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1959-42 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 42 of 44 Sunday, October 11, 1959 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:18:30 Average speed: 76.433 mph Pole speed: 78.568 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a 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 4 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 200 900 running – 2 2 16   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '58 Ford 200 525 running – 3 6 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '59 Chevrolet 199 375 running – 4 9 4   Rex White Rex White '59 Chevrolet 199 275 running – 5 8 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 198 250 running – 6 3 76   Larry Frank Carolina Plating   (Larry Frank) '57 Chevrolet 197 215 running – 7 14 77   Joe Lee Johnson Honest Charley   (Joe Lee Johnson) '57 Chevrolet 197 175 running – 8 19 38   Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett '57 Ford 195 150 running – 9 11 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '59 Dodge 194 140 running – 10 15 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 193 130 running – 11 7 6   Cotton Owens Thunder Chicken   (W.H. Watson) '59 T-Bird 192 125 running – 12 13 88   Buck Baker Lynton Tyson '59 Chevrolet 192 110 running – 13 18 15   Speedy Thompson Beau Morgan '57 Ford 187 100 running – 14 16 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '57 Ford 184 85 running – 15 26 12   Bennie Rakestraw Joe Jones '57 Mercury 182 70 running – 16 28 64   L.D. Austin Shep Langdon '58 Ford 180 60 running – 17 23 78   Jimmie Lewallen – '57 Ford 179 50 running – 18 25 18   Jerry Smith Red Bank   (Charley Griffith) '57 Pontiac 178 50 running – 19 20 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 177 50 running – 20 24 26   Dick Blackwell – '57 Ford 175 50 running – 21 5 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '57 Chevrolet 171 50 engine – 22 29 62   Buck Brigance Buck Brigance '57 Chevrolet 169 50 rear end – 23 22 66   Bill Morton Bill Morton '58 Ford 164   engine – 24 21 31   Brownie King Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 138   running – 25 27 13   Chuck Tombs Tommy Thompson '59 Chevrolet 134   rf hub – 26 17 32   Layman Utsman Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 124   spindle – 27 10 20   Tiny Lund Spook Crawford '58 Ford 119   crash – 28 1 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 96   engine – 29 12 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '59 Chevrolet 81   sway bar –