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Richmond 200 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 44
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$3,885	Race Date:	Jun 21, 1959	Richmond Raceway
Margin of Victory:	N/A	Race Duration:	1Hr 45Min 29Sec.	Richmond, Virginia
Lead Changes:	5	Average Speed:	56.881 MPH	.750 Mile D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:	22	No. of Cautions:	No Data Found	richmondraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Tom Pistone T. Pistone	Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Ford:	9
Car No.:	#59 Ford	Car No.:	#87 Chevrolet	Chevrolet:	0
Team:		Team:	Buck Baker Racing	Pontiac:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Plymouth:	0
Laps Led:	1 of 200	Pole Speed:	66.420 MPH

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Official 1959 Richmond 200 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	12	59	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	Rupert Safety Belt	0	200	0	Running
2	3	21	Glen Wood G. WoodGlen Wood	Wood Brothers Racing	0	200	0	Running
3	1	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	200	0	Running
4	5	79	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Jerry Draper (Car Owner)	0	199	0	Running
5	11	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	W.H. Watson (Car Owner)	0	191	0	Running
6	8	36	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Tommy Irwin (Car Owner)	0	186	0	Engine
7	17	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)	0	186	0	Running
8	13	32	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	Jess Potter (Car Owner)	0	171	0	Running
9	16	51	Aubrey Boles A. BolesAubrey Boles	Aubrey Boles (Car Owner)	0	165	0	Running
10	4	2	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Bruce Thompson (Car Owner)	0	159	0	Running
11	7	5	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Lund racing	0	159	0	Running
12	18	0	Richard Riley R. RileyRichard Riley	Richard Riley (Car Owner)	0	152	0	Running
13	20	33	Bob Hundley B. HundleyBob Hundley	Jess Potter (Car Owner)	0	141	0	Running
14	15	74	L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Car Owner)	0	139	0	Running
15	14	62	Buck Brigance B. BriganceBuck Brigance		0	122	0	Running
16	2	41	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Delta Auto Sales	0	81	0	Accident
17	9	22	Harlan Richardson H. RichardsonHarlan Richardson	Harlan Richardson (Car Owner)	0	79	0	Engine
18	6	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	77	0	Engine
19	19	89	Buddy Baker B. Baker (R)Buddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	33	0	Overheating
20	10	11	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Paul Spaulding (Car Owner)	0	22	0	Accident
21	21	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Don Every (Car Owner)	0	1	0	Engine
22	22	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)	0	1	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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