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1959 Lee Kirby 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 44 of 44 Sunday, October 25, 1959 at Concord Speedway, Concord, NC 300 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 2:16:39 Average speed: 54.005 mph Pole speed: drew for pole Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 1 lp, 2 cl Attendance: 7500 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 18 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '59 Chevrolet 300 1500 running 211 2 9 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 299 1000 running 0 3 3 87   Buck Baker Lynton Tyson '59 Chevrolet 293 700 running 0 4 8 88   Buddy Baker Lynton Tyson '59 Chevrolet 291 500 running 0 5 23 98   Glen Wood Tom Vernon '59 Ford 288 400 running 0 6 14 64   Shep Langdon Shep Langdon '58 Ford 284 300 running 0 7 11 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 283 275 running 0 8 7 2   Speedy Thompson Bruce Thompson '57 Chevrolet 282 225 running 0 9 12 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 279 200 transmission 0 10 31 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '58 Chevrolet 279 150 running 0 11 15 20   Tiny Lund Spook Crawford '58 Ford 268 125 running 0 12 24 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 266 125 running 0 13 34 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 260 125 running 0 14 5 15   Rex White Beau Morgan '57 Ford 258 125 running 0 15 30 76   Larry Frank Carolina Plating   (Larry Frank) '57 Chevrolet 255 100 engine 0 16 19 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '57 Chevrolet 248 90 running 0 17 28 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '59 Dodge 244 75 overheating 0 18 17 63   R.L. Combs R.L. Combs '57 Ford 237 75 spindle 0 19 25 94   Bill Taylor – '57 Ford 235 75 engine 0 20 21 31   Brownie King Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 234 75 axle 0 21 32 33   Bill Scott Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 220 75 running 0 22 16 4   Ken Rush Julian Petty '57 Chevrolet 177 75 overheating 0 23 33 77   Joe Lee Johnson Honest Charley   (Joe Lee Johnson) '57 Chevrolet 173 75 head gasket 0 24 22 75   Curtis Turner Frank Hayworth '59 Ford 159 75 transmission 0 25 29 32   Richard Riley Jess Potter '58 Chevrolet 149   engine 0 26 20 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 121   spindle 0 27 10 62   Buck Brigance Buck Brigance '57 Chevrolet 117   rear end 0 28 2 6   Cotton Owens Thunder Chicken   (W.H. Watson) '59 T-Bird 111   hose 89 29 6 27   E.J. Trivette E.J. Trivette '57 Plymouth 103   clutch 0 30 13 34   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '59 Chevrolet 102   spindle 0 31 1 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '57 Ford 82   radiator 0 32 4 56   Bill Morton Bill Morton '58 Ford 82   radiator 0 33 26 5   Bunk Moore Tiny Lund '57 Chevrolet 71   generator 0 34 27 38   Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett '57 Ford 69   engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Cotton Owens 1 89 89   Jack Smith 90 300 211