1969 Motor State 500, the Glossary
The 1969 Motor State 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 15, 1969, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.[1]
Table of Contents
45 relations: Academy Awards, Banjo Matthews, Ben Arnold (racing driver), Bill Champion (racing driver), Bill Seifert, Bobby Allison, Bobby Isaac, Brooklyn, Michigan, Bud Lindemann, Cale Yarborough, Car and Track, CBS, Cecil Gordon, Charlie Glotzbach, Cotton Owens, Dale Inman, David Pearson (racing driver), Dearborn, Michigan, Detroit, Dick Brooks, Dick Hutcherson, Dodge, Donnie Allison, Earl Brooks, Elmo Langley, Flint, Michigan, Ford Motor Company, Frank Warren (racing driver), Glen Wood, Hoss Ellington, J. D. McDuffie, James Hylton, John Sears (racing driver), Junior Johnson, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR, NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Grand National Series, Paul Dean Holt, Paul Goldsmith, Pole position, Richard Brickhouse, Richard Petty, Wood Brothers Racing.
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Academy Awards
The Academy Awards of Merit, commonly known as the Oscars or Academy Awards, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.
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Banjo Matthews
Edwin Keith "Banjo" Matthews (February 14, 1932 – October 2, 1996) was an American NASCAR driver, car owner, and builder.
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Ben Arnold (racing driver)
Ben Arnold (July 30, 1936 – March 20, 2011) was an American professional stock car racing driver.
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Bill Champion (racing driver)
Bill Champion (October 16, 1921 – May 20, 1991) was an American stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1951 to 1976.
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Bill Seifert
William John 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 Allison (born December 3, 1937) is a former American professional stock car racing driver and owner.
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Bobby Isaac
Robert Vance Isaac (August 1, 1932 – August 14, 1977) was an American stock car racing driver.
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Brooklyn, Michigan
Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Bud Lindemann
Gordon "Bud" Lindemann (born August 22, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois – November 14, 1983) was a pioneer in motor sports broadcasting.
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Cale Yarborough
William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher.
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Car and Track
Car and Track was America's first nationally syndicated auto racing and car test television show.
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CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.
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Cecil Gordon
Cecil Gordon (June 21, 1941 – September 19, 2012) was an American stock car racing driver.
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Charlie Glotzbach
Charles Lee Glotzbach (June 19, 1938 – April 23, 2021) was an ARCA and NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.
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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 in Level Cross, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series crew chief from Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina.
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David Pearson (racing driver)
David Gene Pearson (December 22, 1934 – November 12, 2018) was an American stock car driver, who raced from 1960 to 1986 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No.
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Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.
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Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Dick Brooks
Richard Harold Brooks (April 14, 1942 – February 1, 2006) was an American NASCAR driver.
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Dick Hutcherson
Richard "Dick" Hutcherson (November 30, 1931 – November 6, 2005) was an American businessman and a former stock car racer.
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Dodge
Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis North America, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
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Donnie Allison
Donnie Allison (born September 7, 1939) is an American former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned from 1966 to 1988.
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Earl Brooks
Earl Lee 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 Harold Langley (August 21, 1928 – November 21, 1996) was a NASCAR driver and owner.
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Flint, Michigan
Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
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Frank Warren (racing driver)
Frank Warren (born September 8, 1934) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1963 to 1980.
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Glen Wood
Glenn Alexandria Wood (July 18, 1925 – January 18, 2019) was an American NASCAR driver from Stuart, Virginia.
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Hoss Ellington
Charles Everett "Hoss" Ellington (May 12, 1935 – May 31, 2014) was an American NASCAR driver and team owner.
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J. D. McDuffie
John Delphus McDuffie Jr. (December 5, 1938 – August 11, 1991) was an American racing driver.
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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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John Sears (racing driver)
John Hamilton "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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LeeRoy Yarbrough
Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough (September 17, 1938 – December 7, 1984) was an American stock car racer.
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Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, on the border with Jackson County, approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn. 1969 Motor State 500 and Michigan International Speedway are NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway.
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NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing.
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NASCAR Cup Series
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States.
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NASCAR Grand National Series
The name NASCAR Grand National Series refers to former names of the following NASCAR series.
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Paul Dean Holt
Paul Dean Holt (born March 30, 1936, in Sweetwater, Tennessee) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup driver and a competitor at the 1968 Fireball 300.
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Paul Goldsmith
Paul Edward Goldsmith (born October 2, 1925) is a retired American racing driver.
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Pole position
In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track.
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Richard Brickhouse
Richard Brickhouse (born October 27, 1939, in Rocky Point, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR driver.
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Richard Petty
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No.
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Wood Brothers Racing
Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.
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See also
1969 NASCAR Grand National Series
- 1969 Alabama 200
- 1969 American 500
- 1969 Daytona 500
- 1969 Dixie 500
- 1969 Georgia 500 (November 1968)
- 1969 Georgia 500 (November 1969)
- 1969 Motor State 500
- 1969 Motor Trend 500
- 1969 Myers Brothers 250
- 1969 National 500
- 1969 Pickens 200
- 1969 Richmond 500
- 1969 Sandlapper 200
- 1969 Talladega 500
- 1969 Texas 500
- 1969 Volunteer 500
- 1969 World 600
- NASCAR on television in the 1960s
1969 in sports in Michigan
- 1968–69 Detroit Pistons season
- 1968–69 Detroit Red Wings season
- 1968–69 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
- 1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
- 1969 Albion Britons football team
- 1969 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
- 1969 Detroit Lions season
- 1969 Detroit Tigers season
- 1969 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
- 1969 Michigan State Spartans football team
- 1969 Michigan Wolverines football team
- 1969 Motor State 500
- 1969 NAIA ice hockey championship
- 1969 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- 1969 Ohio State vs. Michigan football game
- 1969 Western Michigan Broncos football team
- 1969–70 Detroit Pistons season
- 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season
- 1969–70 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
- 1969–70 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team