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1959 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 3 of 44
Sunday, February 22, 1959 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:41:22
Average Speed: 135.521 mph
Pole Speed: 140.121 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of Victory: 2 feet
Attendance: 41,921
Lead changes: 33

Glossary 1959 NASCAR Grand National results / 1959 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
10	31	1	Speedy Thompson	Steve Pierce	'57 Chevrolet	193	600	running	0
25	48	10	Elmo Langley	Ratus Walters	'57 Ford	175	175	running	0
14	33	11	Junior Johnson	Paul Spaulding	'57 Ford	189	250	running	0
29	24	14	Ken Rush	Manley Britt	'57 Mercury	163	200	engine	0
9	42	15	Tim Flock	Beau Morgan	'59 T-Bird	193	800	running	0
23	53	16	Jim McGuirk	Happy Steigel	'59 Pontiac	181	150	running	0
3	17	18	Charley Griffith	Red Bank (Charley Griffith)	'57 Pontiac	199	4,600	running	0
21	49	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'57 Chevrolet	182	165	running	0
20	18	2	Jimmy Thompson	Bruce Thompson	'57 Chevrolet	182	500	running	0
34	8	21	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers	'58 Ford	149	100	clutch	0
53	45	24	Bob Potter	Bob Potter	'59 Chevrolet	33	150	timing	0
18	10	25	Gene White	Gene White	'57 Chevrolet	185	600	running	0
15	25	29	Dick Freeman	Dick Freeman	'59 Chevrolet	188	250	running	0
45	46	3	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac America's No. 1 Road Car (Jim Stephens)	'59 Pontiac	56	650	fuel pump	21
33	28	32	Brownie King	Jess Potter	'58 Chevrolet	152	150	engine	0
55	34	33	George Green	City Motors (Jess Potter)	'57 Chevrolet	21	100	engine	0
52	32	36	Pete Kelly	Pete Kelly	'57 Chevrolet	34	100	engine	0
48	9	37	Eduardo Dibos	Peru (Van Acker)	'59 T-Bird	44	100	suspension	0
12	35	38	Raul Cilloniz	Raul Cilloniz	'59 T-Bird	192	500	running	0
36	26	39	Billy Carden	Davis Brothers	'57 Mercury	140	100	running	0
26	19	4	Rex White	Idewild Homes (Rex White)	'59 Chevrolet	174	100	engine	0
13	43	41	Curtis Turner	Delta Auto Sales (Doc White)	'59 T-Bird	189	425	running	0
1	15	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'59 Oldsmobile	200	19,050	running	38
57	6	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'57 Oldsmobile	8	100	engine	0
46	40	45	Paul Bass	Paul Bass	'58 Edsel	52	100	engine	0
7	41	47	Jack Smith	Bud Moore's Garage/Georgia Chevrolet Dealers (Jack Smith)	'59 Chevrolet	196	2,625	running	57
5	7	48	Joe Weatherly	E.C. Wilson	'59 Chevrolet	199	1,875	running	6
41	1	49	Bob Welborn	W.J. Ridgeway	'59 Chevrolet	75	325	engine	9
49	36	50	Gober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)	'57 Chevrolet	44	100	transmission	0
43	37	53	Ken Johnson	Ken Johnson	'57 Ford	67	100	push rod	0
27	30	55	Ben Benz	Bernard Friedland	'57 Chevrolet	169	200	running	0
8	5	59	Tom Pistone	Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert)	'59 T-Bird	195	1,825	running	39
4	11	6	Cotton Owens	W.H. Watson	'58 Pontiac	199	2,525	running	0
56	3	64	Fritz Wilson	Museum of Speed (Fritz Wilson)	'59 T-Bird	15	100	piston	0
32	44	66	Dick Foley	Dick Foley	'59 Chevrolet	157	150	running	0
31	50	69	Harold Smith	Bob Korn	'59 Studebaker	159	110	running	0
6	39	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'59 Chevrolet	196	1,075	running	0
28	27	71	Dick Joslin	Dick Joslin	'57 Dodge	167	100	piston	0
47	29	72A	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'57 Chevrolet	46	100	overheating	0
2	21	73	Johnny Beauchamp	Roy Burdick	'59 T-Bird	200	7,650	running	30
44	58	74	L.D. Austin	L.D. Austin	'57 Chevrolet	65	100	generator	0
59	56	75	Ken Marriott	Ken Marriott	'58 Ford	1	100	engine	0
24	12	76	Larry Frank	Carolina Plating (Larry Frank)	'57 Chevrolet	178	250	running	0
16	16	77	Joe Lee Johnson	Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson)	'57 Chevrolet	187	975	running	0
58	38	79	Larry Odo	Larry Odo	'57 Ford	3	100	engine	0
11	59	8	Johnny Allen	Johnny Allen	'57 Chevrolet	192	400	running	0
30	55	80	Bob Rose	Sam Arena	'57 Chevrolet	162	100	running	0
37	23	81	Bernie Hentges	Bernie Hentges	'59 DeSoto	138	100	engine	0
39	22	82	Joe Eubanks	Don Every	'58 Ford	95	100	transmission	0
35	47	83	Bob Pronger	Bob Pronger	'58 Ford	143	125	running	0
54	52	86	Carl Tyler	Carl Tyler	'57 Ford	29	100	overheating	0
42	54	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'59 Chevrolet	75	100	timing	0
40	13	88	Tiny Lund	Buck Baker	'59 Chevrolet	92	100	timing	0
50	20	89	Bob Said	Buck Baker	'58 Chevrolet	42	100	transmission	0
19	57	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'57 Chevrolet	184	200	running	0
22	14	92	Wilbur Rakestraw	Joe Jones	'57 Ford	181	250	running	0
51	51	95	Bob Duell	Julian Buesink	'59 Ford	38	100	distributor	0
17	4	98	Marvin Panch	McGee & Taylors Inc. (Tom Vernon)	'58 Ford	185	775	running	0
38	2	99	Shorty Rollins	Shorty's (Shorty Rollins)	'58 Ford	115	100	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bob Welborn	1	1	1
Tom Pistone	2	3	2
Bob Welborn	4	7	4
Tom Pistone	8	8	1
Bob Welborn	9	10	2
Joe Weatherly	11	13	3
Tom Pistone	14	16	3
Joe Weatherly	17	18	2
Bob Welborn	19	20	2
Tom Pistone	21	21	1
Joe Weatherly	22	22	1
Fireball Roberts	23	43	21
Johnny Beauchamp	44	49	6
Tom Pistone	50	57	8
Jack Smith	58	65	8
Tom Pistone	66	66	1
Jack Smith	67	67	1
Tom Pistone	68	86	19
Jack Smith	87	102	16
Tom Pistone	103	106	4
Johnny Beauchamp	107	116	10
Jack Smith	117	148	32
Johnny Beauchamp	149	149	1
Lee Petty	150	154	5
Johnny Beauchamp	155	161	7
Lee Petty	162	182	21
Johnny Beauchamp	183	184	2
Lee Petty	185	187	3
Johnny Beauchamp	188	188	1
Lee Petty	189	189	1
Johnny Beauchamp	190	191	2
Lee Petty	192	195	4
Johnny Beauchamp	196	196	1
Lee Petty	197	200	4

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