1969 Alabama 200

1969 Alabama 200
Race details
Race 2 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Date December 8, 1969 (1969-December-08)
Location Montgomery Speedway (Montgomery, Alabama)
Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (1.414 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (150 km)
Avg Speed 73.200 miles per hour (117.804 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Most laps led
Driver Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Laps 125
Winner
14
 Bobby Allison
 Tom Friedkin
Television
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1969 Alabama 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on December 8, 1968 at Montgomery Speedway (Montgomery, Alabama).[1] Seven lead changes were exchanged amongst three different leaders.[2]

Summary

Bobby Allison managed to defeat Richard Petty by a distance of 4 feet (48 in).[1][3] Two hundred laps were done on a paved oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km).[1] Eleven laps were given two cautions flags[2] due to various racing issues.[1] Only 2800 people would attend this live race with the average racing speed being 73.200 miles per hour (117.804 km/h).[1] However, the event was a "crowd pleaser" with most fans going home in a pleasant mood after the ending.[3] Sherral Pruitt would be the last-place finisher due to his 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle overheating.[1] Other finishers in the top ten were (in reverse order): Dave Marcis, Cecil Gordon, Henley Gray, Ben Arnold, John Sears, Neil Castles, Bobby Isaac, and James Hylton.[1][4]

Elmo Langley, Red Farmer, and Roy Tyner were also notable NASCAR drivers who attended this event.[1][4] It took one hour and twenty-one minutes to go from the first green flag to the checkered flag.[1][3] Bill Ervin would retire from NASCAR after this race was held while Lee Gordon would start his NASCAR career here.[2] Hylton still races regularly in the ARCA Series[3] (currently being sponsored by Menards).

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "1969 Alabama 200 racing results". Racing Reference. http://racing-reference.info/race/1969_Alabama_200/W. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 
  2. ^ a b c "1969 Alabama 200 additional yellow flags information". Race Database. http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1969&race=2&series_id=2. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
  3. ^ a b c d "1969 Alabama 200 racing results (second reference)". Hard Core Race Fans. http://hardcoreracefans.com/nascar-cup-news/5051-a-look-back-the-1969-alabama-200. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
  4. ^ a b "1969 Alabama 200 racing results (third reference)". Everything Stock Car. http://everythingstockcar.com/2138r-1969-alabama-200-nascar-race.html. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
Preceded by
1969 Georgia 500		 NASCAR Grand National Series Season
1969		 Succeeded by
1969 Motor Trend 500