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 - 27 Race Results
Race Name - 27Date - 7/21/1959Race Track - Heidelberg RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.25 milesRace Length (Miles) - 50 milesPole Speed - 47.97 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - 4Average Race Speed - 45 mphLead Changes - 3Total Race Purse - $3,885Race Number - 27 | More Races from 1959 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 6 | Jim Reed | 7 | Jim Reed | 200 | 59 Chevrol | 46 | $900 |
2 | 2 | Rex White | 4 | Rex White | 200 | 59 Chevrol | 148 | $525 |
3 | 3 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 197 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $350 |
4 | 4 | Marvin Porter | 12 | Marvin Porter | 195 | 57 Ford | 0 | $250 |
5 | 5 | Cotton Owens | 6 | WH Watson | 193 | 59 Pontiac | 0 | $225 |
6 | 10 | Don Dahle | 89 | 192 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $200 | |
7 | 16 | Slim Brown | 1 | 183 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $165 | |
8 | 9 | Ken Johnson | 53 | Ken Johnson | 183 | 57 Ford | 0 | $150 |
9 | 21 | Don Strain | 69 | 181 | 56 Ford | 0 | $140 | |
10 | 18 | Lennie Page | 83 | Lennie Page | 180 | 57 Ford | 0 | $130 |
11 | 12 | Al White | 33 | Al White | 180 | 58 Ford | 0 | $125 |
12 | 15 | Jim Austin | 97 | Jim Austin | 180 | 59 Ford | 0 | $110 |
13 | 11 | August Sand | 25 | 133 | 57 Ford | 0 | $100 | |
14 | 4 | Russ Gemberling | 0 | 127 | 56 Dodge | 3 | $85 | |
15 | 14 | Bill Woolkin | 88 | 109 | 57 Plymout | 0 | $70 | |
16 | 22 | Larry Lyndstrom | 96 | 99 | 57 Ford | 0 | $60 | |
17 | 7 | Elmo Langley | 10 | Ratus Walters | 99 | 57 Ford | 0 | $50 |
18 | 13 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | 68 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
19 | 1 | Dick Bailey | 2 | 54 | 59 Plymout | 3 | $50 | |
20 | 17 | Russ Whitman | 17 | 27 | 57 Ford | 0 | $50 | |
21 | 20 | Scott Sandman | 26 | 20 | 58 Edsel | 0 | $50 | |
22 | 19 | Jim Bickerstaff | 75 | 12 | 56 Ford | 0 | $50 |