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1959-28 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 28 of 44 Sunday, July 26, 1959 at Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 2:01:05 Average speed: 49.553 mph Pole speed: 63.07 mph Cautions: 9 for 22 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 6000 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 18 27 0   Richard Riley Richard Riley '57 Chevrolet 177 50 running – 24 10 2   Speedy Thompson Bruce Thompson '57 Chevrolet 138   engine – 32 29 4   Joe Halton Joe Halton '57 Chevrolet 35   spindle – 11 8 5   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund '57 Chevrolet 191 125 running – 4 7 6   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson '58 Pontiac 200 250 running – 7 25 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 196 165 running – 35 18 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '57 Ford 7   engine – 23 30 14   Gene White Manley Britt '58 Ford 155   crash – 28 22 15   Aubrey Boles Aubrey Boles '58 Plymouth 114   overheating – 34 31 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '57 Ford 16   radiator – 16 32 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 182 60 running – 9 2 21   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '58 Ford 193 140 vapor lock – 17 24 28   Neil Castles Harvey Hege '57 Mercury 179 50 running – 20 6 30   Doug Cox Doug Cox '58 Ford 170 50 distributor – 13 19 32   George Green Jess Potter '58 Chevrolet 185 100 running – 27 13 34   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '57 Chevrolet 114   rear end – 30 16 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 55   overheating – 26 9 41   Joe Weatherly Delta Auto Sales   (Doc White) '59 T-Bird 129   crash – 10 4 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 193 230 rf wheel – 12 11 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 189 110 spindle – 31 14 45   Bobby Waddell Bobby Waddell '57 Pontiac 41   gas line – 1 5 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '59 Chevrolet 200 900 running – 2 33 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '57 Chevrolet 200 525 running – 14 23 62   Buck Brigance Buck Brigance '57 Chevrolet 182 85 running – 33 15 63   R.L. Combs R.L. Combs '57 Ford 28   rear end – 6 3 72   Ralph Moody John Dodd, Sr. '59 Ford 197 200 running – 21 34 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 166 50 running – 5 28 76   Larry Frank Carolina Plating   (Larry Frank) '57 Chevrolet 200 225 running – 22 12 82   Elmo Henderson Elmo Henderson '58 Ford 160 50 overheating – 3 1 87   Buck Baker Lynton Tyson '59 Chevrolet 200 350 running – 8 17 88   Buddy Baker Lynton Tyson '59 Chevrolet 194 150 running – 25 26 89   Banjo Matthews Lynton Tyson '58 Chevrolet 137   transmission – 19 20 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '57 Chevrolet 174 50 running – 15 21 97   Jim Austin Jim Austin '59 Ford 182 70 running – 29 35 711   Bill Poor Bill Poor '57 Chevrolet 64   fuel pump –