Southern States 200
1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 44
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,985Race Date:Jul 26, 1959Southern States Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:2Hr 1Min 5Sec.Charlotte, North Carolina
Lead Changes:3Average Speed:49.553 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:35No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Jack Smith J. SmithDriver: Buck Baker B. BakerChevrolet:9
Car No.:#47 ChevroletCar No.:#87 ChevroletPontiac:0
Team:Team:Gunderman RacingFord:0
Crew Chief:Bud MooreCrew Chief:Plymouth:0
Laps Led:1 of 200Pole Speed:63.070 MPH
Official 1959 Southern States 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1547 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithJack Smith (Car Owner)02000Running
23349 Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornBob Welborn (Car Owner)02000Running
3187 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerLynton Tyson (Car Owner)02000Running
476 Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton OwensW.H. Watson (Car Owner)02000Running
52876 Larry Frank L. FrankLarry FrankCarolina Plating02000Running
6372 Ralph Moody R. MoodyRalph MoodyJohn Dodd Sr. (Car Owner)01970Running
7259 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)01960Running
81788 Buddy Baker B. Baker (R)Buddy BakerLynton Tyson (Car Owner)01940Running
9221 Glen Wood G. WoodGlen WoodWood Brothers Racing01930Vapor Lock
10442 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises01930Wheel
1185 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundLund racing01910Running
121143 Richard Petty R. Petty (R)Richard PettyPetty Enterprises01890Spindle
131932 George Green G. GreenGeorge GreenJess Potter (Car Owner)01850Running
142362 Buck Brigance B. BriganceBuck Brigance01820Running
152197 Jim Austin J. AustinJim AustinJim Austin (Car Owner)01820Running
163219 Herman Beam H. BeamHerman BeamHerman Beam (Car Owner)01820Running
172428 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesHarvey Hege (Car Owner)01790Running
18270 Richard Riley R. RileyRichard RileyRichard Riley (Car Owner)01770Running
192096 Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby KeckBobby Keck (Car Owner)01740Running
20630 Doug Cox D. CoxDoug CoxDoug Cox (Car Owner)01700Distributor
213474 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)01660Running
221282 Elmo Henderson E. HendersonElmo HendersonElmo Henderson (Car Owner)01600Overheating
233014 Gene White G. WhiteGene WhiteManley Britt (Car Owner)01550Accident
24102 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonBruce Thompson (Car Owner)01380Engine
252689 Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo MatthewsLynton Tyson (Car Owner)01370Transmission
26941 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyDelta Auto Sales01290Accident
271334 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing01140Rear Gear
282215 Aubrey Boles A. BolesAubrey BolesAubrey Boles (Car Owner)01140Overheating
2935711 Bill Poor B. PoorBill PoorBill Poor (Car Owner)0640Fuel Pump
301636 Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy IrwinTommy Irwin (Car Owner)0550Overheating
311445 Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby WaddellBobby Waddell (Car Owner)0410Fuel Line
32294 Joe Halton J. HaltonJoe Halton0350Spindle
331563 R.L. Combs R. CombsR.L. CombsR.L. Combs (Car Owner)0280Rear Gear
343117 Fred Harb F. HarbFred HarbFred Harb (Car Owner)0160Radiator
351811 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonPaul Spaulding (Car Owner)070Engine

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