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1959 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1959 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
11/9/1958 Bob Welborn 1 Champion Speedway
2/20/1959 Bob Welborn Daytona 500 Qualifier Daytona International Speedway
2/22/1959 Lee Petty Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
3/1/1959 Curtis Turner 4 Orange Speedway
3/8/1959 Curtis Turner 5 Concord Speedway (1)
3/22/1959 Johnny Beauchamp 6 Lakewood Speedway
3/29/1959 Junior Johnson 7 Wilson Speedway
3/30/1959 Jim Reed 8 Bowman-Gray Stadium
4/4/1959 Jack Smith 9 Columbia Speedway
4/5/1959 Lee Petty Gwyn Staley 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/26/1959 Junior Johnson 11 Reading Fairgrounds
5/2/1959 Junior Johnson Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
5/3/1959 Lee Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
5/17/1959 Tom Pistone 14 Trenton Speedway
5/22/1959 Lee Petty 15 Southern States Fairgrounds
5/24/1959 Rex White Music City 200 Nashville Speedway
5/30/1959 Parnelli Jones 17 Ascot Stadium
6/5/1959 Jack Smith 18 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
6/13/1959 Junior Johnson 19 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
6/14/1959 Lee Petty 20 Lakewood Speedway
6/18/1959 Lee Petty 21 Columbia Speedway
6/20/1959 Junior Johnson 22 Wilson Speedway
6/21/1959 Tom Pistone Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
6/27/1959 Rex White 24 Bowman-Gray Stadium
6/28/1959 Rex White 25 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
7/4/1959 Fireball Roberts Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway
7/21/1959 Jim Reed 27 Heidelberg Raceway
7/26/1959 Jack Smith 28 Southern States Fairgrounds
8/1/1959 Ned Jarrett 29 Rambi Raceway
8/2/1959 Ned Jarrett 30 Southern States Fairgrounds
8/9/1959 Joe Lee Johnson Nashville 300 Nashville Speedway
8/16/1959 Bob Welborn Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/21/1959 Rex White 33 Bowman-Gray Stadium
8/22/1959 Buck Baker 34 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
8/29/1959 Lee Petty 35 Columbia Speedway
9/7/1959 Jim Reed Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/11/1959 Lee Petty Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
9/13/1959 Cotton Owens Capital City 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
9/13/1959 Eddie Gray 39 California State Fairgrounds
9/20/1959 Lee Petty 40 Orange Speedway
9/27/1959 Rex White Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/11/1959 Lee Petty 42 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
10/18/1959 Lee Petty Wilkes 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/25/1959 Jack Smith Lee Kirby 300 Concord Speedway (1)