The 1969 Indianapolis 500 was the 53rd running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Friday, 30 May 1969. A.J. Foyt started on pole position and Mario Andretti was the race winner.
1969 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mario Andretti | Hawk III | Ford | Firestone | 2 | 200 | 3:11:14.71 | 116 | Running | 156.867 | $206,727 |
| 2 | 48 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | Weslake-Ford | Firestone | 10 | 200 | +1:53.02 | 0 | Running | 155.337 | $67,732 |
| 3 | 1 | Bobby Unser | Lola | Offenhauser | Firestone | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running | 154.09 | $45,647 | |
| 4 | 9 | Mel Kenyon | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 24 | 200 | 0 | Running | 152.177 | $30,612 | |
| 5 | 92 | Peter Revson | Brabham | Repco | Firestone | 33 | 197 | 0 | Running | $25,722 | ||
| 6 | 44 | Joe Leonard | Eagle | Ford | Firestone | 11 | 193 | 0 | Running | $21,602 | ||
| 7 | 66 | Mark Donohue | Lola | Offenhauser | Firestone | 4 | 190 | 0 | Running | $21,512 | ||
| 8 | 6 | A.J. Foyt | Coyote | Ford | Firestone | 1 | 181 | 66 | Running | $50,252 | ||
| 9 | 21 | Larry Dickson | Vollstedt | Ford | Firestone | 31 | 180 | 0 | Running | $17,426 | ||
| 10 | 97 | Bobby Johns | Shrike | Offenhauser | Firestone | 32 | 171 | 0 | Running | $19,841 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Jim Malloy | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 13 | 165 | 0 | Running | $17,358 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Sam Sessions | Finley | Offenhauser | Firestone | 23 | 163 | 0 | Running | $15,846 | ||
| 13 | 90 | Mike Mosley | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 22 | 162 | 0 | Piston | $14,755 | ||
| 14 | 82 | Roger McCluskey | Coyote | Ford | Firestone | 6 | 157 | 0 | Split header | $15,493 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Bud Tingelstad | Lola | Offenhauser | Firestone | 18 | 155 | 0 | Engine | $13,894 | ||
| 16 | 84 | George Snider | Coyote | Ford | Firestone | 15 | 152 | 0 | Running | $14,016 | ||
| 17 | 59 | Sonny Ates | Brabham | Offenhauser | Firestone | 14 | 146 | 0 | Magneto | $13,609 | ||
| 18 | 42 | Denis Hulme | Eagle | Ford | Firestone | 25 | 145 | 0 | Clutch | $12,823 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Gordon Johncock | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 5 | 137 | 0 | Piston | $13,585 | ||
| 20 | 4 | Lloyd Ruby | Mongoose | Offenhauser | Firestone | 20 | 105 | 11 | Fuel hose | $13,864 | ||
| 21 | 22 | Wally Dallenbach | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 19 | 82 | 7 | Clutch | $12,991 | ||
| 22 | 29 | Arnie Knepper | Cecil | Ford | Firestone | 21 | 82 | 0 | Accident | $12,189 | ||
| 23 | 67 | Lee Roy Yarbrough | Vollstedt | Ford | Firestone | 8 | 65 | 0 | Split header | $12,258 | ||
| 24 | 95 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | Repco | Firestone | 29 | 58 | 0 | Ignition | $11,725 | ||
| 25 | 57 | Carl Williams | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 30 | 50 | 0 | Clutch | $11,809 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Gary Bettenhausen | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 9 | 35 | 0 | Piston | $11,541 | ||
| 27 | 62 | George Follmer | Gilbert | Ford | Firestone | 27 | 26 | 0 | Engine failure | $11,994 | ||
| 28 | 38 | Jim McElreath | Hawk II | Offenhauser | Firestone | 7 | 24 | 0 | Engine fire | $11,768 | ||
| 29 | 36 | Johnny Rutherford | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 17 | 24 | 0 | Oil tank | $10,963 | ||
| 30 | 45 | Ronnie Bucknum | Eagle | Offenhauser | Firestone | 16 | 16 | 0 | Piston | $10,929 | ||
| 31 | 40 | Art Pollard | Lotus | Offenhauser | Firestone | 12 | 7 | 0 | Drive line | $10,816 | ||
| 32 | 98 | Bill Vukovich II | Mongoose | Offenhauser | Firestone | 26 | 1 | 0 | Rod | $11,974 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Bruce Walkup | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 28 | 0 | 0 | Transmission | $11,353 |