1969 Alabama 200
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | December 8, 1968 | ||
| Official name | Alabama 500 | ||
| Location | Montgomery Speedway, Montgomery, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (1.414 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (150 km) | ||
| Weather | Cold with temperatures reaching a maximum of 48.9 °F (9.4 °C); wind speeds approaching 5.1 miles per hour (8.2 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 73.200 miles per hour (117.804 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 2,800 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Petty Enterprises | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 125 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 14 | Bobby Allison | Tom Friedkin | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1969 Alabama 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) event that was held on December 8, 1968, at Montgomery Speedway in Montgomery, Alabama. Seven lead changes were exchanged amongst three different leaders.
The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s; most of the cars were trailered to events or hauled in by trucks.
Montgomery Motor Speedway is a half-mile (.805 km) oval race track just west of Montgomery, Alabama. It opened in 1953, and is the oldest operating race track in Alabama. It held six NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) races between 1955 and 1969.
Bobby Allison managed to defeat Richard Petty by a distance of 4 feet (48 in). Two hundred laps were done on a paved oval track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km). Eleven laps were given two cautions flags due to various racing issues. Only 2800 people would attend this live race with the average racing speed being 73.200 miles per hour (117.804 km/h). However, the event was a "crowd pleaser" with most fans going home in a pleasant mood after the ending.Sherral Pruitt would be the last-place finisher due to his 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle overheating. 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.
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