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Daytona 500 1959
Daytona 500 1959
Daytona International Speedway
· 1959 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
Oldsmobile
200
2000
2
Johnny Beauchamp
Roy Burdick (Owner)
Ford
200
1920
3
Charley Griffith
Charley Griffith (Owner)
Pontiac
199
0
4
Cotton Owens
W.H. Watson (Owner)
Pontiac
199
1840
5
Joe Weatherly
E.C. Wilson (Owner)
Chevrolet
199
1760
6
Jim Reed
Jim Reed (Owner)
Chevrolet
196
1680
7
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Chevrolet
196
1600
8
Tom Pistone
Carl Rupert (Owner)
Ford
195
1520
9
Tim Flock
Beau Morgan (Owner)
Ford
193
1440
10
Speedy Thompson
Steve Pierce (Owner)
Chevrolet
193
1360
11
Johnny Allen
Chevrolet
192
1280
12
Raul Cilloniz
Raul Cilloniz (Owner)
Chevrolet
192
1200
13
Curtis Turner
Doc White (Owner)
Ford
189
1120
14
Junior Johnson
Paul Spaulding (Owner)
Ford
189
1040
15
Dick Freeman
Dick Freeman (Owner)
Chevrolet
188
960
16
Joe Lee Johnson
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
Chevrolet
187
2000
17
Marvin Panch
Tom Vernon (Owner)
Ford
185
1920
18
Gene White
Gene White (Owner)
Chevrolet
185
1840
19
Roy Tyner
Roy Tyner (Owner)
Chevrolet
184
880
20
Jimmy Thompson
Bruce Thompson (Owner)
Chevrolet
182
1760
21
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Chevrolet
182
800
22
Wilbur Rakestraw
Joe Jones (Owner)
Ford
181
1680
23
Jim McGuirk
Happy Steigel (Owner)
Pontiac
181
720
24
Larry Frank
Larry Frank (Owner)
Chevrolet
178
1600
25
Elmo Langley
Ratus Walters (Owner)
Ford
175
640
26
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
174
560
27
Ben Benz
Bernard Friedland (Owner)
Chevrolet
169
1520
28
Dick Joslin
Dick Joslin (Owner)
Dodge
167
480
29
Ken Rush
Manley Britt (Owner)
Mercury
163
1440
30
Bob Rose
Sam Arena (Owner)
Chevrolet
162
400
31
Harold Smith
Studebaker
159
320
32
Dick Foley
Dick Foley (Owner)
Chevrolet
157
1360
33
Brownie King
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
152
240
34
Glen Wood
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
149
1280
35
Bob Pronger
Bob Pronger (Owner)
Ford
143
160
36
Billy Carden
Mercury
140
1200
37
Bernie Hentges
Bernie Hentges (Owner)
Chrysler
138
80
38
Shorty Rollins
Shorty Rollins (Owner)
Ford
115
1120
39
Joe Eubanks
Don Every (Owner)
Ford
95
1040
40
Tiny Lund
Buck Baker Racing
Chevrolet
92
80
41
Bob Welborn
W.J. Ridgeway (Owner)
Chevrolet
75
80
42
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chevrolet
75
80
43
Ken Johnson
Ken Johnson (Owner)
Ford
67
80
44
L.D. Austin
L.D. Austin (Owner)
Chevrolet
65
80
45
Fireball Roberts
Jim Stephens (Owner)
Pontiac
56
80
46
Paul Bass
-
52
960
47
Bobby Johns
Shorty Johns (Owner)
Chevrolet
46
80
48
Eduardo Dibos
Van Acker (Owner)
Ford
44
80
49
Gober Sosebee
Sosebee Racing
Chevrolet
44
880
50
Bob Said
Chevrolet
42
800
51
Bob Duell
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
38
80
52
Pete Kelly
Pete Kelly (Owner)
Chevrolet
34
720
53
Bob Potter
Bob Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
33
80
54
Carl Tyler
Carl Tyler (Owner)
Ford
29
80
55
George Green
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
21
640
56
Fritz Wilson
Fritz Wilson (Owner)
Ford
15
80
57
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Oldsmobile
8
560
58
Larry Odo
Larry Odo (Owner)
Ford
3
480
59
Ken Marriott
Ken Marriott (Owner)
Ford
1
400
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1959 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
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