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 - 34 Race Results
Race Name - 34Date - 8/22/1959Race Track - Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 63.313 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 58.055 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,835Race Number - 34 | More Races from 1959 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Buck Baker | 88 | Lynton Tyson | 200 | 59 Chevrol | 1 | $800 |
2 | 3 | Cotton Owens | 6 | WH Watson | 200 | 58 Pontiac | $525 | |
3 | 7 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Ned Jarrett | 200 | 57 Ford | $375 | |
4 | 15 | Jack Smith | 92 | Gerald Duke | 196 | 59 T-Bird | $275 | |
5 | 5 | Jim Paschal | 48 | Julian Petty | 190 | 57 Chevrol | $250 | |
6 | 19 | Tommy Irwin | 36 | Tommy Irwin | 187 | 57 Ford | $215 | |
7 | 13 | Gene White | 25 | Gene White | 186 | 57 Chevrol | $175 | |
8 | 14 | Marvin Porter | 12 | Marvin Porter | 176 | 57 Ford | $150 | |
9 | 9 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Don Every | 171 | 58 Ford | $140 | |
10 | 16 | Curtis Crider | 45 | Bobby Waddell | 163 | 57 Pontiac | $130 | |
11 | 11 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 163 | 57 Chevrol | $125 | |
12 | 6 | Tiny Lund | 5 | Tiny Lund | 125 | 57 Chevrol | $110 | |
13 | 17 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 122 | 57 Chevrol | $100 | |
14 | 18 | Aubrey Boles | 15 | Aubrey Boles | 112 | 58 Plymout | $85 | |
15 | 10 | GC Spencer | 34 | GC Spencer | 75 | 57 Chevrol | $70 | |
16 | 2 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 65 | 59 Chevrol | $60 | |
17 | 8 | Shep Langdon | 64 | Shep Langdon | 55 | 58 Ford | $50 | |
18 | 1 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 20 | 59 Plymout | 20 | $150 |
19 | 12 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 16 | 57 Chevrol | $50 |