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1959 - 8 Race Results


Race Name - 8
Date - 3/30/1959
Race Track - Bowman-Gray Stadium
Track Length (Miles) - 0.25 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 50 miles
Pole Speed - 46.296 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 43.562 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,835
Race Number - 8
 More Races from 1959
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 20 Jim Reed 7 Jim Reed 200 57 Ford 1 $550
2 3 Lee Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 200 57 Oldsmob $480
3 1 Rex White 4 Rex White 200 59 Chevrol $350
4 16 Bob Welborn 49 Bob Welborn 198 59 Chevrol $270
5 7 Buck Baker 89 Buck Baker 197 59 Chevrol $230
6 11 Jimmie Lewallen 78 196 58 Ford $190
7 5 Barney Shore 97 Barney Shore 196 57 Chevrol $170
8 10 Glen Wood 11 Paul Spaulding 195 57 Ford $165
9 12 Richard Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 195 57 Oldsmob $150
10 13 Cotton Owens 82 Don Every 193 58 Ford $160
11 9 Shorty Rollins 99 Shortys (Shorty Rollins) 192 58 Ford $180
12 22 Brownie King 33 Jess Potter 192 57 Chevrol $120
13 21 Speedy Thompson 3 Don Angel 190 58 Ford $100
14 19 Jimmy Pardue 27 Jimmy Pardue 186 58 Plymout $100
15 4 Ken Rush 44 Chester Barron 182 57 Chevrol $90
16 24 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 178 57 Chevrol $75
17 14 Whitey Norman 8 Whitey Norman 175 57 Chevrol $105
18 18 Max Berrier 15 Max Berrier 173 58 Plymout $60
19 8 Pee Wee Jones 14 Manley Britt 150 57 Mercury $50
20 6 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 126 57 Mercury $75
21 15 Bobby Keck 96 Bobby Keck 89 57 Chevrol $25
22 2 Curtis Turner 41 Delta Auto Sales (Doc White) 81 59 T-Bird $75
23 23 Harvey Hege 81 Harvey Hege 25 57 Ford $25
24 17 Bobby Waddell 45 Bobby Waddell 11 57 Pontiac $40