100 Mile Qualifying Race
1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 44
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,885Race Date:Feb 20, 1959Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:40 Car LengthsRace Duration:41Min 54Sec.Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:10Average Speed:143.198 MPH2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:38No. of Cautions:No Cautionsdaytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Bob Welborn B. WelbornDriver: Fireball Roberts F. RobertsChevrolet:9
Car No.:#49 ChevroletCar No.:#3 PontiacFord:0
Team:Team:Pontiac:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Oldsmobile:0
Laps Led:33 of 40Pole Speed:140.581 MPH
Official 1959 100 Mile Qualifying Race Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1749 Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornW.J. Ridgeway (Car Owner)04033Running
21564 Fritz Wilson F. Wilson (R)Fritz WilsonMuseum of Speed0404Running
3659 Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom PistoneRupert Safety Belt0400Running
4348 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyE.C. Wilson (Car Owner)0401Running
51837 Eduardo Dibos E. DibosEduardo DibosPeru0390Running
6236 Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton OwensW.H. Watson (Car Owner)0390Running
71788 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundBuck Baker Racing0390Running
81442 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises0390Running
9918 Charley Griffith C. GriffithCharley GriffithRed Bank0380Running
10244 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteIdewild Homes0380Running
11873 Johnny Beauchamp J. BeauchampJohnny BeauchampRoy Burdick (Car Owner)0380Running
122881 Bernie Hentges B. HentgesBernie HentgesBernie Hentges (Car Owner)Desoto0380Running
132729 Dick Freeman D. FreemanDick FreemanDick Freeman (Car Owner)0380Running
143871 Dick Joslin D. JoslinDick JoslinDick Joslin (Car Owner)0380Running
15572 Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby JohnsShorty Johns (Car Owner)0380Running
16121 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonSteve Pierce (Car Owner)0380Running
172111 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonPaul Spaulding (Car Owner)0370Running
183038 Raul Cilloniz R. CillonizRaul CillonizRaul Cilloniz (Car Owner)0370Running
192053 Ken Johnson K. JohnsonKen JohnsonKen Johnson (Car Owner)0370Running
20267 Jim Reed J. ReedJim ReedJim Reed (Car Owner)0350Running
212269 Harold Smith H. SmithHarold SmithBob Korn (Car Owner)Studebaker0350Running
223319 Herman Beam H. BeamHerman BeamHerman Beam (Car Owner)0350Running
231386 Carl Tyler C. TylerCarl TylerCarl Tyler (Car Owner)0340Running
24215 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockBeau Morgan (Car Owner)0300Push Rod
25299 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)0290Coil
261058 Roscoe Thompson R. ThompsonRoscoe ThompsonRoscoe Thompson (Car Owner)0280Engine
27447 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithJack Smith (Car Owner)0200Accident
281687 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)0200Accident
293741 Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis TurnerDelta Auto Sales0172Transmission
301110 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyRatus Walters (Car Owner)0170Overheating
311995 Bob Duell B. DuellBob DuellJulian Buesink (Car Owner)0170Overheating
323216 Jim McGuirk J. McGuirkJim McGuirkHappy Steigel (Car Owner)0150Distributor
3313 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsJim Stephens (Car Owner)0140Distributor
342524 Bob Potter B. PotterBob PotterBob Potter (Car Owner)0130Tire
353683 Bob Pronger B. ProngerBob ProngerBob Pronger (Car Owner)0130Gasket
363180 Bob Rose B. RoseBob RoseSam Arena (Car Owner)0110Steering
373466 Dick Foley D. FoleyDick FoleyDick Foley (Car Owner)090Engine
383574 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)010Steering

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