Southern States 200
1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 44
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,785Race Date:May 22, 1959Southern States Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:20 YDRace Duration:1Hr 48Min 30Sec.Charlotte, North Carolina
Lead Changes:4Average Speed:55.300 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:25No. of Cautions:3 For 12 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Lee Petty L. PettyDriver: Bob Welborn B. WelbornOldsmobile:9
Car No.:#42 OldsmobileCar No.:#49 ChevroletChevrolet:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Ford:0
Crew Chief:Lee PettyCrew Chief:Pontiac:0
Laps Led:58 of 200Pole Speed:57.950 MPH
Official 1959 Southern States 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1442 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises020058Running
235 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundLund racing02000Running
3982 Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton OwensDon Every (Car Owner)02000Running
472 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonBruce Thompson (Car Owner)02000Running
5687 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)019958Running
6181 Richard Riley R. RileyRichard RileyRichard Riley (Car Owner)01980Running
71079 Jerry Draper J. DraperJerry DraperJerry Draper (Car Owner)01970Running
8149 Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornBob Welborn (Car Owner)01967Running
91617 Fred Harb F. HarbFred HarbFred Harb (Car Owner)01940Running
101347 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithJack Smith (Car Owner)01930Running
11838 Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed JarrettNed Jarrett (Car Owner)01890Running
122234 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing01710Rear Gear
132374 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)01630Running
141962 Buck Brigance B. BriganceBuck Brigance01590Running
152119 Herman Beam H. BeamHerman BeamHerman Beam (Car Owner)01460Running
16241 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyDelta Auto Sales014277Rear Gear
17209 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)01290Engine
181411 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonPaul Spaulding (Car Owner)01220Axle
191143 Richard Petty R. Petty (R)Richard PettyPetty Enterprises01080Engine
201521 Larry Frank L. FrankLarry FrankWood Brothers0900Axle
212596 Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby KeckBobby Keck (Car Owner)0820Engine
221764 Shep Langdon S. LangdonShep LangdonShep Langdon (Car Owner)0550Axle
231245 Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby WaddellBobby Waddell (Car Owner)0470Piston
24599 Fritz Wilson F. Wilson (R)Fritz WilsonShorty Rollins (Car Owner)0170Radiator
252480 Cliff Timberman C. TimbermanCliff Timberman020Engine

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