Smoky Mountain 200

Smokey Mountain Raceway — January 1, 1969

Richard Petty

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Richard Petty won the 1969 Smoky Mountain 200 at Smokey Mountain Raceway on January 1, 1969, leading 127 of 200 laps. David Pearson finished second; Neil Castles rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Wednesday, January 1, 1969

Track

Smokey Mountain Raceway

Season

1969

Winner

Richard Petty

Leaders

3 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises		200	—	Running	127	50
2	1	-1	David Pearson	Holman Moody		200	—	Running	28	49
3	8	+5	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)	Plymouth	195	—	Running	—	48
4	6	+2	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		189	—	Running	—	47
5	4	-1	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering	Dodge	189	—	Running	—	46
6	13	+7	Cecil Gordon	Seifert Racing		181	—	Running	—	45
7	21	+14	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith (Owner)		179	—	Running	—	0
8	7	-1	John Sears	DeWitt Racing		178	—	Running	—	43
9	18	+9	Bill Seifert	Seifert Racing		177	—	Running	—	42
10	10	—	Ben Arnold	Don Culpepper (Owner)		177	—	Running	—	41
11	9	-2	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid (Owner)		176	—	Running	—	40
12	16	+4	Henley Gray	Harry Melton (Owner)		175	—	Running	—	39
13	15	+2	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		172	—	Running	—	38
14	12	-2	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		170	—	Running	—	37
15	19	+4	Pete Hazelwood	Pete Hazelwood (Owner)		164	—	Running	—	0
16	17	+1	Jabe Thomas	Robertson Racing		149	—	Running	—	35
17	5	-12	Dave Marcis	Milt Lunda (Owner)	Dodge	123	—	DNF - Engine	—	34
18	23	+5	Ken Meisenhelder	Ken Meisenhelder (Owner)		97	—	DNF	—	0
19	2	-17	Bobby Isaac	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	72	—	DNF - Crash	45	32
20	14	-6	Wayne Gillette	E.C. Reid (Owner)		61	—	DNF	—	0
21	22	+1	Bobby Mausgrover	Ervin Pruitt (Owner)	Dodge	35	—	DNF	—	0
22	11	-11	Bill Champion	Champion Racing		30	—	DNF	—	29
23	20	-3	Earl Brooks	Brooks Racing		22	—	DNF	—	28