| 1959 Reading 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,795 | Race Date: | Apr 26, 1959 | Reading Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 53Min 11Sec. | Reading, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 53.011 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 12 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Ford | Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roberts Racing | Team: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Raymond Fox | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 12 of 200 | Pole Speed: | Pole set per NASCAR rules | |||||
| Official 1959 Reading 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | - | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 12 |
| 2 | - | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 59 | Tom Pistone | Rupert Safety Belt | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 90 | Buzz Woodward | Buzz Woodward (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 189 | 188 | |
| 7 | - | 79 | Tiny Benson | Tiny Benson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 70 | Jim Parsley | Jim Parsley (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 50 | Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty's | Engine | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 52 | John Seeley | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 | |
| 12 | - | 88 | Reds Kagle | Hoss Kagle (Car Owner) | | 0 | 158 | 0 | |
| 13 | - | 33 | Al White | Al White (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | Overheating |  | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 53 | Ken Johnson | Ken Johnson (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 200 | Ray Fanning | Overheating | | 0 | 117 | 0 | |
| 17 | - | 100 | John Findlay | John Findlay (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 31 | Gus Wilson | Gus Wilson (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Car Owner) | | 0 | 97 | 0 | |
| 20 | - | 72A | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | JIim Reed (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 3 | Don Angel | Don Angel (Car Owner) | Exhaust Fumes | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 791 | Dave Marburger | Accident | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
