Souvenir racing programs were sold at the event for the then-inexpensive cost of $1 USD per copy ($8.31 when adjusted for inflation).

[2] Roy Tyner would finish in last place after picking up an engine problem on lap 2 with his 1969 Pontiac vehicle.

[2] Other notable drivers to develop problems in the race were: Elmo Langley, Cale Yarborough, Ed Negre, and Bill Seifert.

This alliance between tobacco and stock car racing would last until the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Notable crew chiefs for this race were Herb Nab, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Banjo Matthews, Glen Wood, Dick Hutcherson, and Cotton Owens.