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1969 Dixie 500

Index 1969 Dixie 500

The 1969 Dixie 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) event that was held on August 10, 1969, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. [1]

47 relations: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Banked turn, Bill Seifert, Bobby Allison, Bobby Isaac, Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough, Charlie Glotzbach, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Coo Coo Marlin, Cotton Owens, Dale Inman, Darlington Raceway, Dave Marcis, David Pearson (racing driver), Degree (angle), Dick Brooks, Dick Hutcherson, Don Tarr, Donnie Allison, Earl Brooks, Elmo Langley, Ford Motor Company, G. C. Spencer, Hampton, Georgia, Harry Hyde, Homestead-Miami Speedway, James Hylton, Jim Vandiver, John Sears (racing driver), Junior Johnson, Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Nord Krauskopf, Paul Goldsmith, Pole position, Richard Petty, Roy Tyner, Texas Motor Speedway, United States, Wood Brothers Racing.

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.5-mile oval racetrack in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta.

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Banked turn

A banked turn (or banking turn) is a turn or change of direction in which the vehicle banks or inclines, usually towards the inside of the turn.

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Bill Seifert

Bill Seifert (born July 2, 1939 - Skyland, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series who raced from 1966 to 1979.

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Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur "Bobby" Allison (born December 3, 1937) is a former American professional stock car racing driver and owner.

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Bobby Isaac

Bobby Isaac (August 1, 1932 – August 14, 1977) was an American stock car racer.

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Buddy Baker

Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American NASCAR driver and sports commentator.

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Cale Yarborough

William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (born March 27, 1939), is an American farmer, businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner.

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Charlie Glotzbach

Charles "Charlie" Glotzbach (born June 19, 1938 in Edwardsville, Indiana) is a former ARCA and was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.

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Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina from Charlotte.

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Chicagoland Speedway

Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago.

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Coo Coo Marlin

Clifton Burton "Coo Coo" Marlin (January 3, 1932 – August 14, 2005) was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver who spent 14 years in the series.

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Cotton Owens

Everett "Cotton" Owens (May 21, 1924 – June 7, 2012) was a NASCAR driver.

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Dale Inman

Dale Inman (born August 19, 1936) is a retired NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) crew chief from Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina.

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Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

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Dave Marcis

David Marcis (born March 1, 1941 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is a retired driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit whose career spanned five decades.

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David Pearson (racing driver)

David Gene Pearson (born December 22, 1934) is a former American stock car racer from Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Degree (angle)

A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.

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Dick Brooks

Richard "Dick" Brooks (April 14, 1942 – February 1, 2006) was an American NASCAR driver.

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Dick Hutcherson

Dick Hutcherson (November 30, 1931 – November 6, 2005) was an American businessman and a former stock car racer.

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Don Tarr

Donald "Don" James Tarr (11 March 1910 – 4 June 1980) was a Welsh international hooker who played club rugby for Swansea and Cardiff, county rugby for Hampshire and invitational rugby for the Barbarians.

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Donnie Allison

Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison (born September 7, 1939 in Miami, Florida) is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.

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Earl Brooks

Earl Brooks (August 11, 1929 - July 21, 2010) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1962 to 1979.

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Elmo Langley

Elmo Langley (August 21, 1928 – November 21, 1996) was a NASCAR driver and owner.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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G. C. Spencer

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Hampton, Georgia

Hampton is a city in southwestern Henry County, Georgia, United States.

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Harry Hyde

Harry Hyde (January 17, 1925 – May 13, 1996) was a leading crew chief in NASCAR stock car racing in the 1960s through the 1980s, winning 56 races and 88 pole positions.

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Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida.

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James Hylton

James Harvey Hylton (August 26, 1934 – April 28, 2018) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Jim Vandiver

Jim Vandiver (December 13, 1939June 18, 2015) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1968 to 1983.

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John Sears (racing driver)

"Big" John Sears (May 9, 1936 – November 1, 1999) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver from Ellerbe, North Carolina, USA.

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Junior Johnson

Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr.

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Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Kentucky Speedway

Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000.

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing.

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LeeRoy Yarbrough

Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough (September 17, 1938 – December 7, 1984) was an American stock car racer.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic.

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Nord Krauskopf

Nord Krauskopf was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner whose career spanned from 1966 to 1977.

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Paul Goldsmith

Paul Goldsmith (born October 2, 1925 in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is a former USAC and NASCAR driver.

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Pole position

In motorsport the pole position is the position at the inside of the front row at the start of a racing event.

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Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed The King, is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Roy Tyner

William Leroy "Roy" Tyner (January 3, 1934 – February 23, 1989) was a Native American NASCAR Grand National driver from Red Springs, North Carolina, United States.

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Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Dixie_500

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