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1959 Nashville 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 31 of 44 Sunday, August 9, 1959 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN 300 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 2:22:05 Average speed: 63.343 mph Pole speed: 74.044 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 3 laps + Attendance: n/a Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 77   Joe Lee Johnson Honest Charley   (Joe Lee Johnson) '57 Chevrolet 300 2912 running 83 2 4 76   Larry Frank Carolina Plating   (Larry Frank) '57 Chevrolet 297 1453 running 0 3 12 10   Elmo Langley Ratus Walters '59 Buick 297 1125 running 0 4 3 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 297 900 running 42 5 10 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 295 750 running 0 6 16 9   Cotton Owens Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 290 450 running 0 7 22 41   Joe Weatherly Delta Auto Sales   (Doc White) '59 T-Bird 289 500 running 0 8 14 25   Gene White Gene White '57 Chevrolet 286 350 running 0 9 11 12   Bob Reuther Marvin Porter '58 Ford 284 250 running 0 10 5 16   Bud Crothers Bud Crothers '57 Chevrolet 283 225 running 0 11 7 87   Buck Baker Lynton Tyson '59 Chevrolet 281 250 running 0 12 20 34   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '57 Chevrolet 278 175 axle 0 13 26 192   George Alsobrook Joe Jones '57 Ford 277 150 running 0 14 30 32   George Green Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 273 140 running 0 15 17 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 262 125 running 0 16 25 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 251 110 running 0 17 19 92   Gerald Duke Gerald Duke '59 T-Bird 249 125 running 0 18 6 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '59 Chevrolet 234 200 axle 0 19 13 22   Harlan Richardson Harlan Richardson '58 Ford 224 100 running 0 20 9 189   Herb Lewis Lynton Tyson '58 Chevrolet 221 100 ball joint 0 21 29 20   Bennie Rakestraw Spook Crawford '57 Mercury 213 75 running 0 22 21 97   Jim Austin Jim Austin '59 Ford 211 75 rear end 0 23 15 110   Jimmy Mairs Ratus Walters '57 Ford 202 75 engine 0 24 1 4   Rex White Rex White '59 Chevrolet 176 510 rear end 175 25 24 31   Brownie King Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 84 75 fan belt 0 26 23 13   Andy Hampton Tommy Thompson '59 Chevrolet 76 50 bearing 0 27 27 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 51 50 engine 0 28 18 44   Tiny Lund Julian Petty '59 Chevrolet 30 50 overheating 0 29 8 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 12 50 engine 0 30 28 89   Buddy Baker Lynton Tyson '58 Chevrolet 10 50 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Cotton Owens 6 T-Bird Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Rex White 1 175 175   Lee Petty 176 217 42   Joe Lee Johnson 218 300 83