Southern 500
1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 36 of 44
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$51,990Race Date:Sep 7, 1959Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:2 LapsRace Duration:4Hr 28Min 30Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:11Average Speed:111.836 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:50No. of Cautions:2 For 12 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Jim Reed J. ReedDriver: Fireball Roberts F. RobertsChevrolet:9
Car No.:#7 ChevroletCar No.:#3 PontiacFord:0
Team:Team:Plymouth:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Pontiac:0
Laps Led:152 of 364Pole Speed:123.734 MPH
Official 1959 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1147 Jim Reed J. ReedJim ReedJim Reed (Car Owner)0364127Running
2573 Bob Burdick B. Burdick (R)Bob BurdickRoy Burdick (Car Owner)036225Running
32272 Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby JohnsShorty Johns (Car Owner)036257Running
4643 Richard Petty R. Petty (R)Richard PettyPetty Enterprises03617Running
51636 Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy IrwinTommy Irwin (Car Owner)03580Running
63288 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalLynton Tyson (Car Owner)03560Running
713 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsJim Stephens (Car Owner)035442Running
82076 Larry Frank L. FrankLarry FrankCarolina Plating03500Running
91587 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerLynton Tyson (Car Owner)03470Running
101841 Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy ThompsonDelta Auto Sales03460Running
112864 Shep Langdon S. LangdonShep LangdonShep Langdon (Car Owner)03450Running
122527 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionChampion Racing03430Running
13122 Joe Caspolich J. CaspolichJoe CaspolichCity of Florence03420Running
14322 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonOgden-Ridgeway03332Spring
152916 Charlie Cregar C. CregarCharlie CregarHappy Steigel (Car Owner)03310Running
163419 Herman Beam H. BeamHerman BeamHerman Beam (Car Owner)03280Running
1744 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteRex White (Car Owner)03260Driveshaft
183966 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)03260Running
19196 Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton OwensThunder Chicken032024Running
20942 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises03190Running
213256 Bud Crothers B. CrothersBud CrothersBud Crothers (Car Owner)03180Running
224735 Al White Al WhiteAl WhiteSalad Bowl Restaurant02860Running
233134 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing02720Battery
243013 Earl Balmer E. BalmerEarl BalmerTommy Thompson (Car Owner)02340Piston
252726 Dick Blackwell D. BlackwellDick BlackwellTommy Irwin (Car Owner)02250Accident
262420 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundSpook Crawford (Car Owner)02210Clutch
273330 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughBob Weatherly (Car Owner)02190Tire
281047 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithJack Smith (Car Owner)02180Axle
292198 Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin PanchTom Vernon01940Camshaft
305055 Johnny Patterson J. PattersonJohnny PattersonBernard Friedland (Car Owner)01800Axle
31793 Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo MatthewsFord Power Products017855Accident
324632 George Green G. GreenGeorge GreenJess Potter (Car Owner)01750Engine
33359 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)01660Timing
34385 Bob Duell B. DuellBob DuellJulian Buesink (Car Owner)01510Piston
351149 Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornBob Welborn (Car Owner)01300Accident
361759 Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom PistoneRupert Safety Belt01190Engine
374191 Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil CastlesCastles Racing0920Running
381392 Possum Jones P. JonesPossum JonesGerald Duke (Car Owner)0740Brakes
394383 Lennie Page L. PageLennie PageLennie Page (Car Owner)0710Engine
404095 Buddy Baker B. Baker (R)Buddy BakerJulian Buesink (Car Owner)0640Engine
414223 Bob Perry B. PerryBob PerryBob Perry (Car Owner)0630Engine
424944 Joe Lee Johnson J. JohnsonJoe Lee JohnsonChester Barron (Car Owner)0580Transmission
43812 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyDelta Auto Sales0540Oil Pressure
443671 Dick Joslin D. JoslinDick JoslinDick Joslin (Car Owner)0460Head Gasket
45210 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyRatus Walters (Car Owner)0410Engine
462661 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksW.H. Watson (Car Owner)0260Piston
474815 Marvin Porter M. PorterMarvin PorterMarvin Porter (Car Owner)0190Head Gasket
484582 Elmo Henderson E. HendersonElmo HendersonDon Every (Car Owner)0160Engine
494486 Larry Flynn L. FlynnLarry FlynnLarry Flynn (Car Owner)0110Rear Gear
503714 Carl Burris C. BurrisCarl Burris020Engine

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