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1969 Hanford Indycars

1969 Hanford Indycars is 192nd USAC race. Passed at the Hanford circuit. Mario Andretti won the pole position and this race. Lloyd Ruby and Gordon Johncock also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 134 laps (302 km).

Previous race: 1969 Phoenix Indycars
Next race: 1969 Indianapolis 500
Race Start: 13th April 1969

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1969 Hanford Indycars

1st victory for the Andy Granatelli team
22nd victory for the Mario Andretti
52nd podium for the Mario Andretti
21st podium for the Lloyd Ruby
16th podium for the Gordon Johncock

Hawk III #2 - 1969 Hanford Indycars winner

1969 Hanford Indycars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Hawk III, #2	400	134 laps	Andy Granatelli
2	Lloyd Ruby	Laycock ? 1969, #25	320	133 laps	Gene White Co
3	Gordon Johncock	Gerhardt ? 1969, #12	280	133 laps	Johncock Racing Team
4	Johnny Rutherford	Eagle ? 1969, #36	240	133 laps	Patrick Racing
5	Wally Dallenbach	Eagle 69, #22	200	131 laps	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
6	Jim Malloy	Eisert ? 1969, #76	160	130 laps	Webster Racing
7	Bobby Unser	Eagle ? 1969, #1	120	129 laps	Leader Card Racers
8	Billy Vukovich	Laycock ? 1969, #98	100	129 laps	JC Agajanian
9	George Follmer	Gilbert 68, #62	80	128 laps	George Follmer Enterprises
10	Gary Bettenhausen	Gerhardt ? 1969, #8	60	126 laps Accident	Fred Gerhardt
11	Bill Simpson	Gilbert 67, #28	40	120 laps	Bill Simpson
12	Mike Mosley	Watson ? 1969, #90	20	118 laps	Leader Card Racers
13	Al Unser	Lola T150 4WD SL-150-02, #3	0	95 laps Engine	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
14	George Snider	Ewing ?? 1959, #99	0	86 laps Brakes	Joe Hunt
15	Art Pollard	Gerhardt ? 1969, #20	0	67 laps Fire	Andy Granatelli
16	Keith Rachwitz	Halibrand ? 1969, #55	0	66 laps Valve	Clyde Lynch
17	Roger McCluskey	Coyote ? 1969, #82	0	65 laps Accident	Foyt-Greer Racing
18	Jigger Sirois	Gerhardt ? 1969, #14	0	63 laps Accident	Caves Buick
19	Jerry Grant	Eagle ? 1969, #69	0	34 laps Engine	Friedkin Enterprises
20	Dempsey Wilson	Halibrand ? 1969, #51	0	31 laps	Lysle Greenman
21	Earl Smith	Gerhardt ? 1969, #101	0	29 laps Stalled	Earl Smith
22	Max Dudley	Gerhardt ? 1969, #61	0	23 laps Overheating	Max Dudley
23	Dave Strickland	Gerhardt ? 1969, #65	0	17 laps Camshaft	Ernest L Ruiz
24	Ned Spath	Huffaker ? 1969, #95	0	6 laps Oil leak	Alleman
25	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1969, #6	0	1 laps Fuel leak	Ansted-Thompson Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1969 Hanford Indycars on the Hanford circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Hawk III, #2	33.73s	Andy Granatelli
2	Al Unser	Lola T150 4WD SL-150-02, #3	33.86s	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
3	Bobby Unser	Eagle ? 1969, #1	34.36s	Leader Card Racers
4	Lloyd Ruby	Laycock ? 1969, #25	34.57s	Gene White Co
5	AJ Foyt jr	Coyote ? 1969, #6	34.65s	Ansted-Thompson Racing
6	Gordon Johncock	Gerhardt ? 1969, #12	34.67s	Johncock Racing Team
7	Roger McCluskey	Coyote ? 1969, #82	34.8s	Foyt-Greer Racing
8	Gary Bettenhausen	Gerhardt ? 1969, #8	25.01s	Fred Gerhardt
9	Art Pollard	Gerhardt ? 1969, #20	35.01s	Andy Granatelli
10	George Follmer	Gilbert 68, #62	35.13s	George Follmer Enterprises
11	Wally Dallenbach	Eagle 69, #22	35.14s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
12	Johnny Rutherford	Eagle ? 1969, #36	35.31s	Patrick Racing
13	Billy Vukovich	Laycock ? 1969, #98	35.53s	JC Agajanian
14	Mike Mosley	Watson ? 1969, #90	35.65s	Leader Card Racers
15	Jim Malloy	Eisert ? 1969, #76	36.29s	Webster Racing
16	Jigger Sirois	Gerhardt ? 1969, #14	36.31s	Caves Buick
17	Jerry Grant	Eagle ? 1969, #69	36.9s	Friedkin Enterprises
18	Max Dudley	Gerhardt ? 1969, #61	37.61s	Max Dudley
19	Bill Simpson	Gilbert 67, #28	38.04s	Bill Simpson
20	George Snider	Ewing ?? 1959, #99	38.24s	Joe Hunt
21	Keith Rachwitz	Halibrand ? 1969, #55	39.71s	Clyde Lynch
22	Dave Strickland	Gerhardt ? 1969, #65	39.8s	Ernest L Ruiz
23	Ned Spath	Huffaker ? 1969, #95	39.97s	Alleman
24	Dempsey Wilson	Halibrand ? 1969, #51	40.01s	Lysle Greenman
25	Earl Smith	Gerhardt ? 1969, #101	42.32s	Earl Smith