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1959-20 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 20 of 44 Sunday, June 14, 1959 at Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GA 150 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 2:33:51 Average speed: 58.499 mph Pole speed: drew for pole 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 26 9 1   Speedy Thompson Steve Pierce '57 Chevrolet 91 50 clutch – 24 17 2   Richard Riley Bruce Thompson '57 Chevrolet 101 75 running – 38 20 4   Ken Rush Julian Petty '57 Chevrolet 13   crash – 11 26 5   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund '57 Chevrolet 142 275 running – 25 19 6   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson '58 Pontiac 91 75 rr axle – 32 29 9   Johnny Allen Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 57 50 crash – 21 3 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '57 Ford 115 75 rear end – 20 36 13   Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson '59 Chevrolet 117 100 running – 39 11 18   Charley Griffith Red Bank   (Charley Griffith) '57 Pontiac 6   engine – 17 38 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 126 100 running – 34 31 20   Bennie Rakestraw Spook Crawford '57 Mercury 35 50 battery – 14 32 21   Johnny Beauchamp Wood Brothers '58 Ford 132 190 running – 4 30 22   Curtis Turner Ogden-Ridgeway   (W.J. Ridgeway) '59 Chevrolet 150 950 running – 29 6 25   Gene White Gene White '57 Chevrolet 73 50 crash – 16 12 27   Billy Carden – '57 Chevrolet 131 110 running – 23 28 32   Brownie King Jess Potter '58 Chevrolet 108 75 running – 22 14 34   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '57 Chevrolet 111 75 running – 9 39 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 142 300 running – 31 18 38   Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett '57 Chevrolet 64 50 driveshaft – 15 33 41   Joe Weatherly Delta Auto Sales   (Doc White) '59 T-Bird 132 225 running – 1 37 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 150 2200 running – 2 27 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 150 1400 running – 35 8 44   Chester Barron Chester Barron '59 Chevrolet 34 50 steering – 7 7 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '59 Chevrolet 146 450 running – 37 24 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '59 Chevrolet 15   engine – 5 25 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 148 625 running – 13 1 68   J.C. Hendrix – '57 Plymouth 134 150 running – 30 23 71   Mike Price – '57 Chevrolet 72 50 crash – 40 4 73   Bob Burdick Roy Burdick '59 T-Bird 3   crash – 27 35 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 85 50 engine – 18 2 76   Larry Frank Carolina Plating   (Larry Frank) '57 Chevrolet 119 100 transmission – 19 16 77   Joe Lee Johnson Honest Charley   (Joe Lee Johnson) '57 Chevrolet 119 100 battery – 12 10 79   Roy Tyner Jerry Draper '57 Chevrolet 141 250 running – 36 15 83   Bunk Moore A.J. Blackwelder '58 Ford 24   radiator – 3 5 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '59 Chevrolet 150 1025 running – 6 13 88   Fireball Roberts Buck Baker '59 Chevrolet 148 525 running – 10 34 92   George Alsobrook Joe Jones '57 Ford 142 325 running – 8 22 99X   Wilbur Rakestraw Joe Jones '57 Mercury 145 475 running – 33 40 99   Fritz Wilson Shorty Rollins '58 Ford 49 50 radiator – 28 21 122   Harlan Richardson Harlan Richardson '57 Ford 81 50 crash –