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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–