1959 Music City 200
Nashville Speedway · 1959 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex White | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 200 | 100 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 40 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 12 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 3 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 111 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | running | 184 | |
| 5 | 4 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | running | 176 | |
| 6 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 196 | 37 | running | 168 |
| 7 | 8 | 18 | Charley Griffith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 193 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 193 | running | 160 | |
| 9 | 9 | 73 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 192 | running | 152 | |
| 10 | 11 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | running | 144 | |
| 11 | 10 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | running | 136 | |
| 12 | 12 | 13 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | running | 128 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Irwin | 111 | 55.5% | P3 |
| 2 | Rex White | 40 | 20.0% | P1 |
| 3 | Lee Petty | 37 | 18.5% | P6 |
| 4 | Junior Johnson | 12 | 6.0% | P2 |