| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 44 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1969 Talladega 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 14, 1969 | ||
| Official name | Talladega 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures approaching 82.9 °F (28.3 °C); wind speeds up to 5.1 miles per hour (8.2 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 153.778 miles per hour (247.482 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 62,000[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | K&K Insurance Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jim Vandiver | Ray Fox Racing | |
| Laps | 102 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 99 | Richard Brickhouse | Nichels Engineering | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The inaugural race in the Talladega 500 (now Yellawood 500) series was held on September 14, 1969, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama, USA.[3]
- ^ a b Racing-Reference.info - 1969 Talladega 500 Race Results at Racing Reference
- ^ The Old Farmers' Almanac - 1969 Talladega 500 Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ "1969 Race". Talladega Superspeedway. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2021-06-27.