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Daytona 500 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 44
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$53,050	Race Date:	Feb 22, 1959	Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2 FT	Race Duration:	3Hr 41Min 22Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	35	Average Speed:	135.521 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	59	No. of Cautions:	No Cautions	daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Lee Petty L. Petty	Driver:	Bob Welborn B. Welborn	Oldsmobile:	9
Car No.:	#42 Oldsmobile	Car No.:	#49 Chevrolet	Ford:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:		Pontiac:	0
Crew Chief:	Kenny Myler	Crew Chief:		Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	38 of 200	Pole Speed:	140.121 MPH

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Official 1959 Daytona 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	15	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	200	38	Running
2	21	73	Johnny Beauchamp J. BeauchampJohnny Beauchamp	Roy Burdick (Car Owner)		0	200	30	Running
3	17	18	Charley Griffith C. GriffithCharley Griffith	Red Bank		0	199	0	Running
4	11	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	W.H. Watson (Car Owner)		0	199	0	Running
5	7	48	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	E.C. Wilson (Car Owner)		0	199	6	Running
6	39	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)		0	196	0	Running
7	41	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Georgia Chevrolet Dealers		0	196	57	Running
8	5	59	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	Rupert Safety Belt		0	195	39	Running
9	42	15	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Beau Morgan (Car Owner)		0	193	0	Running
10	31	1	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Steve Pierce (Car Owner)		0	193	0	Running
11	59	8	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Johnny Allen (Car Owner)		0	192	0	Running
12	35	38	Raul Cilloniz R. CillonizRaul Cilloniz	Raul Cilloniz (Car Owner)		0	192	0	Running
13	43	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Delta Auto Sales		0	189	0	Running
14	33	11	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Paul Spaulding (Car Owner)		0	189	0	Running
15	25	29	Dick Freeman D. FreemanDick Freeman	Dick Freeman (Car Owner)		0	188	0	Running
16	16	77	Joe Lee Johnson J. JohnsonJoe Lee Johnson	Honest Charley		0	187	0	Running
17	4	98	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	McGee & Taylors Incorporated		0	185	0	Running
18	10	25	Gene White G. WhiteGene White	Gene White (Car Owner)		0	185	0	Running
19	57	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)		0	184	0	Running
20	18	2	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	Bruce Thompson (Car Owner)		0	182	0	Running
21	49	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	182	0	Running
22	14	92	Wilbur Rakestraw W. RakestrawWilbur Rakestraw	Joe Jones (Car Owner)		0	181	0	Running
23	53	16	Jim McGuirk J. McGuirkJim McGuirk	Happy Steigel (Car Owner)		0	181	0	Running
24	12	76	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Carolina Plating		0	178	0	Running
25	48	10	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Ratus Walters (Car Owner)		0	175	0	Running
26	19	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Idewild Homes		0	174	0	Engine
27	30	55	Ben Benz B. BenzBen Benz	Bernard Friedland (Car Owner)		0	169	0	Running
28	27	71	Dick Joslin D. JoslinDick Joslin	Dick Joslin (Car Owner)		0	167	0	Piston
29	24	14	Ken Rush K. RushKen Rush	Manley Britt (Car Owner)		0	163	0	Engine
30	55	80	Bob Rose B. RoseBob Rose	Sam Arena (Car Owner)		0	162	0	Running
31	50	69	Harold Smith H. SmithHarold Smith	Bob Korn (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	159	0	Running
32	44	66	Dick Foley D. FoleyDick Foley	Dick Foley (Car Owner)		0	157	0	Running
33	28	32	Brownie King B. KingBrownie King	City Motor Company		0	152	0	Engine
34	8	21	Glen Wood G. WoodGlen Wood	Wood Brothers Racing		0	149	0	Clutch
35	47	83	Bob Pronger B. ProngerBob Pronger	Bob Pronger (Car Owner)		0	143	0	Running
36	26	39	Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden	Davis Brothers (Car Owner)		0	140	0	Running
37	23	81	Bernie Hentges B. HentgesBernie Hentges	Bernie Hentges (Car Owner)	Desoto	0	138	0	Engine
38	2	99	Shorty Rollins S. RollinsShorty Rollins	Shorty's		0	115	0	Engine
39	22	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Don Every (Car Owner)		0	95	0	Transmission
40	13	88	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Shook's Theatre		0	92	0	Timing
41	1	49	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	W.J. Ridgeway (Car Owner)		0	75	9	Engine
42	54	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)		0	75	0	Timing
43	37	53	Ken Johnson K. JohnsonKen Johnson	Ken Johnson (Car Owner)		0	67	0	Push Rod
44	58	74	L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Car Owner)		0	65	0
45	46	3	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Pontiac America's No. 1 Road Car		0	56	21	Fuel Pump
46	40	45	Paul Bass P. BassPaul Bass	Paul Bass (Car Owner)	Edsel	0	52	0	Engine
47	29	72	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	46	0	Overheating
48	9	37	Eduardo Dibos E. DibosEduardo Dibos	Peru		0	44	0	Suspension
49	36	50	Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage		0	44	0	Transmission
50	20	89	Bob Said B. SaidBob Said	Buck Baker (Car Owner)		0	42	0	Transmission
51	51	95	Bob Duell B. DuellBob Duell	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Distributor
52	32	36	Pete Kelly P. KellyPete Kelly	Pete Kelly (Car Owner)		0	34	0	Engine
53	45	24	Bob Potter B. PotterBob Potter	Bob Potter (Car Owner)		0	33	0	Timing
54	52	86	Carl Tyler C. TylerCarl Tyler	Carl Tyler (Car Owner)		0	29	0	Overheating
55	34	33	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	City Motors		0	21	0	Engine
56	3	64	Fritz Wilson F. Wilson (R)Fritz Wilson	Museum of Speed		0	15	0	Piston
57	6	43	Richard Petty R. Petty (R)Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	8	0	Engine
58	38	79	Larry Odo L. OdoLarry Odo	Larry Odo (Car Owner)		0	3	0	Engine
59	56	75	Ken Marriott K. MarriottKen Marriott	Ken Marriott (Car Owner)		0	1	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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