1969 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division

1969 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division

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.[1]

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.[2] The race at Riverside International Raceway and the race at Texas World Speedway were in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Series.[3][4]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
February 1 Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Richard Petty[5]
April 27 Sacramento 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Marty Kinerk
May 30 San Gabriel Valley 100 San Gabriel Valley Speedway Irwindale, California Jack McCoy
June 8 Weibel 150 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Ray Elder
July 4 Independence Day 100 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Scotty Cain
July 5 † Tri-City Raceway West Richland, Washington Jim Cook[6]
July 6 † Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Jack McCoy
July 11 † Douglas County Speedway Roseburg, Oregon Jack McCoy[7]
July 12 † Salem Speedway Salem, Oregon Jack McCoy
July 13 Jantzen Beach Party 150 Jantzen Beach Arena Portland, Oregon Dick Bown
July 26 Orange Show 150 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California Jack McCoy
August 2 † Saugus Speedway Saugus, California Jack McCoy
August 10 Sta-Power 150 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Jack McCoy
August 31 † Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Jack McCoy
September 1 † Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Jack McCoy
September 6 Klamath Falls 100 Community Park Raceway Klamath Falls, Oregon Marty Kinerk
September 17 † Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Scotty Cain
September 20 Santa Maria 150 Santa Maria Speedway Santa Maria, California Marty Kinerk
October 11 † San Gabriel Valley Speedway Irwindale, California Ray Elder
December 7 Texas 500 Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas Bobby Isaac[8]

† 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

Pos Driver RSD CSF SGV SON EVG TCR YAK DCS SAL JBA OSS SGS SON YAK EVG CPR POR SMS SGV TWS Pts
1 Ray Elder 7 5 18 1* 4 13 12 4* 2 2* 2 2 11* 9 3 8* 2* 4 1* 6 1060
2 Jack McCoy 35 18 1* 9 0† 2 1* 1 1* 4 1 1 1 1* 1* 10 10 14* 5 7 1022
3 Marty Kinerk 34 1 5 3 3 3 9 7 3 7 4 4 18 4 5 1 7 1 21 1014
4 Jim Cook 42 2 12 2 2 1* 5 5 4 6 3* 8 21 6 8 15 5 10 3 972
5 Scotty Cain 8 4 21 24 1 15 15 14 12 5 10 6 10 2 0† 12 1 2 8 944
6 Johnny Steele 43 12 6 19 11 8 2 7 8 5 5 5 7 4 3 3 13 22 932
7 Dick Bown 12 13 19 20 8 2 11 5 1 6 12 7 3 0† 2 4 25 804
8 Kevin Terris 25 20 11 14 19 9 6 15 3 4 8 16 10 774
9 Bob England 44 8 7 8 18 17 12 8 12 10 25 9 11 7 11 768
10 Jerry Oliver 31 19 10 18 5 16 6 15 11 11 16 14 11 0† 726
11 Sam Rose 27 22 14 25 6 10 17 11 10 8 18 15 10 16 20 17 19 696
12 Ranny Dodd 16 7 4 22 14 6 5 4 670
13 Pat Fay 19 9 9 24 7 7 11 17 626
14 Don Noel 17* 2 7 5 4 3 10 14 3 9 7 20 17 615
15 Ed Brown 3 5 7 20 22 4 13 484
16 Paul Dorrity 20 15 3 12 0† 9 5 9 7 455
17 Steve Froines 11 8 13 25 DNQ 19 452
18 Frank Burnett 25 21 11 21 7 13 8 13 443
19 Marvin Sjolin 17 24 23 15 10 23 DNQ 440
20 Hank Dekker Jr. 23 9 6 16 11 13 17 16 DNQ 362
Joe Clark 14 9 9 6 24 DNQ 7 3 2 12
Cliff Garner 30 6 20 5 2 6 23
Les Loeser Jr. 10 24 23 9 22 8 15
Bill Ferrier DNQ 17 12 18 21 16 12 24
Dave James 40 DNQ 16 12 8 10 19
George Wiltshire 27 26 19 13 13 12 QL
Dave Alonzo 26 DNQ 17 15 20 18 22
Mike Mohr 16 10 DNQ 13 11 15
Don Walker 8 10 4 22
Carl Joiner 3 16 DNQ 14 14
Ernie Stierly 6 15 21 14
Glenn Francis 20 9 6 26
Ralph Arnold 32 14 15 6
Harold Hardesty 10 18 17
Fred Hunt 16 DNQ 18 18
Bo Reeder 28 16 10
Frank Deiny 11* 2
Don Simkins 14 3
Ray Johnstone 11 DNQ 6
Chuck Barnett 9 13
Fred Hay 17 14
Pat Patrick 9 22
Les Cooper 15 18
Hershel McGriff 23 16
Bill Bischoff 20 DNQ 19
Merle Brennan 4
Bill Amick 6
Don Dowdy 7
Bob Edminson 8
Herb Hill 9
Jack McIntosh 11
Bill Meyer 13
Mike Bowers 13
John Soares Jr. 14
Dick Appleby 16
Ken Gandy 17
Frank James DNQ 17
Don Brandt DNQ DNQ 19
Bill Butts 20
John Langdon 23
Wendell Parnell 23
Robert Hale 36
Guy Jones 39
Karl Hutcheson DNQ
Bill Mohr DNQ

References

  1. ↑ "Ray Elder and the Racing Farmers: How a California Farm Team Beat the Cup Boys". Gran Touring Motorsports. February 4, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  2. ↑ "1969 Pacific Coast Late Model Division Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ "1969 Motor Trend 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "1969 Texas 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ Pearce, Al (February 1, 2024). "Feb. 1, 1969: Richard Petty Scores Shocking Win for FORD". Autoweek. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jim Cook Biography". Real Autograph Collectors Club. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ Whitmore, Scot (June 3, 2009). "NASCAR West series heads to Douglas County Speedway". HeraldNet. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ "1969 NASCAR Grand National Recap". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
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