Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 21 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
Date | May 25, 1969 | ||
Official name | World 600 | ||
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (804 km) | ||
Weather | Very hot with 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 |
The 1969 World 600, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that took place on May 25, 1969, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.