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1959-27

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NASCAR Grand National race number 27 of 44
Tuesday, July 21, 1959 at Heidelberg Raceway, Pittsburgh, PA
200 laps on a 0.250 mile dirt track (50.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:06:40
Average speed: 45 mph
Pole speed: 47.97 mph

Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 6000
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1959 NASCAR Grand National results / 1959 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	6	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'59 Chevrolet	200	900	running	46
2	2	4	Rex White	Rex White	'59 Chevrolet	200	525	running	148
6	10	89	Don Dahle	–	'57 Chevrolet	192	200	running	0
7	16	1	Slim Brown	–	'56 Chevrolet	183	165	running	0
18	13	93	Ted Chamberlain	Ted Chamberlain	'57 Chevrolet	68	50	overheating	0
14	4	V2	Russ Gemberling	–	'56 Dodge	127	85	rf wheel	3
21	20	26	Scott Sandman	–	'58 Edsel	20	50	spindle	0
4	4	12	Marvin Porter	Marvin Porter	'57 Ford	195	250	running	0
8	9	53	Ken Johnson	Ken Johnson	'57 Ford	183	150	running	0
9	21	69	Don Strain	–	'56 Ford	181	140	running	0
10	18	83	Lenny Page	Lennie Page	'57 Ford	180	130	running	0
11	12	33	Al White	Al White	'58 Ford	180	125	running	0
12	15	97	Jim Austin	Jim Austin	'59 Ford	180	110	running	0
13	11	25	August Sand	–	'57 Ford	133	100	engine	0
16	22	96	Larry Lyndstrom	–	'57 Ford	99	60	rear end	0
17	7	10	Elmo Langley	Ratus Walters	'57 Ford	99	50	rr axle	0
20	17	17	Russ Whitman	–	'57 Ford	27	50	oil pressure	0
22	19	75	Jim Bickerstaff	–	'56 Ford	12	50	lr axle	0
3	3	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'59 Plymouth	197	350	running	0
15	14	88	Bill Woolkin	–	'57 Plymouth	109	70	rf wheel	0
19	1	2	Dick Bailey	–	'59 Plymouth	54	50	overheating	3
5	5	6	Cotton Owens	W.H. Watson	'59 Pontiac	193	225	running	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dick Bailey	1	3	3
Russ Gemberling	4	6	3
Rex White	7	154	148
Jim Reed	155	200	46