| 1959 Trenton 150 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,620 | Race Date: | May 17, 1959 | Trenton Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 11.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 43Min 2Sec. | Trenton, New Jersey | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 87.350 MPH | 1 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 18 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tom Pistone T. Pistone | Driver: | Bob Burdick B. Burdick | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #59 Ford | Car No.: | #77 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 52 of 150 | Pole Speed: | 88.950 MPH | |||||
| Official 1959 Trenton 150 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Rupert Safety Belt | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 52 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 95 |
| 3 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 148 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 10 | Pedro Rodriguez | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 55 | Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 27 | Dominic Persicketti | Dominic Persicketti (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 61 | Ernie Gesell | Ernie Gesell (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 79 | Tiny Benson | Tiny Benson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty (R) | Petty Enterprises | Accident |  | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 16 | Charlie Cregar | Happy Steigel (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Carburetor | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 73 | Bob Burdick (R) | Roy Burdick (Car Owner) | Fire | | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 88 | Reds Kagle | Reds Kagle (Car Owner) | | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| 17 | 15 | 33 | Al White | Al White (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 110 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
