| 1959 Wilkes 160 NASCAR Cup Series Race 43 of 44 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 Laps | Pole Speed: | 86.806 MPH | |||||
| Official 1959 Wilkes 160 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 160 |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty (R) | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 49 | Tom Pistone | Rupert Safety Belt | Running |  | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 76 | Larry Frank | Carolina Plating | Running | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 16 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Running | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 87 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 31 | Brownie King | City Motor Company | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 94 | Bill Taylor | Running | | 0 | 153 | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | 56 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 15 | Speedy Thompson | Beau Morgan (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 26 | Dick Blackwell | Running | | 0 | 144 | 0 | |
| 18 | 23 | 27 | E.J. Trivette | E.J. Trivette (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 32 | Layman Utsman | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 33 | Bill Scott | Hub | | 0 | 97 | 0 | |
| 22 | 9 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 23 | 4 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 46 | Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 38 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 78 | Jimmie Lewallen | Piston | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
