| 1959 Wilson 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,785 | Race Date: | Mar 29, 1959 | Wilson Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 59Min 17Sec. | Wilson, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 50.300 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Ken Rush K. Rush | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Ford | Car No.: | #14 Mercury | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roberts Racing | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Raymond Fox | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 24 of 200 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1959 Wilson 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 22 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 24 |
| 2 | 5 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Delta Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 200 | 166 |
| 3 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty (R) | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Rupert Safety Belt | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 33 | Brownie King | City Motor Company | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 40 | Joe Weatherly | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 188 | 4 |
| 10 | 19 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 81 | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 0 | Bunk Moore | Richard Riley (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Lund racing | Running | | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty's | | 0 | 95 | 0 | |
| 20 | 12 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 81 | 6 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce (Car Owner) | Ball Joint | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Marvin Panch | Don Angel (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 16 | Jim McGuirk | Happy Steigel (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | 14 | Ken Rush | Manley Britt (Car Owner) | Clutch |  | 0 | 33 | 0 |
