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1959 - Firecracker 250 Race Results


Race Name - Firecracker 250
Date - 7/4/1959
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 144.997 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 140.58 mph
Lead Changes - 7
Total Race Purse - $26,360
Race Number - 26
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Fireball Roberts 3 Jim Stephens 100 59 Pontiac 84 $7,050
2 12 Joe Weatherly 12 Bob Bennett Motors (Doc White) 100 59 T-Bird 8 $4,625
3 11 Johnny Allen 22 Smith Radiator (WJ Ridgeway) 99 59 Chevrol 0 $1,925
4 5 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 99 59 Chevrol 1 $1,175
5 3 Eduardo Dibos 37 Peru (Van Acker) 98 59 T-Bird 0 $725
6 2 Bob Burdick 73 Roy Burdick 97 59 T-Bird 0 $1,850
7 13 Tom Pistone 59 Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) 96 59 T-Bird 7 $720
8 21 Cotton Owens 6 WH Watson 95 59 T-Bird 0 $500
9 14 Tommy Irwin 36 Tommy Irwin 95 59 T-Bird 0 $1,100
10 7 Jim Reed 7 Jim Reed 95 59 Chevrol 0 $400
11 17 Speedy Thompson 41 Delta Auto Sales (Doc White) 94 59 T-Bird 0 $375
12 6 Gene White 44 92 59 Chevrol 0 $700
13 18 Benny Rakestraw 20 Spook Crawford 92 57 Mercury 0 $500
14 16 George Alsobrook 92 Joe Jones 92 57 Ford 0 $450
15 29 Tommy Thompson 13 Tommy Thompson 90 59 Chevrol 0 $300
16 34 Shorty Rollins 83 AJ Blackwelder 90 58 Ford 0 $300
17 22 Larry Frank 76 Carolina Plating (Larry Frank) 89 57 Chevrol 0 $350
18 37 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 89 57 Chevrol 0 $200
19 20 Joe Lee Johnson 77 Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson) 88 57 Chevrol 0 $325
20 24 Ken Rush 14 Manley Britt 88 58 Ford 0 $300
21 31 Dick Joslin 71 Dick Joslin 87 57 Dodge 0 $150
22 10 Wilbur Rakestraw 99 Talmadge Cochrane 87 57 Mercury 0 $300
23 23 Rex White 4 Idewild Homes (Rex White) 86 59 Chevrol 0 $135
24 33 Larry Flynn 86 Larry Flynn 85 57 Ford 0 $125
25 32 Roy Tyner 89 Roy Tyner 84 58 Chevrol 0 $125
26 4 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 78 59 Plymout 0 $200
27 27 Bob Welborn 49 Bob Welborn 77 59 Chevrol 0 $210
28 26 George Green 32 Jess Potter 73 58 Chevrol 0 $150
29 15 Charlie Cregar 16 Happy Steigel 70 59 Pontiac 0 $110
30 9 John Paschall 60 67 58 Ford 0 $100
31 35 Dick Foley 66 Dick Foley 60 59 Chevrol 0 $100
32 36 Jim Austin 97 Jim Austin 33 59 Ford 0 $100
33 19 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 27 59 Plymout 0 $200
34 30 GC Spencer 34 GC Spencer 16 57 Chevrol 0 $135
35 25 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 12 59 Chevrol 0 $100
36 8 Elmo Langley 10 Ratus Walters 11 59 Buick 0 $125
37 28 Joe Eubanks 82 Don Every 2 58 Pontiac 0 $125