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NASCAR Grand National race number 40 of 44
Sunday, September 20, 1959 at Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, NC
110 laps on a 0.900 mile dirt track (99.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:16:17
Average speed: 77.868 mph
Pole speed: 85.533 mph

Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 6400
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1959 NASCAR Grand National results / 1959 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	7	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'59 Plymouth	110	900	running	21
2	4	6	Cotton Owens	Thunder Chicken (W.H. Watson)	'59 T-Bird	109	525	running	0
3	2	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'59 Plymouth	100	375	axle	0
4	13	76	Larry Frank	Carolina Plating (Larry Frank)	'57 Chevrolet	100	250	running	0
5	16	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'57 Chevrolet	100	250	running	0
6	18	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'57 Chevrolet	99	250	running	0
7	14	63	R.L. Combs	R.L. Combs	'57 Ford	98	175	running	0
8	15	34	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'57 Chevrolet	95	150	engine	0
9	19	23	Bill Scott	–	'57 Chevrolet	93	140	overheating	0
10	6	59	Tom Pistone	Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert)	'59 T-Bird	89	130	spindle	39
11	11	64	Shep Langdon	Shep Langdon	'58 Ford	85	125	running	0
12	5	88	Buck Baker	Lynton Tyson	'59 Chevrolet	82	110	sway bar	0
13	9	17	Fred Harb	Fred Harb	'57 Ford	69	100	engine	0
14	10	32	George Green	Jess Potter	'57 Chevrolet	68	85	running	0
15	17	62	Buck Brigance	Buck Brigance	'57 Chevrolet	65	70	running	0
16	1	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'59 Chevrolet	48	60	axle	50
17	8	15	Rex White	Beau Morgan	'58 Ford	43	50	axle hub	0
18	3	61	Speedy Thompson	W.H. Watson	'58 Pontiac	29	50	a frame	0
19	12	38	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	'57 Ford	18	50	axle	0
20	20	96	Bobby Keck	Bobby Keck	'57 Chevrolet	12	50	head gasket	0
21	21	27	E.J. Trivette	E.J. Trivette	'57 Plymouth	2	50	transmission	0
22	22	11	Junior Johnson	Paul Spaulding	'59 Dodge	108		disqualified	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jack Smith	1	50	50
Tom Pistone	51	89	39
Lee Petty	90	110	21