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1959 Lee Kirby 300

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NASCAR Grand National race number 44 of 44
October 25, 1959 at Concord Speedway, Concord, NC
300 laps on a .500 mile dirt track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:16:39
Average Speed: 54.005 mph
Pole Speed: drew for pole

Cautions: 2
Margin of Victory: 1 lp, 2 cl
Attendance: 7,500
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1959 NASCAR Grand National results / 1959 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	18	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'59 Chevrolet	300	1,500	running	111
2	9	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'59 Plymouth	299	1,000	running	0
3	3	87	Buck Baker	Lynton Tyson	'59 Chevrolet	293	700	running	0
4	8	88	Buddy Baker	Lynton Tyson	'59 Chevrolet	291	500	running	0
5	23	98	Glen Wood	Tom Vernon	'59 Ford	288	400	running	0
6	14	64	Shep Langdon	Shep Langdon	'58 Ford	284	300	running	0
7	11	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'59 Plymouth	283	275	running	0
8	7	2	Speedy Thompson	Bruce Thompson	'57 Chevrolet	282	225	running	0
9	12	59	Tom Pistone	Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert)	'59 T-Bird	279	200	transmission	0
10	31	74	L.D. Austin	L.D. Austin	'58 Chevrolet	279	150	running	0
11	15	20	Tiny Lund	Spook Crawford	'58 Ford	268	125	running	0
12	24	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'57 Chevrolet	266	125	running	0
13	34	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'57 Chevrolet	260	125	running	0
14	5	15	Rex White	Beau Morgan	'57 Ford	258	125	running	0
15	30	76	Larry Frank	Carolina Plating (Larry Frank)	'57 Chevrolet	255	100	engine	0
16	19	96	Bobby Keck	Bobby Keck	'57 Chevrolet	248	90	running	0
17	28	11	Junior Johnson	Paul Spaulding	'59 Dodge	244	75	overheating	0
18	17	63	R.L. Combs	R.L. Combs	'57 Ford	237	75	spindle	0
19	25	94	Bill Taylor		'57 Ford	235	75	engine	0
20	21	31	Brownie King	Jess Potter	'57 Chevrolet	234	75	axle	0
21	32	33	Bill Scott		'57 Chevrolet	220	75	running	0
22	16	4	Ken Rush	Julian Petty	'57 Chevrolet	177	75	overheating	0
23	33	77	Joe Lee Johnson	Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson)	'57 Chevrolet	173	75	head gasket	0
24	22	75	Curtis Turner	Frank Hayworth	'59 Ford	159	75	transmission	0
25	29	32	Richard Riley	Jess Potter	'58 Chevrolet	149		engine	0
26	20	36	Tommy Irwin	Tommy Irwin	'59 T-Bird	121		spindle	0
27	10	62	Buck Brigance		'57 Chevrolet	117		rear end	0
28	2	6	Cotton Owens	Thunder Chicken (W.H. Watson)	'59 T-Bird	111		hose	89
29	6	27	E.J. Trivette	E.J. Trivette	'57 Plymouth	103		clutch	0
30	13	34	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'59 Chevrolet	102		spindle	0
31	1	17	Fred Harb	Fred Harb	'57 Ford	82		radiator	0
32	4	56	Bill Morton	Bill Morton	'58 Ford	82		radiator	0
33	26	5	Bunk Moore	Tiny Lund	'57 Chevrolet	71		generator	0
34	27	38	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	'57 Ford	69		engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cotton Owens	1	89	89
Jack Smith	90	300	211

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