831 USD . Seifert's average career start is 21st and his average career finish is 19th...
   
   
6. J.D. McDuffie
   J.D. McDuffie
   John Delphus McDuffie was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He raced in the top division of NASCAR from 1963 to 1991. McDuffie had 106 top-tens in his Cup Series career...
   
   
7. Bill Champion
   Bill Champion
   Buford Billy Champion , is a retired American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in 202 games in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
   
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8. E.J. Trivette
   E.J. Trivette
   E.J. Trivette is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.-Career summary:...
   
   
9. Henley Gray
   Henley Gray
   Henley Gray is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1964 to 1977.-Summary:...
   
   
10. Pete Hazelwood*
11. Dick Johnson*
12. Jabe Thomas
    Jabe Thomas
    Cerry Ezra "Jabe" Thomas is a retired NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver who competed from the mid 1960s through the late 1970s. His son Ronnie was also a NASCAR Cup Series driver; competing from 1977 to 1989.-Career:Thomas drove 75243 laps of racing and earned $295,497 in total...
    
    
13. Ray Hendrick
    Ray Hendrick
    Ray Hendrick , was known as "Mr. Modified" during his 36-year career in motorsports mainly in the modified stock car racing class....
    
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14. Worth McMillion
    Worth McMillion
    Worth McMillion is a NASCAR Grand National driver who participated from 1962 to 1969 for 62 races. His first event was the 1962 untitled race at South Boston Speedway while his final event was the 1969 Richmond 500. McMillion has finished in the once in the top-five and eighteen times in the top-ten...
    
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15. James Hylton
    James Hylton
    James Harvey Hylton is a part-time race car driver. He is a two-time winner in NASCAR and competes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series,finishing 16th in points in 2006. He made headlines while attempting to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500 at age 72...
    
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16. Paul Dean Holt
    Paul Dean Holt
    Paul Dean Holt is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup driver and a competitor at the 1968 Fireball 300....
    
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17. Earl Brooks*
18. John Sears*
19. Ed Negre
    Ed Negre
    Ed Negre is a retired NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979....
    
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20. Sonny Hutchins
    Sonny Hutchins
    Ernest Lloyd "Sonny" Hutchins was a stock car driver who raced in NASCAR's Grand National/Winston Cup Series from 1955 to 1974. He died in 2005.-External links:*...
    
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21. Cecil Gordon
    Cecil Gordon
    Cecil Gordon was a NASCAR driver. He is not related to Sprint Cup driver Jeff Gordon although the two drivers drove in car number 24....
    
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22. Ed Hessert*
23. Buddy Arrington
    Buddy Arrington
    Buddy Arrington is a retired NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup driver.- Biography :...
    
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24. Wendell Scott
    Wendell Scott
    Wendell Oliver Scott was an American stock car racing driver from Danville, Virginia. He is the only black driver to win a race in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. According to a 2008 biography of Scott, he broke the color barrier in Southern stock car racing on May 23, 1952, at the Danville...
    
    
25. Ben Arnold*
26. Dick Poling*
27. Bobby Isaac
    Bobby Isaac
    Bobby Isaac is a former NASCAR Grand National champion.-Early life:Isaac grew up on a farm near Catawba, North Carolina, the second youngest of nine children...
    
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28. John Kenney
    John Kenney
    John Kenney was an American professional baseball player. He played outfield and second base for the Brooklyn Atlantics in , when that club belatedly joined the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in its second season....
    
    * (black flagged)

* Driver failed to finish race