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Firecracker 250 1959
Firecracker 250 1959
Daytona International Speedway
· 1959 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Fireball Roberts
Jim Stephens (Owner)
Pontiac
100
2
Joe Weatherly
Doc White (Owner)
Ford
100
3
Johnny Allen
W.J. Ridgeway (Owner)
Chevrolet
99
4
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Chevrolet
99
5
Eduardo Dibos
Van Acker (Owner)
Ford
98
6
Bob Burdick
Roy Burdick (Owner)
Ford
97
7
Tom Pistone
Carl Rupert (Owner)
Ford
96
8
Cotton Owens
W.H. Watson (Owner)
Ford
95
9
Tommy Irwin
Tommy Irwin (Owner)
Ford
95
10
Jim Reed
Jim Reed (Owner)
Chevrolet
95
11
Speedy Thompson
Doc White (Owner)
Ford
94
12
Gene White
Chevrolet
92
13
Benny Rakestraw
Spook Crawford (Owner)
Mercury
92
14
George Alsobrook
Joe Jones (Owner)
Ford
92
15
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson (Owner)
Chevrolet
90
16
Shorty Rollins
A.J. Blackwelder (Owner)
Ford
90
17
Larry Frank
Larry Frank (Owner)
Chevrolet
89
18
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Chevrolet
89
19
Joe Lee Johnson
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
Chevrolet
88
20
Ken Rush
Manley Britt (Owner)
Ford
88
21
Dick Joslin
Dick Joslin (Owner)
Dodge
87
22
Wilbur Rakestraw
Talmadge Cochrane (Owner)
Mercury
87
23
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
86
24
Larry Flynn
Larry Flynn (Owner)
Ford
85
25
Roy Tyner
Roy Tyner (Owner)
Chevrolet
84
26
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
78
27
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn (Owner)
Chevrolet
77
28
George Green
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
73
29
Charlie Cregar
Happy Steigel (Owner)
Pontiac
70
30
John Paschall
Ford
67
31
Dick Foley
Dick Foley (Owner)
Chevrolet
60
32
Jim Austin
Ford
33
33
Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
27
34
G.C. Spencer
GC Spencer Racing
Chevrolet
16
35
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chevrolet
12
36
Elmo Langley
Ratus Walters (Owner)
Buick
11
37
Joe Eubanks
Don Every (Owner)
Pontiac
2
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1959 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Fireball Roberts
Jim Stephens (Owner)
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