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1959-30 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 30 of 44 Sunday, August 2, 1959 at Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:53:39 Average speed: 52.794 mph Pole speed: 62.54 mph Cautions: 7 Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 5300 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 10 11   Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett '57 Ford 200 800 running 69 2 5 48   Jim Paschal Julian Petty '57 Chevrolet 199 525 running 0 3 1 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '59 Chevrolet 199 350 running 79 4 8 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '57 Ford 193 250 running 0 5 12 76   Larry Frank Carolina Plating   (Larry Frank) '57 Chevrolet 190 225 running 0 6 19 22   Harlan Richardson Harlan Richardson '58 Ford 190 300 running 0 7 17 4   Joe Halton Joe Halton '57 Chevrolet 188 165 running 0 8 26 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 179 150 running 0 9 4 82   Joe Eubanks Don Every '58 Ford 176 140 overheating 0 10 27 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 175 130 running 0 11 25 2   Richard Riley Bruce Thompson '57 Chevrolet 166 125 running 0 12 16 45   Bobby Waddell Bobby Waddell '57 Pontiac 164 110 running 0 13 3 87   Buck Baker Lynton Tyson '59 Chevrolet 162 100 engine 0 14 9 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '57 Ford 161 85 battery 0 15 29 5   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund '57 Chevrolet 159 70 running 0 16 22 62   Buck Brigance Buck Brigance '57 Chevrolet 149 60 battery 0 17 20 63   R.L. Combs R.L. Combs '57 Ford 143 50 running 0 18 2 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 131 50 engine 52 19 28 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '57 Chevrolet 121 50 running 0 20 13 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 114 50 crash 0 21 15 89   Buddy Baker Lynton Tyson '58 Chevrolet 112 50 axle 0 22 23 711   Bill Poor Bill Poor '57 Chevrolet 108 50 running 0 23 24 32   George Green Jess Potter '58 Chevrolet 98   running 0 24 14 14   Earl Moss Manley Britt '57 Ford 85   transmission 0 25 11 21   Junior Johnson Wood Brothers '58 Ford 76   engine 0 26 21 86   Larry Flynn Larry Flynn '57 Ford 68   spindle 0 27 6 72   John Dodd, Sr. John Dodd, Sr. '59 Ford 20   engine 0 28 18 34   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '57 Chevrolet 15   engine 0 29 7 6   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson '58 Pontiac 1   engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bob Welborn 1 79 79   Lee Petty 80 131 52   Ned Jarrett 132 200 69