| 1959 Firecracker 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $26,360 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1959 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 57.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 46Min 42Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | None Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 140.581 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Pontiac | Car No.: | #3 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 84 of 100 | Pole Speed: | 144.997 MPH | |||||
| Official 1959 Firecracker 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 84 |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Bob Bennett Motors | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | 22 | Johnny Allen | Smith Radiator | Running |  | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 99 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 37 | Eduardo Dibos | Peru | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 73 | Bob Burdick (R) | Roy Burdick (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Rupert Safety Belt | Running | | 0 | 96 | 7 |
| 8 | 21 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 41 | Speedy Thompson | Delta Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 44 | Gene White | Running | | 0 | 92 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | 20 | Benny Rakestraw | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 92 | George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 13 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 83 | Shorty Rollins | A.J. Blackwelder (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 76 | Larry Frank | Carolina Plating | | 0 | 89 | 0 | |
| 18 | 37 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Honest Charley | Running | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 14 | Ken Rush | Manley Britt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 71 | Dick Joslin | Dick Joslin (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 87 | 0 | |
| 22 | 10 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 4 | Rex White | Idewild Homes | Running | | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 86 | Larry Flynn | Larry Flynn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 89 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty (R) | Petty Enterprises | Fuel Pump |  | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Fan Blade | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 16 | Charlie Cregar | Happy Steigel (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 60 | John Paschall | Running | | 0 | 67 | 0 | |
| 31 | 35 | 66 | Dick Foley | Dick Foley (Car Owner) | | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
| 32 | 36 | 97 | Jim Austin | Jim Austin (Car Owner) | Water Pump | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 36 | 8 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
