Brainerd Heat 1
Brainerd International Raceway
2.833 Mile Road Course
34 Laps/96.322 Miles
September 14, 1969
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | Gordon Johncock | 12 | Gilmore Broadcasting | Eagle | Ford | 34 | 0:55:25.00 108.270 | 200 |
| 2 | 4 | Dan Gurney | 48 | Olsonite | Eagle | Gurney-Weslake Ford | 34 | Finished | 160 |
| 3 | 1 | Al Unser | 15 | Vel's Parnelli Ford | Lola | Ford | 34 | Finished | 140 |
| 4 | 3 | Mario Andretti | 2 | STP Oil Treatment | Brawner Hawk III | Ford | 34 | Finished | 120 |
| 5 | 10 | Swede Savage | 42 | Olsonite | Eagle | Gurney-Weslake Ford | 34 | Finished | 100 |
| 6 | 6 | George Follmer | 62 | Retzloff Chemical | Cheetah | Chevy | 34 | Finished | 80 |
| 7 | 17 | Mark Donohue | 66 | Sunoco-Simoniz | Lola | Chevy | 33 | Flagged | 60 |
| 8 | 7 | A. J. Foyt | 6 | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote | Ford | 33 | Flagged | 50 |
| 9 | 11 | Mike Mosley | 90 | Zecol-Lubaid | Watson | Offy TC | 33 | Flagged | 40 |
| 10 | 15 | David Hobbs | 11 | Valvoline | Finley | Ford | 32 | Flagged | 30 |
| 11 | 12 | Johnny Rutherford | 36 | Patrick Petroleum | Eagle | Ford | 20 | Blew engine | 20 |
| 12 | 18 | Bill Simpson | 28 | Simpson Safety Equipment | Cheetah | Chevy | 12 | Clutch | 10 |
| 13 | 5 | Bobby Unser | 1 | Bardahl | Eagle | Chevy | 11 | Broken push rod | |
| 14 | 16 | Hamilton Vose | 88 | Le Cheval Noir | McKee | Chevy | 8 | Wrecked | |
| 15 | 8 | Roger McCluskey | 82 | G. C. Murphy | Coyote | Ford | 7 | Blew engine | |
| 16 | 9 | Sam Posey | 20 | STP Gas Treatment | Lotus | Plymouth | 0 | Rear end | |
| 17 | 13 | Jerry Hansen | 85 | Pacesetter Homes | Lola | Ford | 0 | Broken valve | |
| 18 | 14 | Art Pollard | 57 | STP Gas Treatment | Gerhardt | Plymouth | 0 | Engine | |
| 19 | 19 | Ludwig Heimrath | 10 | Heimrath Racing | Eisert | Chevy | 0 | Broken rod | |
| -- | -- | Al Loquasto | 50 | Navarro | Watson | Rambler | -- | Did not start | |
| -- | -- | Sam Sessions | 11 | Valvoline | Finley | Ford | -- | Driven by Hobbs | |
| -- | -- | Jim McElreath | 14 | Quaker State Oil | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Todd Gibson | 45 | Weinberger Homes | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jerry Grant | 76 | Webster Racing | Eagle | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | George Snider | 91 | Zecol-Lubaid | Watson | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 98 | Wagner Lockheed | Brabham | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Gordon Johncock | 21 | 1-20, 34 |
| Dan Gurney | 13 | 21-33 |