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1959 Richmond 200


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NASCAR Grand National race number 23 of 44
Sunday, June 21, 1959 at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA
200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:45:29
Average speed: 56.881 mph
Pole speed: 66.42 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
141574   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin'57 Chevrolet13985running
3 187   Buck Baker Buck Baker'59 Chevrolet200350running
191989   Buddy Baker Buck Baker'58 Chevrolet3350overheating
71719   Herman Beam Herman Beam'57 Chevrolet186165running
91651   Aubrey Boles Aubrey Boles'58 Plymouth165140running
151462   Buck Brigance Buck Brigance'57 Chevrolet12270running
212182   Joe Eubanks Don Every'58 Ford150engine
81332   George Green Jess Potter'58 Chevrolet171150running
132033   Bob Hundley Jess Potter'57 Chevrolet141100running
6 836   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin'59 T-Bird186200engine
201011   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding'57 Ford2250crash
11 75   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund'57 Chevrolet159125running
5116   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson'58 Pontiac191225running
18 642   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'59 Plymouth7750engine
11259   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert)'59 T-Bird200900running
17 922   Harlan Richardson Harlan Richardson'57 Ford7950engine
12180   Richard Riley Richard Riley'57 Chevrolet152110running
10 42   Speedy Thompson Bruce Thompson'57 Chevrolet159130running
22229   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner'57 Chevrolet150engine
16 241   Joe Weatherly Delta Auto Sales   (Doc White)'59 T-Bird8160crash
4 579   Bob Welborn Jerry Draper'57 Chevrolet199250running
2 321   Glen Wood Wood Brothers'58 Ford200525running