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1959-17 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 17 of 44 Saturday, May 30, 1959 at Ascot Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 500 laps* on a 0.400 mile dirt track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 3:49:16 Average speed: 50.982 mph Pole speed: 53.59 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 29 1 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '59 Chevrolet 134 134 engine – 28 2 98   Eddie Gray Vel Miletich '57 Ford 217 170 overheating – 11 3 9   Bob Price Fred Lauria '57 Chevrolet 419 225 running – 1 4 97   Parnelli Jones Vel Miletich '59 Ford 487 1805 running – 9 5 55   Mel Larson Mel Larson '57 Mercury 451 250 running – 4 6 34   Bob Ross Jim Rush '57 Chevrolet 482 600 running – 33 7 20   Gene Peltier – '57 Chevrolet 36 50 piston – 27 8 0   Danny Letner Floyd Johnson '57 Pontiac 224 100 camshaft – 19 9 1   Scotty Cain Scotty Cain '59 Ford 367 200 piston – 14 10 61   Dick Santee – '57 Ford 407 130 running – 2 11 44   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '57 Ford 487 900 running – 3 12 12   Marvin Porter Marvin Porter '57 Ford 485 700 running – 21 13 43   Bill Jarick Chuck Parkko '58 Mercury 346 75 running – 13 14 37   Bob Hogle Walt Palozi '57 Pontiac 409 140 overheating – 10 15 3   Eddie Pagan Bill Clinton '59 T-Bird 439 375 running – 20 16 84   Don Taylor Don Taylor '57 Chevrolet 360 100 overheating – 7 17 8   Dave James – '57 Chevrolet 454 350 running – 24 18 91   Jim Cook Floyd Johnson '59 Plymouth 270 175 plugs – 15 19 18   Bob Tyrell – '57 Chevrolet 406 120 overheating – 31 20 47   George Norton – '57 Chevrolet 73 50 bearing – 6 21 10   Lucky Long Bob Bristol '57 Chevrolet 457 400 running – 25 22 14   Tom Edmonds – '56 Mercury 239 75 a frame – 17 23 23   Bob Perry Bob Perry '59 Plymouth 369 250 rear end – 18 24 21   Ronny Myers – '56 Ford 369 100 overheating – 32 25 31   Kirby Miller – '59 Chevrolet 47 150 driveshaft – 23 26 2   Ron Hornaday Frank Galpin '57 Chevrolet 325 75 radiator – 5 27 11   Bob Keefe Jack Chatenay '58 Plymouth 459 500 running – 26 28 40   Dick Carter – '58 Mercury 230 75 running – 8 29 5   John Potter Bob Smith '58 Ford 453 300 running – 12 30 26   Jim Lamport Jim McNeil '56 Ford 414 150 running – 16 31 22   Harlan Richardson Harlan Richardson '57 Ford 393 110 running – 22 32 87   Arley Scranton Arley Scranton '57 Pontiac 339 75 running – 30 33 4   Dick Getty Dick Getty '59 Chevrolet 132 175 sway bar – * Race shortened to 487 laps due to rain.