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Gwyn Staley 160 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 44
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$3,835	Race Date:	Apr 5, 1959	North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:	N/A	Race Duration:	1Hr 23Min 21Sec.	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	2	Average Speed:	71.985 MPH	.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	23	No. of Cautions:	4 For 9 Laps	savethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Lee Petty L. Petty	Driver:	Speedy Thompson S. Thompson	Oldsmobile:	9
Car No.:	#43 Oldsmobile	Car No.:	#1 Chevrolet	Chevrolet:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:		Pontiac:	0
Crew Chief:	Lee Petty	Crew Chief:		Mercury:	0
Laps Led:	53 of 160	Pole Speed:	85.746 MPH

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Official 1959 Gwyn Staley 160 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	43	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	160	53	Running
2	8	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)	0	160	0	Running
3	7	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	W.H. Watson (Car Owner)	0	159	0	Running
4	9	5	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Lund racing	0	159	0	Running
5	10	17	Fred Harb F. HarbFred Harb	Fred Harb (Car Owner)	0	154	0	Running
6	17	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)	0	147	0	Running
7	20	74	L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Car Owner)	0	147	0	Running
8	18	33	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	Jess Potter (Car Owner)	0	145	0	Running
9	3	99	Shorty Rollins S. RollinsShorty Rollins	Shorty's	0	143	0	Running
10	15	81	Harvey Hege H. HegeHarvey Hege	Harvey Hege (Car Owner)	0	142	0	Running
11	6	59	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Rupert Safety Belt	0	141	19	Connecting Rod
12	12	45	Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby Waddell	Bobby Waddell (Car Owner)	0	136	0	Overheating
13	19	3	Don Angel D. AngelDon Angel	Don Angel (Car Owner)	0	131	0	Wheel Stud
14	14	27	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)	0	124	0	Axle
15	23	44	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	122	0	Running
16	13	40	Paul Walton P. WaltonPaul Walton	Paul Walton (Car Owner)	0	112	0	Piston
17	1	1	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Steve Pierce (Car Owner)	0	88	88	Hub
18	22	64	Shep Langdon S. LangdonShep Langdon	Shep Langdon (Car Owner)	0	87	0	Engine
19	21	8	Whitey Norman W. NormanWhitey Norman	Whitey Norman (Car Owner)	0	60	0	Fuel Line
20	2	21	Glen Wood G. WoodGlen Wood	Wood Brothers Racing	0	35	0	Engine
21	16	88	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	23	0	Rear Gear
22	5	11	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Paul Spaulding (Car Owner)	0	19	0	Hub
23	11	2	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	Bruce Thompson (Car Owner)	0	11	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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