| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1969 Daytona 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 23, 1969 | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 73 °F (23 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 157.95 mph (254.20 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ray Fox | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Donnie Allison | Banjo Matthews | |
| Laps | 87 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson | |
The 1969 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on February 23, 1969, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
- ^ "Weather of the 1969 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.