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1959 Capital City 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 38 of 44 Sunday, September 13, 1959 at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:39:22 Average speed: 60.362 mph Pole speed: 62.674 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 40 yards Attendance: 6834 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 6   Cotton Owens Thunder Chicken   (W.H. Watson) '59 T-Bird 200 800 running – 7 13 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 189 175 running – 12 2 21   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '58 Ford 152 110 crash – 9 10 23   Bill Scott – '57 Chevrolet 179 140 running – 8 6 31   Brownie King Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 187 150 pistons – 13 12 32   George Green Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 146 100 engine – 14 11 34   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '57 Chevrolet 76 85 engine – 11 14 35   Al White Salad Bowl Restaurant   (Al White) '58 Ford 160 125 running – 15 8 38   Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett '57 Ford 50 70 wheel – 2 15 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 200 625 running – 16 3 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '59 Chevrolet 11 60 engine – 10 16 55   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 172 130 running – 3 4 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 198 375 running – 6 7 64   Shep Langdon Shep Langdon '58 Ford 191 215 running – 4 9 88   Reds Kagle Reds Kagle '57 Chevrolet 194 275 running – 5 5 90   Runt Harris Junie Donlavey '57 Chevrolet 193 250 running –