| 1959 Orange 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,945 | Race Date: | Sep 20, 1959 | Occoneechee Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 16Min 17Sec. | Hillsboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 77.868 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Lee Petty L. Petty | Driver: | Jack Smith J. Smith | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #42 Plymouth | Car No.: | #47 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Lee Petty | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 21 of 110 | Pole Speed: | 85.533 MPH | |||||
| Official 1959 Orange 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 110 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Thunder Chicken | Running |  | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty (R) | Petty Enterprises | | 0 | 100 | 0 | |
| 4 | 13 | 76 | Larry Frank | Carolina Plating | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 63 | R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 23 | Bill Scott | Overheating | | 0 | 93 | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Rupert Safety Belt | | 0 | 89 | 39 | |
| 11 | 11 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 88 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Car Owner) | Sway Bar | | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 62 | Buck Brigance | Running | | 0 | 65 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | | 0 | 48 | 50 | |
| 17 | 8 | 15 | Rex White | Beau Morgan (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 61 | Speedy Thompson | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | A Frame |  | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 38 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Car Owner) | | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 20 | 20 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 27 | E.J. Trivette | E.J. Trivette (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 108 | 0 |
