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1959 Nashville 300

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NASCAR Grand National race number 31 of 44
August 9, 1959 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
300 laps on a .500 mile paved track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:22:05
Average Speed: 63.343 mph
Pole Speed: 74.044 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary 1959 NASCAR Grand National results / 1959 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	77	Joe Lee Johnson	Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson)	'57 Chevrolet	300	2,912	running	83
2	4	76	Larry Frank	Carolina Plating (Larry Frank)	'57 Chevrolet	297	1,453	running	0
3	12	10	Elmo Langley	Ratus Walters	'59 Buick	297	1,125	running	0
4	3	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'59 Plymouth	297	900	running	42
5	10	36	Tommy Irwin	Tommy Irwin	'59 T-Bird	295	750	running	0
6	16	9	Cotton Owens	Roy Tyner	'57 Chevrolet	290	450	running	0
7	22	41	Joe Weatherly	Delta Auto Sales (Doc White)	'59 T-Bird	289	500	running	0
8	14	25	Gene White	Gene White	'57 Chevrolet	286	350	running	0
9	11	12	Bob Reuther	Marvin Porter	'58 Ford	284	250	running	0
10	5	16	Bud Crothers	Bud Crothers	'57 Chevrolet	283	225	running	0
11	7	87	Buck Baker	Lynton Tyson	'59 Chevrolet	281	250	running	0
12	20	34	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'57 Chevrolet	278	175	axle	0
13	26	192	George Alsobrook	Joe Jones	'57 Ford	277	150	running	0
14	30	32	George Green	Jess Potter	'57 Chevrolet	273	140	running	0
15	17	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'57 Chevrolet	262	125	running	0
16	25	74	L.D. Austin	L.D. Austin	'57 Chevrolet	251	110	running	0
17	19	92	Gerald Duke	Gerald Duke	'59 T-Bird	249	125	running	0
18	6	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'59 Chevrolet	234	200	axle	0
19	13	22	Harlan Richardson	Harlan Richardson	'58 Ford	224	100	running	0
20	9	189	Herb Lewis	Lynton Tyson	'58 Chevrolet	221	100	ball joint	0
21	29	20	Benny Rakestraw	Spook Crawford	'57 Mercury	213	75	running	0
22	21	97	Jim Austin	Jim Austin	'59 Ford	211	75	rear end	0
23	15	110	Jimmy Mairs	Ratus Walters	'57 Ford	202	75	engine	0
24	1	4	Rex White	Rex White	'59 Chevrolet	176	510	rear end	175
25	24	31	Brownie King	Jess Potter	'57 Chevrolet	84	75	fan belt	0
26	23	13	Andy Hampton	Tommy Thompson	'59 Chevrolet	76	50	bearing	0
27	27	59	Tom Pistone	Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert)	'59 T-Bird	51	50	engine	0
28	18	44	Tiny Lund	Julian Petty	'59 Chevrolet	30	50	overheating	0
29	8	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'59 Plymouth	12	50	engine	0
30	28	89	Buddy Baker	Lynton Tyson	'58 Chevrolet	10	50	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rex White	1	175	175
Lee Petty	176	217	42
Junior Johnson	218	300	83

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