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1959 Rebel 300

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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 8 of 15
May 9, 1959 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
219 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (301.1 miles)

Time of race: 2:36:00
Average Speed: 115.817 mph
Pole Speed: 116.326 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of Victory: .75 lap
Attendance: 30,000
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1959 NASCAR Convertible Series results / 1959 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	10	22	Fireball Roberts	Frank Strickland	'59 Chevrolet	219	6,550	running	120
2	29	12	Joe Weatherly	Doc White	'59 T-Bird	219	3,950	running	17
3	4	76	Larry Frank	Larry Frank	'57 Chevrolet	217	2,350	running	0
4	2	73	Bob Burdick	Roy Burdick	'59 T-Bird	217	1,375	running	0
5	14	40	Rex White	Rex White	'59 Chevrolet	216	1,150	running	0
6	17	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'59 Chevrolet	214	850	running	0
7	8	77	Joe Lee Johnson	Joe Lee Johnson	'57 Chevrolet	211	725	running	0
8	12	99	Shorty Rollins	Shorty Rollins	'58 Ford	211	625	running	0
9	20	44	Johnny Allen		'59 Chevrolet	210	500	running	0
10	21	82	Joe Eubanks	Don Every	'58 Ford	210	400	running	0
11	16	8	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'57 Chevrolet	208	350	running	0
12	31	43	Johnny Beauchamp	Petty Engineering	'57 Oldsmobile	207	300	running	0
13	6	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'59 Chevrolet	207	350	running	0
14	23	4	Ken Rush	J.M. Petty	'57 Chevrolet	205	225	running	0
15	15	2	Richard Petty	Petty Engineering	'57 Oldsmobile	204	200	timing chain	0
16	22	42	Lee Petty	Petty Engineering	'59 Plymouth	202	175	running	0
17	5	72	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'57 Chevrolet	200	175	running	0
18	24	34	G.C. Spencer		'57 Chevrolet	198	150	battery	0
19	27	32	Brownie King	Jess Potter	'58 Chevrolet	197	150	running	0
20	26	74	George Green	Jess Potter	'57 Chevrolet	188	125	running	0
21	28	25	Gene White	Gene White	'57 Chevrolet	184	100	crash	0
22	30	9	Neil Castles	Roy Tyner	'57 Chevrolet	183	100	running	0
23	35	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'57 Chevrolet	176	100	running	0
24	11	14	Fritz Wilson	Fritz Wilson	'59 T-Bird	166	100	running	0
25	32	36	Tommy Irwin	Tommy Irwin	'59 T-Bird	158	100	shocks	0
26	3	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'59 Chevrolet	145	100	rear end	6
27	9	64	Shep Langdon	Shep Langdon	'58 Ford	144	100	engine	0
28	1	41	Curtis Turner	Doc White	'59 T-Bird	142	150	crash	76
29	18	39	Buck Brigance		'57 Chevrolet	110	100	distributor	0
30	7	47	Jack Smith	Bud Moore	'59 Chevrolet	57	100	push rod	0
31	19	30	Bobby Lee		'58 Ford	45	100	push rod	0
32	33	92	Wilbur Rakestraw	B.J. Jones	'57 Ford	22	100	push rod	0
33	34	10	Elmo Langley	Ratus Walters	'59 Buick	22	100	engine	0
34	13	59	Tom Pistone	Carl Rupert	'59 T-Bird	1	100	clutch	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Buck Baker	1	1	1
Curtis Turner	2	77	76
Buck Baker	78	82	5
Fireball Roberts	83	142	60
Joe Weatherly	143	159	17
Fireball Roberts	160	219	60

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