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1959 - 5 Race Results


Race Name - 5
Date - 3/8/1959
Race Track - Concord Speedway (1)
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 66.42 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 59.239 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $3,635
Race Number - 5
 More Races from 1959
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Curtis Turner 41 Delta Auto Sales (Doc White) 200 59 T-Bird 185 $800
2 3 Cotton Owens 6 WH Watson 199 58 Pontiac 0 $525
3 6 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 198 57 Oldsmob 0 $350
4 10 Junior Johnson 11 Paul Spaulding 196 57 Ford 0 $250
5 7 Speedy Thompson 1 Steve Pierce 196 57 Chevrol 0 $225
6 13 Tommy Irwin 26 Tommy Irwin 195 57 Ford 0 $200
7 8 Chester Barron 44 Chester Barron 192 57 Chevrol 0 $165
8 9 Elmo Langley 10 Ratus Walters 191 57 Ford 0 $150
9 17 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 179 57 Chevrol 0 $140
10 18 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 168 57 Chevrol 0 $130
11 14 Bobby Keck 96 Bobby Keck 156 57 Chevrol 0 $125
12 16 Neil Castles 80 Neil Castles 155 57 Chevrol 0 $110
13 12 Johnny Allen 8 151 57 Chevrol 0 $100
14 11 Rex White 4 Rex White 109 59 Chevrol 0 $85
15 15 Harvey Hege 81 Harvey Hege 101 57 Ford 0 $70
16 2 Tom Pistone 59 Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) 62 59 T-Bird 2 $60
17 5 Bob Welborn 49 Bob Welborn 19 59 Chevrol 0 $50
18 1 Buck Baker 88 Buck Baker 15 59 Chevrol 13 $50
19 19 Bunk Moore 0 Richard Riley 2 57 Chevrol 0 $50