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 - 20 Race Results
Race Name - 20Date - 6/14/1959Race Track - Lakewood SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1 milesRace Length (Miles) - 150 milesPole Speed - mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 58.499 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $10,750Race Number - 20 | More Races from 1959 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 37 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 150 | 59 Plymout | 1 | $2,200 |
2 | 27 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 150 | 57 Oldsmob | $1,400 | |
3 | 5 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 150 | 59 Chevrol | $1,025 | |
4 | 30 | Curtis Turner | 22 | OgdenRidgeway (WJ Ridgeway) | 150 | 59 Chevrol | $950 | |
5 | 25 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) | 148 | 59 T-Bird | $625 | |
6 | 13 | Fireball Roberts | 88 | Buck Baker | 148 | 59 Chevrol | $525 | |
7 | 7 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 146 | 59 Chevrol | $450 | |
8 | 22 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 99 | Joe Jones | 145 | 57 Mercury | $475 | |
9 | 39 | Tommy Irwin | 36 | Tommy Irwin | 142 | 59 T-Bird | $300 | |
10 | 34 | George Alsobrook | 92 | Joe Jones | 142 | 57 Ford | $325 | |
11 | 26 | Tiny Lund | 5 | Tiny Lund | 142 | 57 Chevrol | $275 | |
12 | 10 | Roy Tyner | 79 | Jerry Draper | 141 | 57 Chevrol | $250 | |
13 | 1 | JC Hendrix | 68 | 134 | 57 Plymout | $150 | ||
14 | 32 | Johnny Beauchamp | 21 | Wood Brothers | 132 | 58 Ford | $190 | |
15 | 33 | Joe Weatherly | 41 | Delta Auto Sales (Doc White) | 132 | 59 T-Bird | $225 | |
16 | 12 | Billy Carden | 27 | 131 | 57 Chevrol | $110 | ||
17 | 38 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 126 | 57 Chevrol | $100 | |
18 | 2 | Larry Frank | 76 | Carolina Plating (Larry Frank) | 119 | 57 Chevrol | $100 | |
19 | 16 | Joe Lee Johnson | 77 | Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson) | 119 | 57 Chevrol | $100 | |
20 | 36 | Tommy Thompson | 13 | Tommy Thompson | 117 | 59 Chevrol | $100 | |
21 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 11 | Paul Spaulding | 115 | 57 Ford | $75 | |
22 | 14 | GC Spencer | 34 | GC Spencer | 111 | 57 Chevrol | $75 | |
23 | 28 | Brownie King | 32 | Jess Potter | 108 | 58 Chevrol | $75 | |
24 | 17 | Richard Riley | 2 | Bruce Thompson | 101 | 57 Chevrol | $75 | |
25 | 19 | Cotton Owens | 6 | WH Watson | 91 | 58 Pontiac | $75 | |
26 | 9 | Speedy Thompson | 1 | Steve Pierce | 91 | 57 Chevrol | $50 | |
27 | 35 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 85 | 57 Chevrol | $50 | |
28 | 21 | Harlan Richardson | 122 | Harlan Richardson | 81 | 57 Ford | $50 | |
29 | 6 | Gene White | 25 | Gene White | 73 | 57 Chevrol | $50 | |
30 | 23 | Mike Price | 71 | 72 | 57 Chevrol | $50 | ||
31 | 18 | Ned Jarrett | 38 | Ned Jarrett | 64 | 57 Chevrol | $50 | |
32 | 29 | Johnny Allen | 9 | Roy Tyner | 57 | 57 Chevrol | $50 | |
33 | 40 | Fritz Wilson | 99 | Shorty Rollins | 49 | 58 Ford | $50 | |
34 | 31 | Benny Rakestraw | 20 | Spook Crawford | 35 | 57 Mercury | $50 | |
35 | 8 | Chester Barron | 44 | Chester Barron | 34 | 59 Chevrol | $50 | |
36 | 15 | Bunk Moore | 83 | AJ Blackwelder | 24 | 58 Ford | $ | |
37 | 24 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 15 | 59 Chevrol | $ | |
38 | 20 | Ken Rush | 4 | Julian Petty | 13 | 57 Chevrol | $ | |
39 | 11 | Charley Griffith | 18 | Red Bank (Charley Griffith) | 6 | 57 Pontiac | $ | |
40 | 4 | Bob Burdick | 73 | Roy Burdick | 3 | 59 T-Bird | $ |