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1959 Old Dominion 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Convertible Series race number 12 of 15 Sunday, June 7, 1959 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 4:03:31 Average speed: 61.597 mph Pole speed: 68.545 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 6 laps + Attendance: 9000 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1959 NASCAR Convertible Series results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 7 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 500 2600 running – 2 8 76   Larry Frank Larry Frank '57 Chevrolet 494 1200 running – 3 6 77   Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson '57 Chevrolet 494 850 running – 4 29 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 493 625 running – 5 4 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '57 Chevrolet 492 625 running – 6 25 42   Lee Petty Petty Engineering '59 Plymouth 492 570 running – 7 2 43   Richard Petty Petty Engineering '57 Oldsmobile 490 375 running – 8 3 21   Jimmy Massey Wood Brothers '58 Ford 487 325 running – 9 35 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '57 Ford 482 300 running – 10 31 82   Joe Eubanks Don Every '58 Ford 481 300 running – 11 11 25   Gene White Gene White '57 Chevrolet 476 200 wheel bearing – 12 1 16   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '58 Ford 475 330 running – 13 10 97   Barney Shore Barney Shore '57 Chevrolet 474 135 running – 14 28 89   Shorty Rollins Buck Baker '58 Chevrolet 471 125 running – 15 34 32   Brownie King Jess Potter '58 Chevrolet 466 125 running – 16 13 99   Fritz Wilson Shorty Rollins '58 Ford 466 110 running – 17 33 64   Shep Langdon Shep Langdon '58 Ford 463 110 running – 18 16 2   Billy Carden Bruce Thompson '57 Chevrolet 456 100 running – 19 15 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '59 Chevrolet 449 100 clutch – 20 12 40   Joe Halton Joe Halton '57 Chevrolet 442 100 running – 21 9 73   Bob Burdick Roy Burdick '59 T-Bird 434 100 rear end – 22 27 28   Paul Walton Paul Walton '57 Mercury – 100 running – 23 19 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 394 90 running – 24 23 51   Max Berrier Max Berrier '57 Plymouth 381 90 running – 25 26 4   Ermon Rush Julian Petty '57 Chevrolet 380 85 overheating – 26 24 62   Buck Brigance Buck Brigance '57 Chevrolet 349 80 running – 27 32 5   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund '57 Chevrolet 248 75 overheating – 28 14 14   Ken Rush Manley Britt '58 Ford 246 75 engine – 29 30 8   Johnny Allen Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 232 75 engine – 30 28 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '57 Chevrolet 182 105 engine – 31 20 55   Ben Benz Harry Friedkin '57 Chevrolet 143 50 crash – 32 18 41   Joe Weatherly Doc White '59 T-Bird 137 50 brakes – 33 5 44   Rex White Rex White '59 Chevrolet 72 70 axle – 34 17 38   Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett '57 Chevrolet 45 50 brakes – 35 22 3   Bunk Moore – '58 Ford 30 50 engine – 36 36 86   Neil Castles Neil Castles '56 Ford 13   steering –

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jim Reed 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Elmo Langley 10 Ratus Walters Buick Fireball Roberts 22 Frank Strickland Chevrolet George Green 33 Jess Potter Chevrolet G.C. Spencer 34 G.C. Spencer Chevrolet L.D. Austin 74 L.D. Austin Chevrolet Jerry Draper 79 Jerry Draper Chevrolet Harvey Hege 81 Harvey Hege Ford Bobby Keck 96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet WD Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb Ford WD Tommy Irwin 36 Tommy Irwin T-Bird