| 1959 Hickory 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,735 | Race Date: | May 2, 1959 | Hickory Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 36Min 31Sec. | Newton, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 62.165 MPH | .363 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 21 | No. of Cautions: | 4 | hickorymotorspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Ford | Car No.: | #11 Ford | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roberts Racing | Team: | Roberts Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Raymond Fox | Crew Chief: | Raymond Fox | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 38 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 68.900 MPH | |||||
| Official 1959 Hickory 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 38 |
| 2 | 7 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Delta Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 248 | 50 |
| 3 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 247 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 40 | Ken Rush | Paul Walton (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 237 | 138 |
| 7 | 9 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 38 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 81 | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 22 | Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | | 0 | 182 | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 167 | 24 |
| 16 | 14 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Fan Blade | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 39 | Buck Brigance | | 0 | 125 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 10 | 45 | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 27 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Hub |  | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 0 | Bunk Moore | Richard Riley (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 5 | Rex White | Lund Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
