NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1959 - 1 Race Results
Race Name - 1Date - 11/9/1958Race Track - Champion SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.333 milesRace Length (Miles) - 50 milesPole Speed - 61.985 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 56.001 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $3,830Race Number - 1 | More Races from 1959 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Bob Welborn | 46 | Julian Petty | 150 | 57 Chevrol | 117 | $600 |
2 | 4 | Glen Wood | 21 | Wood Brothers | 150 | 58 Ford | 0 | $475 |
3 | 5 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 150 | 58 Chevrol | 0 | $350 |
4 | 3 | Roy Tyner | 49 | Roy Tyner | 149 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
5 | 12 | Junior Johnson | 11 | Paul Spaulding | 148 | 57 Ford | 0 | $215 |
6 | 9 | Tommy Irwin | 6 | Tommy Irwin | 148 | 57 Ford | 0 | $190 |
7 | 14 | Tiny Lund | 36 | Tommy Irwin | 147 | 58 Ford | 0 | $170 |
8 | 11 | Joe Lee Johnson | 77 | ST Campbell | 147 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $170 |
9 | 6 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 146 | 57 Oldsmob | 0 | $180 |
10 | 2 | Rex White | 40 | Rex White | 146 | 58 Chevrol | 33 | $190 |
11 | 10 | George Dunn | 14 | Manley Britt | 145 | 57 Mercury | 0 | $130 |
12 | 7 | Jimmy Thompson | 8 | 145 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $150 | |
13 | 13 | Richard Petty | 24 | Petty Enterprises | 140 | 57 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 |
14 | 21 | Bobby Keck | 96 | Bobby Keck | 139 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $120 |
15 | 19 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 139 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $90 |
16 | 18 | Brownie King | 32 | Jess Potter | 139 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $90 |
17 | 16 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 138 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
18 | 20 | Clarence DeZalia | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | 136 | 56 Ford | 0 | $60 |
19 | 22 | Jimmy Pardue | 66 | Spook Crawford | 131 | 57 Plymout | 0 | $50 |
20 | 17 | Shep Langdon | 78 | Shep Langdon | 129 | 56 Ford | 0 | $65 |
21 | 12 | Jimmie Lewallen | 2 | 102 | 57 Ford | 0 | $35 | |
22 | 24 | Harvey Hege | 81 | Harvey Hege | 41 | 57 Ford | 0 | $25 |
23 | 23 | RL Combs | 63 | RL Combs | 25 | 56 Ford | 0 | $25 |
24 | 15 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 21 | 57 Mercury | 0 | $25 |
25 | 25 | Charley Griffith | 18 | Red Bank (Charley Griffith) | 0 | 57 Pontiac | 0 | $ |