. . "The 1969 Daytona 500 was a Grand National (now Sprint Cup) event held at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 1969. LeeRoy Yarbrough won his first race of the year, winning NASCAR's biggest race by one-carlength on Charlie Glotzbach. Eventual season champ David Pearson finished 6th. Stats"@en . "The 1969 Daytona 500 was a Grand National (now Sprint Cup) event held at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 1969. LeeRoy Yarbrough won his first race of the year, winning NASCAR's biggest race by one-carlength on Charlie Glotzbach. Eventual season champ David Pearson finished 6th. Stats"@en . . "1969 Daytona 500"@en . .