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1959 Catawba 250


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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 4 of 15
Sunday, March 22, 1959 at Hickory Speedway, Hickory, NC
250 laps* on a 0.400 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:37:38
Average speed: 61.7 mph
Pole speed: 71.358 mph		Cautions: 6
Margin of victory: 16 sec
Attendance: 9000
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary    1959 NASCAR Convertible Series results   /   1959 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
12141   Curtis Turner Doc White'59 T-Bird251900running–
2 51   Junior Johnson Wood Brothers'57 Ford250525running–
3 477   Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson'57 Chevrolet249350running–
41043   Richard Petty Petty Engineering'57 Oldsmobile247250running–
5 947   Rex White Bud Moore'59 Chevrolet247225running–
6 176   Larry Frank Larry Frank'57 Chevrolet246200running–
72098   Marvin Panch Tom Vernon'58 Ford245165running–
8 84   Ken Rush Julian Petty'57 Chevrolet245150running–
91575   John Dodd, Sr. Frank Hayworth'58 Ford243140running–
102232   Brownie King Jess Potter'59 Chevrolet243130running–
11 612   Bennie Rakestraw –'57 Mercury243125running–
12 725   Gene White Gene White'57 Chevrolet242110running–
13 321   Glen Wood Wood Brothers'58 Ford238100running–
142340   Joe Halton Joe Halton'57 Chevrolet23585running–
152781   Harvey Hege Harvey Hege'57 Ford23470running–
16256   Shep Langdon Shep Langdon'58 Ford23260running–
171692   Wilbur Rakestraw B.J. Jones'57 Ford23250running–
1831711   Bill Poor Bill Poor'56 Chevrolet22250running–
191133   George Green Jess Potter'57 Chevrolet22150running–
202974   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin'57 Chevrolet22150running–
212827   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue'58 Plymouth22050running–
22265   Max Berrier Max Berrier'58 Plymouth20750running–
23 22   Jimmy Thompson Bruce Thompson'57 Chevrolet16450engine–
24170   Bunk Moore Richard Riley'57 Chevrolet15850tires–
251886   Neil Castles Neil Castles'56 Ford150 oil line–
262414   George Dunn Manley Britt'57 Mercury110 engine–
271478   Jimmie Lewallen –'57 Ford49 water hose–
28139   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner'57 Chevrolet23 crash–
293080   Ken Rice –'57 Chevrolet17 crash–
301989   Ned Jarrett Buck Baker'58 Chevrolet16 engine–
311217   Fred Harb Fred Harb'57 Mercury0 engine–
* Race extended to 251 laps due to scoring error.