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1959 Catawba 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 6 1 76   Larry Frank Larry Frank '57 Chevrolet 246 200 running – 23 2 2   Jimmy Thompson Bruce Thompson '57 Chevrolet 164 50 engine – 13 3 21   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '58 Ford 238 100 running – 3 4 77   Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson '57 Chevrolet 249 350 running – 2 5 1   Junior Johnson Wood Brothers '57 Ford 250 525 running – 11 6 12   Bennie Rakestraw – '57 Mercury 243 125 running – 12 7 25   Gene White Gene White '57 Chevrolet 242 110 running – 8 8 4   Ken Rush Julian Petty '57 Chevrolet 245 150 running – 5 9 47   Rex White Bud Moore '59 Chevrolet 247 225 running – 4 10 43   Richard Petty Petty Engineering '57 Oldsmobile 247 250 running – 19 11 33   George Green Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 221 50 running – 31 12 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '57 Mercury 0   engine – 28 13 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 23   crash – 27 14 78   Jimmie Lewallen – '57 Ford 49   water hose – 9 15 75   John Dodd, Sr. Frank Hayworth '58 Ford 243 140 running – 17 16 92   Wilbur Rakestraw B.J. Jones '57 Ford 232 50 running – 24 17 0   Bunk Moore Richard Riley '57 Chevrolet 158 50 tires – 25 18 86   Neil Castles Neil Castles '56 Ford 150   oil line – 30 19 89   Ned Jarrett Buck Baker '58 Chevrolet 16   engine – 7 20 98   Marvin Panch Tom Vernon '58 Ford 245 165 running – 1 21 41   Curtis Turner Doc White '59 T-Bird 251 900 running – 10 22 32   Brownie King Jess Potter '59 Chevrolet 243 130 running – 14 23 40   Joe Halton Joe Halton '57 Chevrolet 235 85 running – 26 24 14   George Dunn Manley Britt '57 Mercury 110   engine – 16 25 6   Shep Langdon Shep Langdon '58 Ford 232 60 running – 22 26 5   Max Berrier Max Berrier '58 Plymouth 207 50 running – 15 27 81   Harvey Hege Harvey Hege '57 Ford 234 70 running – 21 28 27   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '58 Plymouth 220 50 running – 20 29 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 221 50 running – 29 30 80   Ken Rice – '57 Chevrolet 17   crash – 18 31 711   Bill Poor Bill Poor '56 Chevrolet 222 50 running – * Race extended to 251 laps due to scoring error.