1969 Georgia 500 (November 1968)
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | November 17, 1968 | ||
| Official name | Georgia 500 | ||
| Location | Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.548 miles (0.882 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 227 mi (441 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching of 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 81.079 miles per hour (130.484 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 6,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Holman Moody | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| Laps | 362 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | |
| 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 17, 1968, 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.