1969 Georgia 500 (November 1969)
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Date
November 9, 1969
Official name
Georgia 500
Location
Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia
Course
Permanent racing facility
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 53 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | November 9, 1969 | ||
| Official name | Georgia 500 | ||
| Location | Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.882 km (0.548 miles) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 227 mi (441 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 73 °F (23 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 81.079 miles per hour (130.484 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 10,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | K&K Insurance Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | David Pearson | Holman Moody | |
| Laps | 218 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1969 Georgia 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on November 9, 1969, at Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia.
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.