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1959 Daytona 500 Consolation Race

   

Exhibition or unclassified race
Saturday, February 21, 1959 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
10 laps on a 2.500 kilometer paved track (25.000 kilometers)

Time of race: 0:10:37
Average speed: 141.28 kph
Pole time: n/a
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Attendance: 5000
Lead changes: 4

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PosSt#DriverTeamCarLapsStatusLed
19 758   Roscoe Thompson Roscoe Thompson–CV0did not start0
20208   Johnny Allen Johnny Allen–CV0did not start0
17 69   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner–CV5overheating0
1 847   Jack Smith Jack Smith–CV10running5
2 515   Tim Flock Beau Morgan–TB10running2
31041   Curtis Turner Doc WhiteDelta Auto SalesTB10running2
41866   Dick Foley Dick Foley–CV10running0
51524   Bob Potter Bob Potter–CV10running0
6143   Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens–PT10running0
71683   Bob Pronger Bob Pronger–FR10running0
81110   Elmo Langley Ratus Walters–FR10running0
9 319   Herman Beam Herman Beam–CV10running0
10 169   Harold Smith Harold Smith–SU10running1
111295   Bob Duell Julian Buesink–FR10running0
12 486   Carl Tyler Carl Tyler–FR10running0
131316   Jim McGuirk Happy Steigel–PT9running0
14 987   Buck Baker Buck Baker–CV9running0
151780   Bob Rose Sam Arena–CV9running0
16 275   Ken Marriott Frank Hayworth–FR8running0
181974   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin–CV2steering0

Fastest Lap:

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Harold Smith111
  Tim Flock232
  Jack Smith452
  Curtis Turner672
  Jack Smith8103