The 1969 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division was the 16th season of the series and the final with the Pacific Coast Late Model Division name. The title was won by Ray Elder, his first in the series.
Schedule and results The 1969 season included 20 individual races, although San Gabriel Valley Speedway, Sears Point International Raceway, Evergreen Speedway, and Yakima Speedway hosted two races each. The race at Riverside International Raceway and the race at Texas World Speedway were in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Series. DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerFebruary 1Motor Trend 500Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRichard PettyApril 27Sacramento 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaMarty KinerkMay 30San Gabriel Valley 100San Gabriel Valley SpeedwayIrwindale, CaliforniaJack McCoyJune 8Weibel 150Sears Point International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaRay ElderJuly 4Independence Day 100Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonScotty CainJuly 5†Tri-City RacewayWest Richland, WashingtonJim CookJuly 6†Yakima SpeedwayYakima, WashingtonJack McCoyJuly 11†Douglas County SpeedwayRoseburg, OregonJack McCoyJuly 12†Salem SpeedwaySalem, OregonJack McCoyJuly 13Jantzen Beach Party 150Jantzen Beach ArenaPortland, OregonDick BownJuly 26Orange Show 150Orange Show SpeedwaySan Bernardino, CaliforniaJack McCoyAugust 2†Saugus SpeedwaySaugus, CaliforniaJack McCoyAugust 10Sta-Power 150Sears Point International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaJack McCoyAugust 31†Yakima SpeedwayYakima, WashingtonJack McCoySeptember 1†Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonJack McCoySeptember 6Klamath Falls 100Community Park RacewayKlamath Falls, OregonMarty KinerkSeptember 17†Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonScotty CainSeptember 20Santa Maria 150Santa Maria SpeedwaySanta Maria, CaliforniaMarty KinerkOctober 11†San Gabriel Valley SpeedwayIrwindale, CaliforniaRay ElderDecember 7Texas 500Texas World SpeedwayCollege Station, TexasBobby Isaac † This race was not given a name
Full Drivers' Championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Finishing position unknown DriverRSDCSFSGVSONEVGTCRYAKDCSSALJBAOSSSGSSONYAKEVGCPRPORSMSSGVTWS1Ray Elder75181*413124*22*2211*938*2*41*610602Jack McCoy35181*90†21*11*41111*1*101014*5710223Marty Kinerk341533397374418451712110144Jim Cook42212221*55463*821681551039725Scotty Cain84212411515141251061020†121289446Johnny Steele4312619118278555743313229327Dick Bown12131920821151612730†24258048Kevin Terris2520111419961534816107749Bob England44878181712812102591171176810Jerry Oliver3119101851661511111614110†72611Sam Rose2722142561017111081815101620171969612Ranny Dodd1674221465467013Pat Fay19992477111762614Don Noel17*275431014397201761515Ed Brown357202241348416Paul Dorrity20153120†959745517Steve Froines1181325DNQ1945218Frank Burnett2521112171381344319Marvin Sjolin172423151023DNQ44020Hank Dekker Jr.23961611131716DNQ362Joe Clark1499624DNQ73212Cliff Garner3062052623Les Loeser Jr.102423922815Bill FerrierDNQ17121821161224Dave James40DNQ161281019George Wiltshire272619131312QLDave Alonzo26DNQ1715201822Mike Mohr1610DNQ131115Don Walker810422Carl Joiner316DNQ1414Ernie Stierly6152114Glenn Francis209626Ralph Arnold3214156Harold Hardesty101817Fred Hunt16DNQ1818Bo Reeder281610Frank Deiny11*2Don Simkins143Ray Johnstone11DNQ6Chuck Barnett913Fred Hay1714Pat Patrick922Les Cooper1518Hershel McGriff2316Bill Bischoff20DNQ19Merle Brennan4Bill Amick6Don Dowdy7Bob Edminson8Herb Hill9Jack McIntosh11Bill Meyer13Mike Bowers13John Soares Jr.14Dick Appleby16Ken Gandy17Frank JamesDNQ17Don BrandtDNQDNQ19Bill Butts20John Langdon23Wendell Parnell23Robert Hale36Guy Jones39Karl HutchesonDNQBill MohrDNQ
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