Columbia 200
1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 44
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,785Race Date:Jun 18, 1959Columbia Speedway
Margin of Victory:20 Car LengthsRace Duration:1Hr 42Min 10Sec.Columbia, South Carolina
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:58.726 MPH.500 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:20No. of Cautions:No Cautions

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Lee Petty L. PettyDriver: Bob Burdick B. BurdickPlymouth:9
Car No.:#42 PlymouthCar No.:#73 FordFord:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Chevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Lee PettyCrew Chief:Mercury:0
Laps Led:7 of 200Pole Speed:64.865 MPH
Official 1959 Columbia 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1342 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises02007Running
21036 Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy IrwinTommy Irwin (Car Owner)020063Running
3487 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)020087Running
41120 Benny Rakestraw B. RakestrawBenny RakestrawSpook Crawford (Car Owner)01960Running
5241 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyDelta Auto Sales019643Running
6173 Bob Burdick B. Burdick (R)Bob BurdickRoy Burdick (Car Owner)01940Running
71289 Buddy Baker B. Baker (R)Buddy BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)01930Running
81874 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)01880Running
91919 Herman Beam H. BeamHerman BeamHerman Beam (Car Owner)01880Running
101628 Harvey Hege H. HegeHarvey HegeHarvey Hege (Car Owner)01690Running
112064 Shep Langdon S. LangdonShep LangdonShep Langdon (Car Owner)01670Running
1259 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)01650Transmission
1394 Ken Rush K. RushKen RushJulian Petty (Car Owner)01460Hub
14170 Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis CriderRichard Riley (Car Owner)01190Engine
1576 Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton OwensW.H. Watson (Car Owner)01080Overheating
16811 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonPaul Spaulding (Car Owner)0430Accident
171534 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing0420Accident
1861 Richard Riley R. RileyRichard RileySteve Pierce (Car Owner)0420Accident
191349 Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornBob Welborn (Car Owner)010Accident
201430 Doug Cox D. CoxDoug CoxDoug Cox (Car Owner)010Accident

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