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1959 - 18 Race Results


Race Name - 18
Date - 6/5/1959
Race Track - Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 63.18 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 55.547 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,885
Race Number - 18
 More Races from 1959
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 9 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 200 59 Chevrol 1 $1,000
2 5 Joe Eubanks 82 Don Every 199 58 Ford $525
3 8 Junior Johnson 11 Paul Spaulding 198 57 Ford $350
4 15 GC Spencer 34 GC Spencer 197 57 Chevrol $250
5 6 Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner 195 57 Chevrol $225
6 20 Jerry Draper 79 Jerry Draper 190 57 Chevrol $200
7 16 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 183 57 Chevrol $165
8 13 Doug Cox 30 Doug Cox 180 58 Ford $150
9 18 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 180 57 Chevrol $140
10 3 Fritz Wilson 99 Shorty Rollins 170 58 Ford $130
11 10 Buck Baker 88 Buck Baker 170 59 Chevrol $125
12 7 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 131 57 Oldsmob $110
13 11 Richard Riley 2 Bruce Thompson 120 57 Chevrol $100
14 4 Speedy Thompson 1 Steve Pierce 101 57 Chevrol $85
15 1 Cotton Owens 6 WH Watson 86 58 Pontiac $70
16 14 Bunk Moore 0 Richard Riley 77 57 Chevrol $60
17 17 Jimmy Pardue 27 Jimmy Pardue 42 58 Plymout $50
18 2 Tiny Lund 5 Tiny Lund 36 57 Chevrol $50
19 12 Shorty Rollins 89 Buck Baker 15 58 Chevrol $50
20 19 Bob Welborn 49 Bob Welborn 4 57 Chevrol $50