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1959 Firecracker 250 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 26 of 44 Saturday, July 4, 1959 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 100 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:46:42 Average speed: 140.581 mph Pole speed: 144.997 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 57 sec Attendance: 12900 Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Fireball Roberts 3 Pontiac 1:02.070   144.997   2   Bob Burdick 73 T-Bird 1:03.870   140.911   3   Eduardo Dibos 37 T-Bird 1:04.890   138.696   4   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 1:08.730   130.947   5   Jack Smith 47 Chevrolet 1:05.190   138.057   6   Gene White 44 Chevrolet 1:08.763   130.884   7   Jim Reed 7 Chevrolet 1:09.120   130.208   8   Elmo Langley 10 Buick 1:10.200   128.205   9   Jim Paschal 60 Ford 1:14.420   124.275   10   Wilbur Rakestraw 99 Mercury 1:11.850   125.260   11   Johnny Allen 22 Chevrolet 1:03.900   140.845   12   Joe Weatherly 12 T-Bird 1:04.440   139.664   13   Tom Pistone 59 T-Bird 1:04.230   140.121   14   Tommy Irwin 36 T-Bird 1:05.790   136.798   15   Charlie Cregar 16 Pontiac 1:04.410   139.729   16   George Alsobrook 92 Ford 1:11.940   125.104   17   Curtis Turner 41 T-Bird 1:05.370   137.677   18   Bennie Rakestraw 20 Mercury 1:12.450   124.223   19   Lee Petty 42 Plymouth 1:05.640   137.111   20   Joe Lee Johnson 77 Chevrolet 1:13.350   122.699   21   Cotton Owens 6 Ford 1:05.730   136.923   22   Larry Frank 76 Chevrolet 1:14.551   120.722   23   Rex White 4 Chevrolet 1:06.240   135.869   24   Ken Rush 14 Ford 1:14.520   120.772   25   Buck Baker 87 Chevrolet 1:06.540   135.256   26   George Green 32 Chevrolet 1:19.050   113.851   27   Bob Welborn 49 Chevrolet 1:07.080   134.168   28   Joe Eubanks 82 Pontiac 29   Tommy Thompson 13 Chevrolet 1:07.200   133.928   30   G.C. Spencer 34 Chevrolet 31   Dick Joslin 71 Dodge 1:12.150   124.740   32   Roy Tyner 89 Chevrolet 33   Larry Flynn 86 Ford 1:13.830   121.901   34   Shorty Rollins 83 Ford 1:12.720   123.762   35   Dick Foley 66 Chevrolet 36   Jim Austin 97 Ford 1:15.720   118.858   37   Herman Beam 19 Chevrolet 38   Speedy Thompson 88 Chevrolet 1:10.590   127.496   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Speedy Thompson (#88-WD)