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1959 Southern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 36 of 44 Monday, September 7, 1959 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 4:28:30 Average speed: 111.836 mph Pole speed: 123.734 mph Cautions: 2 for 12 laps Margin of victory: 2 laps + Attendance: 78000 Lead changes: 11 Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Fireball Roberts 3 Pontiac 16.002   123.724   2   Elmo Langley 10 Buick 16.047   123.387   3   Speedy Thompson 22 Chevrolet 16.061   123.126   4   Rex White 4 Chevrolet 16.119   122.836   5   Bob Burdick 73 T-Bird 16.135   122.714   6   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 16.080   123.134   7   Banjo Matthews 93 T-Bird 16.226   122.026   8   Joe Weatherly 12 T-Bird 16.231   121.988   9   Lee Petty 42 Plymouth 16.309   121.405   10   Jack Smith 47 Chevrolet 16.354   121.071   11   Joe Lee Johnson 49 Chevrolet 16.196   122.252   12   Joe Caspolich 2 Oldsmobile 16.255   121.808   13   Possum Jones 92 T-Bird 16.366   120.982   14   Jim Reed 7 Chevrolet 16.485   120.109   15   Buck Baker 87 Chevrolet 16.486   120.029   16   Tommy Irwin 36 T-Bird 16.515   119.891   17   Tom Pistone 59 T-Bird 16.587   119.376   18   Jimmy Thompson 41 T-Bird 16.636   119.018   19   Cotton Owens 6 T-Bird 16.708   118.506   QR 20   Larry Frank 76 Chevrolet QR 21   Marvin Panch 98 Ford 16.751   118.201   QR 22   Bobby Johns 72 Chevrolet QR 23   Jim Paschal 88 Chevrolet 16.754   118.180   QR 24   Tiny Lund 20 Ford 16.868   117.382   QR 25   Bill Champion 27 Ford 16.885   117.263   QR 26   Joe Eubanks 61 Pontiac 16.951   116.807   QR 27   Dick Blackwell 26 Ford 17.129   115.593   QR 28   Shep Langdon 64 Ford 17.144   115.492   QR 29   Charlie Cregar 16 Pontiac 17.166   115.344   QR 30   Earl Balmer 13 Chevrolet 17.185   115.216   QR 31   G.C. Spencer 34 Chevrolet 17.311   114.378   QR 32   Bud Crothers 56 Chevrolet 17.344   114.160   QR 33   Cale Yarborough 30 Ford 17.376   113.950   QR 34   Herman Beam 19 Chevrolet 17.416   113.688   QR 35   Roy Tyner 9 Chevrolet 17.488   113.415   QR 36   Dick Joslin 71 Dodge 17.536   112.910   QR 37   Carl Burris 14 Ford 17.543   112.865   QR 38   Bob Duell 5 Ford 17.588   112.576   QR 39   Johnny Dollar 66 Ford 17.851   110.918   QR 40   Buddy Baker 95 Ford 18.095   109.422   QR 41   Neil Castles 91 Ford 18.183   108.892   QR 42   Bob Perry 23 Plymouth 18.373   107.766   QR 43   Lenny Page 83 Ford 18.599   106.457   QR 44   Larry Flynn 86 Ford QR 45   Elmo Henderson 82 Ford QR 46   George Green 32 Chevrolet QR 47   Al White 35 Ford QR 48   Marvin Porter 15 Ford QR 49   Joe Lee Johnson 44 Chevrolet QR 50   Johnny Patterson 55 Ford QR 51   Billy Cash 89 Chevrolet 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:   Billy Cash (#89-WD), Junior Johnson (#11-WD)