30°32′13″N 96°13′16″W / 30.537°N 96.221°W
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 54 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Texas World Speedway | |||
| Date | December 7, 1969 | ||
| Official name | Texas 500 | ||
| Location | Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi (3.218 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Cold with temperatures of 55.9 °F (13.3 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 144.277 miles per hour (232.191 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 23,508[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Owens Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | |
| Laps | 150 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 71 | Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1969 Texas 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on December 7, 1969, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.
Souvenir racing programs were sold at the event for the then-inexpensive cost of $1 USD per copy ($8.31 when adjusted for inflation).
The extra four degrees of banking made the cars 16 miles per hour or 26 kilometres per hour faster than their speeds while racing at Michigan International Speedway.
- ^ "1969 Texas 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "1969 Texas 500 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2020-03-27.