1969 Motor State 500

Auto race held at Michigan International Speedway in 1969 January 2025 CUST Race 24 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season Motor State 500 Weather information for the 1969 Motor State 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1969 06 15 1969 24 54 1969_Motor_State_500_program_cover_and_logo.png 200px 1969 Motor State 500 program cover Motor State 500 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 2.000 3.219 250 500 804.672 Temperatures of 63 F C; wind speeds of 15 mph km/h 139.254 mph on 46,238 Donnie Allison Banjo Matthews LeeRoy Yarbrough Junior Johnson & Associates 136 21 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing CBS Bud Lindemann The 1969 Motor State 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 15, 1969, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Highlights from this event were featured on the television show Car and Track; hosted by race commentator Bud Lindemann. Background Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 mi km long.http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/michigan/michigan-international-speedway Michigan International Speedway CBS Sports 2013-06-11 Groundbreaking took place on September 28, 1967. Over 2.5 e6cuyd e6m3 of dirt were moved to form the D-shaped oval. The track opened in 1968 with a total capacity of 25,000 seats. The track was originally built and owned by Lawrence H. LoPatin, a Detroit-area land developer who built the speedway at an estimated cost of $4–6 million.http://www.michiganspeedway.com/track%5Finfo/history/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090302215752/http://www.mispeedway.com/track_info/history/ March 2, 2009 Track History Michigan International Speedway dead Financing was arranged by Thomas W Itin. Its first race took place on Sunday, October 13, 1968, with the running of the USAC 250 mile Championship Car Race won by Ronnie Bucknum. Race report 38 drivers competed in this 250-lap event.Racing information for the 1969 Motor State 500 at Racing Reference Wayne Gillette Was the last-place finisher due to troubles with the rear end of the vehicle after completing a single lap. While LeeRoy Yarbrough would lead the most laps, Cale Yarborough would defeat David Pearson by five car lengths after more than three and a half hours of racing. Cale Yarborough and LeeRoy Yarbrough got together during the final lap and LeeRoy tried to limp back to the finish line but came up just short. A faulty vehicular oil line managed to take Buddy Young out of the race on lap 62. Bobby Wawak fell out with engine failure on lap 74 while Bobby Allison did the same thing on lap 78. Dick Johnson noticed that his vehicle's clutch was having problems; forcing him to leave the race on lap 80. Between lap 94 and lap 150, five of the competing drivers would notice that their engines stopped working. Some faulty lug bolts would relegate Ben Arnold to the sidelines on lap 155. Bill Seifert, Paul Deal Holt, Dave Marcis and Henley Gray would end up blowing their engines between lap 183 and lap 191. Yarbrough's day would end when his car suddenly crashed on lap 249; but not without picking up a respectable fourth-place finish in the process. Donnie Allison would become known as the fastest driver in qualifying; he earned his pole position after driving speeds up to 160.135 mph km/h by himself on the track. Earl Brooks would become known for being the lowest-finishing driver to complete the event; he was 85 laps behind the lead lap drivers. The vehicles in this event ranged from 1967 to 1969; most of the vehicles raced here were Fords and Dodges; all built nearby in the assembly plants of Dearborn, Flint and Detroit. The racing grid was forced to slow down a total of seven times for a duration of 35 laps; more than 46,000 people would purchase tickets for the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race set in the "Irish Hills" of Michigan. LeeRoy Yarbrough and David Pearson both lead a respectable number of green flags and were tough opponents to deal with while under pressure. With the first-place position being exchanged a whopping 35 times throughout the event, it felt more