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1959 Capital City 200


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NASCAR Grand National race number 38 of 44
Sunday, September 13, 1959 at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA
200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:39:22
Average speed: 60.362 mph
Pole speed: 62.674 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 40 yards
Attendance: 6834
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 16   Cotton Owens Thunder Chicken   (W.H. Watson)'59 T-Bird200800running
21542   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'59 Plymouth200625running
3 459   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert)'59 T-Bird198375running
4 988   Reds Kagle Reds Kagle'57 Chevrolet194275running
5 590   Runt Harris Junie Donlavey'57 Chevrolet193250running
6 764   Shep Langdon Shep Langdon'58 Ford191215running
71319   Herman Beam Herman Beam'57 Chevrolet189175running
8 631   Brownie King Jess Potter'57 Chevrolet187150pistons
91023   Bill Scott '57 Chevrolet179140running
101655   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin'57 Chevrolet172130running
111435   Al White Salad Bowl Restaurant   (Al White)'58 Ford160125running
12 221   Glen Wood Wood Brothers'58 Ford152110crash
131232   George Green Jess Potter'57 Chevrolet146100engine
141134   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer'57 Chevrolet7685engine
15 838   Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett'57 Ford5070wheel
16 347   Jack Smith Jack Smith'59 Chevrolet1160engine