1959 225 Miles at Trenton Speedway
Trenton Speedway · 1959 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pistone | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 150 | 150 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 150 | 52 | running | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 150 | 95 | running | 285 |
| 3 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 149 | running | 276 | |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 148 | 3 | running | 264 |
| 5 | 4 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 147 | running | 252 | |
| 6 | 10 | 10 | Pedro Rodriguez | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 144 | running | 240 | |
| 7 | 13 | 55 | Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | running | 228 | |
| 8 | 14 | 27 | Dominic Persicketti | Ford | 137 | running | 216 | ||
| 9 | 17 | 61 | Ernie Gesell | Ford | 115 | running | 204 | ||
| 10 | 18 | 79 | Tiny Benson | Tiny Benson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 111 | running | ||
| 11 | 6 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 103 | running | 192 | |
| 12 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 95 | accident | 180 | |
| 13 | 9 | 16 | Charlie Cregar | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 95 | rear end | 168 | |
| 14 | 16 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 87 | carburetor | 156 | |
| 15 | 1 | 73 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 64 | fire | 144 | |
| 16 | 7 | 88 | Reds Kagle | Reds Kagle (Owner) | Chevrolet | 53 | oil leak | 132 | |
| 17 | 15 | 33 | Al White | Al White (Owner) | Ford | 52 | u-joint | 120 | |
| 18 | 12 | 110 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 25 | clutch | 108 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Owens | 95 | 63.3% | P2 |
| 2 | Tom Pistone | 52 | 34.7% | P1 |
| 3 | Jim Reed | 3 | 2.0% | P4 |