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1959 - Western North Carolina 500 Race Results


Race Name - Western North Carolina 500
Date - 8/16/1959
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 77.687 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 71.633 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $15,275
Race Number - 32
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Bob Welborn 49 Bob Welborn 500 59 Chevrol 1 $3,200
2 9 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 497 59 Plymout $2,025
3 5 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 493 59 Chevrol $1,325
4 6 Joe Lee Johnson 77 Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson) 489 57 Chevrol $975
5 1 Rex White 4 Rex White 489 59 Chevrol $800
6 12 Larry Frank 76 Carolina Plating (Larry Frank) 486 57 Chevrol $700
7 19 Cotton Owens 6 WH Watson 484 59 T-Bird $625
8 11 Buck Baker 88 Lynton Tyson 484 59 Chevrol $575
9 27 Marvin Porter 12 Marvin Porter 480 58 Ford $455
10 3 Bobby Johns 72 Shorty Johns 470 57 Chevrol $425
11 37 Bob Duell 95 Julian Buesink 466 59 Ford $400
12 31 GC Spencer 34 GC Spencer 463 57 Chevrol $375
13 29 Shep Langdon 64 Shep Langdon 457 58 Ford $325
14 13 Tiny Lund 5 Tiny Lund 455 57 Chevrol $275
15 38 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 454 57 Chevrol $250
16 26 George Green 32 Jess Potter 453 57 Chevrol $250
17 21 Ned Jarrett 11 Ned Jarrett 452 57 Ford $250
18 36 Dominic Persicketti 27 444 57 Ford $225
19 28 George Alsobrook 192 Joe Jones 425 57 Ford $225
20 30 Benny Rakestraw 20 Spook Crawford 420 57 Mercury $220
21 23 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 410 57 Chevrol $210
22 18 Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner 407 57 Chevrol $200
23 8 Elmo Langley 10 Ratus Walters 379 59 Buick $175
24 25 Harlan Richardson 22 Harlan Richardson 342 58 Ford $150
25 41 Whitey Norman 46 Whitey Norman 339 57 Chevrol $140
26 22 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 281 59 Plymout $100
27 24 Bud Crothers 16 Bud Crothers 266 57 Chevrol $100
28 2 Glen Wood 21 Wood Brothers 254 58 Ford $100
29 17 Dave White 40 Dave White 216 58 Chevrol $100
30 35 Earl Balmer 13 Tommy Thompson 202 59 Chevrol $100
31 7 Tommy Irwin 36 Tommy Irwin 187 59 T-Bird $
32 20 Gene White 25 Gene White 158 57 Chevrol $
33 34 Neil Castles 86 Neil Castles 144 56 Ford $
34 39 Tom Pistone 59 Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) 142 59 T-Bird $
35 10 Banjo Matthews 93 TBird Power Products (Banjo Matthews) 123 59 T-Bird $
36 16 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 83 57 Ford $
37 15 Speedy Thompson 92 Gerald Duke 75 59 T-Bird $
38 33 Bill Scott 23 65 57 Chevrol $
39 40 Freddy Fryar 18 Red Bank (Charley Griffith) 53 57 Pontiac $
40 14 Joe Weatherly 41 Delta Auto Sales (Doc White) 44 59 T-Bird $
41 32 Brownie King 31 Jess Potter 44 57 Chevrol $