like an Academy Award-winning movie than an actual NASCAR event. Individual race earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $17,625 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $622 ($ when adjusted for inflation). A total of $73,548 in winnings went to all the drivers ($ when adjusted for inflation).Winnings information for the 1969 Motor State 500 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Notable crew chiefs attending this race included Cotton Owens, Dick Hutcherson, Glen Wood, Banjo Matthews and Dale Inman.1969 Motor State 500 crew chiefs at Racing Reference Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 1 27 Donnie Allison '69 Ford 2 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough '69 Mercury 3 71 Bobby Isaac '69 Dodge 4 21 Cale Yarborough '69 Mercury 5 43 Richard Petty '69 Ford 6 6 Charlie Glotzbach '69 Dodge 7 17 David Pearson '69 Ford 8 99 Paul Goldsmith '69 Dodge 9 22 Bobby Allison '69 Dodge 10 32 Dick Brooks '69 Plymouth 11 4 John Sears '69 Ford 12 03 Richard Brickhouse '67 Plymouth 13 61 Hoss Ellington '67 Mercury 14 64 Elmo Langley '68 Ford 15 15 Ed Hessert '68 Plymouth 16 76 Ben Arnold '68 Ford 17 10 Bill Champion '68 Ford 18 80 Wayne Gillette '67 Chevrolet 19 96 Frank Warren '68 Ford 20 70 J.D. McDuffie '67 Buick 21 0 Dick Poling '67 Chevrolet 22 23 Paul Dean Holt '67 Ford 23 47 Cecil Gordon '68 Ford 24 45 Bill Seifert '68 Ford 25 48 James Hylton '69 Dodge Results Source:Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-05-27 Racing-Reference en-US POS ST # DRIVER SPONSOR / OWNER CAR LAPSMONEYSTATUSLED 1421  Cale Yarborough60 Minute Cleaners   (Wood Brothers)'69 Mercury 25017625running38 2717  David PearsonHolman-Moody Racing'69 Ford 25010100running57 3543  Richard PettyTorino Talladega / East Tenn. Motors   (Petty Enterprises)'69 Ford 2505875running0 4298  LeeRoy YarbroughMercury Cyclone / Jim Robbins Special   (Junior Johnson)'69 Mercury2494100crash136 566  Charlie GlotzbachCotton Owens'69 Dodge 2493150running2 6899  Paul GoldsmithTown & Country Dodge   (Ray Nichels)'69 Dodge 2482500running4 72548  James HyltonHylton Engineering   (James Hylton)'69 Dodge 2442102running2 83006  Neil CastlesNeil Castles'69 Dodge 2421572running0 9114  John SearsL.G. DeWitt'69 Ford 2401422running1 103125  Jabe ThomasDon Robertson'68 Plymouth 2271452running0 111515  Ed HessertEd Hessert'68 Plymouth 2241352running0 122634  Wendell ScottScott Racing   (Wendell Scott)'67 Ford 2161302running0 132070  J.D. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie'67 Buick 2111227running0 141361  Hoss EllingtonEllington Insulation Co.   (Hoss Ellington)'67 Mercury2101277running0 152908  E.J. TrivetteE.C. Reid'69 Chevrolet 2101127running0 162347  Cecil GordonBill Seifert'68 Ford 2061077running0 173244  Bob AshbrookGiachetti Brothers   (Richard Giachetti)'67 Ford 1981052running0 183419  Henley GrayHarry Melton'68 Ford193977engine0 193830  Dave MarcisDave Marcis'69 Dodge191927engine0 202223  Paul Dean HoltDennis Holt'67 Ford187877engine0212445  Bill SeifertBill Seifert'68 Ford183877engine0222726  Earl BrooksEarl Brooks'67 Ford165802running0231676  Ben ArnoldDon Culpepper'68 Ford155727lug bolts0241032  Dick BrooksDick Brooks'69 Plymouth150702engine025210  Dick PolingDon Tarr'67 Chevrolet143682engine0263729  John KennedyJohn KennedyChevrolet143677engine027127  Donnie AllisonBanjo Matthews'69 Ford115775engine928371  Bobby IsaacK & K Insurance   (Nord Krauskopf)'69 Dodge94695engine0293318  Dick JohnsonDick Johnson'68 Ford80692clutch030922  Bobby AllisonHutton Scott Dodge   (Mario Rossi)'69 Dodge78635engine1313673  Bobby WawakBobby Wawak'69 Dodge74657engine0323538  Buddy YoungFred Bear'67 Ford62652oil line033289  Roy TynerRoy Tyner'69 Pontiac62647wheel bearing0341996  Frank WarrenFrank Warren'68 Ford55642head gasket0351710  Bill ChampionBill Champion'68 Ford50637engine0361464  Elmo LangleyElmo Langley'68 Ford15657engine0371203  Richard BrickhouseDub Clewis'67 Plymouth11677crash0381880  Wayne GilletteE.C. Reid'67 Chevrolet1622rear end0 References 1969 Maryville 300 1969 Kingsport 250 NASCAR Grand National Series Season 1969 Motor State 500 Motor State 500 Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway