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Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Jim Reed
Jim Reed (Owner)
Chevrolet
364
2000
2
Bob Burdick
Roy Burdick (Owner)
Ford
362
1920
3
Bobby Johns
Shorty Johns (Owner)
Chevrolet
362
1840
4
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
361
1760
5
Tommy Irwin
Tommy Irwin (Owner)
Ford
358
1680
6
Jim Paschal
Lynton Tyson (Owner)
Chevrolet
356
1600
7
Fireball Roberts
Jim Stephens (Owner)
Pontiac
354
1520
8
Larry Frank
Larry Frank (Owner)
Chevrolet
350
1440
9
Buck Baker
Lynton Tyson (Owner)
Chevrolet
347
1360
10
Jimmy Thompson
Doc White (Owner)
Ford
346
1280
11
Shep Langdon
Shep Langdon (Owner)
Ford
345
1200
12
Bill Champion
Ford
343
1120
13
Joe Caspolich
Oldsmobile
342
1040
14
Speedy Thompson
W.J. Ridgeway (Owner)
Chevrolet
333
960
15
Charlie Cregar
Happy Steigel (Owner)
Pontiac
331
880
16
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Chevrolet
328
800
17
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
326
720
18
L.D. Austin
L.D. Austin (Owner)
Ford
326
640
19
Cotton Owens
W.H. Watson (Owner)
Ford
320
560
20
Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
319
480
21
Bud Crothers
Chevrolet
318
400
22
Al White
Al White (Owner)
Ford
286
320
23
G.C. Spencer
GC Spencer Racing
Chevrolet
272
240
24
Earl Balmer
Tommy Thompson (Owner)
Chevrolet
234
160
25
Dick Blackwell
Ford
225
80
26
Tiny Lund
Spook Crawford (Owner)
Ford
221
80
27
Cale Yarborough
Bob Weatherly (Owner)
Ford
219
80
28
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Chevrolet
218
80
29
Marvin Panch
Tom Vernon (Owner)
Ford
194
80
30
Johnny Patterson
Bernard Friedland (Owner)
Chevrolet
180
80
31
Banjo Matthews
Matthews Racing
Ford
178
80
32
George Green
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
175
80
33
Roy Tyner
Roy Tyner (Owner)
Chevrolet
166
80
34
Bob Duell
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
151
80
35
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn (Owner)
Chevrolet
130
80
36
Tom Pistone
Carl Rupert (Owner)
Ford
119
80
37
Neil Castles
Ford
92
80
38
Possum Jones
Gerald Duke (Owner)
Ford
74
80
39
Lennie Page
Lennie Page (Owner)
Ford
71
80
40
Buddy Baker
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
64
80
41
Bob Perry
Bob Perry (Owner)
Plymouth
63
80
42
Joe Lee Johnson
Chester Barron (Owner)
Chevrolet
58
80
43
Joe Weatherly
Doc White (Owner)
Ford
54
80
44
Dick Joslin
Dick Joslin (Owner)
Dodge
46
80
45
Elmo Langley
Ratus Walters (Owner)
Buick
41
80
46
Joe Eubanks
W.H. Watson (Owner)
Pontiac
26
80
47
Marvin Porter
Marvin Porter (Owner)
Ford
19
80
48
Elmo Henderson
Don Every (Owner)
Ford
16
80
49
Larry Flynn
Larry Flynn (Owner)
Ford
11
80
50
Carl Burris
Ford
2
80
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1959 NASCAR Cup season
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Jim Reed (Owner)
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