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1959 Western North Carolina 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 32 of 44 Sunday, August 16, 1959 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:28:49 Average speed: 71.633 mph Pole speed: 77.687 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 3 laps + 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 26 22 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 281 100 crash – 28 2 21   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '58 Ford 254 100 driveshaft – 30 35 13   Earl Balmer Tommy Thompson '59 Chevrolet 202 100 engine – 31 7 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 187   engine – 32 20 25   Gene White Gene White '57 Chevrolet 158   engine – 34 39 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 142   engine – 36 16 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '57 Ford 83   engine – 40 14 41   Joe Weatherly Delta Auto Sales   (Doc White) '59 T-Bird 44   engine – 41 32 31   Brownie King Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 44   fan belt – 12 31 34   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '57 Chevrolet 463 375 fuel – 20 30 20   Bennie Rakestraw Spook Crawford '57 Mercury 420 220 fuel – 21 23 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 410 210 lr axle – 29 17 40   Dave White Dave White '58 Chevrolet 216 100 lr axle – 27 24 16   Bud Crothers Bud Crothers '57 Chevrolet 266 100 oil pressure – 38 33 23   Bill Scott – '57 Chevrolet 65   overheating – 39 40 18   Freddy Fryar Red Bank   (Charley Griffith) '57 Pontiac 53   pistons – 1 4 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '59 Chevrolet 500 3200 running – 2 9 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Plymouth 497 2025 running – 3 5 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '59 Chevrolet 493 1325 running – 4 6 77   Joe Lee Johnson Honest Charley   (Joe Lee Johnson) '57 Chevrolet 489 975 running – 5 1 4   Rex White Rex White '59 Chevrolet 489 800 running – 6 12 76   Larry Frank Carolina Plating   (Larry Frank) '57 Chevrolet 486 700 running – 7 19 6   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson '59 T-Bird 484 625 running – 8 11 88   Buck Baker Lynton Tyson '59 Chevrolet 484 575 running – 9 27 12   Marvin Porter Marvin Porter '58 Ford 480 455 running – 10 3 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '57 Chevrolet 470 425 running – 11 37 95   Bob Duell Julian Buesink '59 Ford 466 400 running – 13 29 64   Shep Langdon Shep Langdon '58 Ford 457 325 running – 14 13 5   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund '57 Chevrolet 455 275 running – 15 38 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 454 250 running – 16 26 32   George Green Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 453 250 running – 17 21 11   Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett '57 Ford 452 250 running – 18 36 27   Dominic Persicketti Dominic Persicketti '57 Ford 444 225 running – 19 28 192   George Alsobrook Joe Jones '57 Ford 425 225 running – 24 25 22   Harlan Richardson Harlan Richardson '58 Ford 342 150 running – 25 41 46   Whitey Norman Whitey Norman '57 Chevrolet 339 140 running – 23 8 10   Elmo Langley Ratus Walters '59 Buick 379 175 rear end – 37 15 92   Speedy Thompson Gerald Duke '59 T-Bird 75   rf hub – 22 18 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 407 200 rr axle – 35 10 93   Banjo Matthews T-Bird Power Products   (Banjo Matthews) '59 T-Bird 123   shocks – 33 34 86   Neil Castles Neil Castles '56 Ford 144   spindle –