| 1959 Southern States 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,885 | Race Date: | Aug 2, 1959 | Southern States Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 59Min 39Sec. | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 52.794 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ned Jarrett N. Jarrett | Driver: | Bob Welborn B. Welborn | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Ford | Car No.: | #49 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Pontiac: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 53.540 MPH | |||||
| Official 1959 Southern States 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 69 |
| 2 | 5 | 48 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 79 |
| 4 | 8 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 76 | Larry Frank | Carolina Plating | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 22 | Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 4 | Joe Halton | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 | |
| 8 | 26 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 2 | Richard Riley | Bruce Thompson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 45 | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 87 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Battery | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Lund racing | Running | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 62 | Buck Brigance | Battery | | 0 | 149 | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | 63 | R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine |  | 0 | 131 | 52 |
| 19 | 28 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty (R) | Petty Enterprises | Accident |  | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 89 | Buddy Baker (R) | Lynton Tyson (Car Owner) | | 0 | 112 | 0 | |
| 22 | 23 | 711 | Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 14 | Earl Moss | Manley Britt (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 21 | Junior Johnson | Wood Brothers | Engine | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 86 | Larry Flynn | Larry Flynn (Car Owner) | | 0 | 68 | 0 | |
| 27 | 6 | 72 | John Dodd, Sr. | John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
