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1959 Richmond 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 3 1 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '59 Chevrolet 200 350 running – 4 5 79   Bob Welborn Jerry Draper '57 Chevrolet 199 250 running – 7 17 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 186 165 running – 8 13 32   George Green Jess Potter '58 Chevrolet 171 150 running – 10 4 2   Speedy Thompson Bruce Thompson '57 Chevrolet 159 130 running – 11 7 5   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund '57 Chevrolet 159 125 running – 12 18 0   Richard Riley Richard Riley '57 Chevrolet 152 110 running – 13 20 33   Bob Hundley Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 141 100 running – 14 15 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 139 85 running – 15 14 62   Buck Brigance Buck Brigance '57 Chevrolet 122 70 running – 19 19 89   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '58 Chevrolet 33 50 overheating – 22 22 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 1 50 engine – 2 3 21   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '58 Ford 200 525 running – 17 9 22   Harlan Richardson Harlan Richardson '57 Ford 79 50 engine – 20 10 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '57 Ford 22 50 crash – 21 21 82   Joe Eubanks Don Every '58 Ford 1 50 engine – 9 16 51   Aubrey Boles Aubrey Boles '58 Plymouth 165 140 running – 18 6 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 77 50 engine – 5 11 6   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson '58 Pontiac 191 225 running – 1 12 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 200 900 running – 6 8 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 186 200 engine – 16 2 41   Joe Weatherly Delta Auto Sales   (Doc White) '59 T-Bird 81 60 crash –