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Wilkes 160 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Race 43 of 44
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$3,985	Race Date:	Oct 18, 1959	North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:	N/A	Race Duration:	1Hr 20Min 11Sec.	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	1	Average Speed:	74.829 MPH	.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	26	No. of Cautions:	2	savethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Lee Petty L. Petty	Driver:	Glen Wood G. Wood	Plymouth:	9
Car No.:	#42 Plymouth	Car No.:	#16 Ford	Chevrolet:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford:	0
Crew Chief:	Lee Petty	Crew Chief:	Leonard Wood	Dodge:	0
Laps Led:	All 160 Laps160 of 160	Pole Speed:	86.806 MPH

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Official 1959 Wilkes 160 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	160	127	Running
2	6	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Rex White (Car Owner)	0	160	0	Running
3	5	43	Richard Petty R. Petty (R)Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	160	0	Running
4	8	49	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	Rupert Safety Belt	0	159	0	Running
5	18	11	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Paul Spaulding (Car Owner)	0	159	0	Running
6	3	76	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Carolina Plating	0	159	0	Running
7	1	16	Glen Wood G. WoodGlen Wood	Wood Brothers Racing	0	158	0	Running
8	11	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Lynton Tyson (Car Owner)	0	154	0	Running
9	15	64	Shep Langdon S. LangdonShep Langdon	Shep Langdon (Car Owner)	0	154	0	Running
10	16	31	Brownie King B. KingBrownie King	City Motor Company	0	154	0	Running
11	7	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)	0	154	0	Running
12	20	94	Bill Taylor B. TaylorBill Taylor		0	153	0	Running
13	19	56	Bill Morton B. MortonBill Morton	Bill Morton (Car Owner)	0	152	0	Running
14	21	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)	0	147	0	Running
15	13	15	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Beau Morgan (Car Owner)	0	147	0	Running
16	25	34	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	147	0	Running
17	17	26	Dick Blackwell D. BlackwellDick Blackwell		0	144	0	Running
18	23	27	E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. Trivette	E.J. Trivette (Car Owner)	0	136	0	Running
19	26	96	Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby Keck	Bobby Keck (Car Owner)	0	136	0	Running
20	22	32	Layman Utsman L. UtsmanLayman Utsman	Jess Potter (Car Owner)	0	111	0	Rear Gear
21	24	33	Bill Scott B. ScottBill Scott		0	97	0	Hub
22	9	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)	0	80	0	Engine
23	4	36	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Tommy Irwin (Car Owner)	0	77	0	Oil Pressure
24	12	46	Barney Shore B. ShoreBarney Shore	Barney Shore (Car Owner)	0	62	0	Oil Pressure
25	10	38	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Ned Jarrett (Car Owner)	0	55	0	Clutch
26	14	78	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen		0	9	0	Piston
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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