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1959 - Gwyn Staley 160 Race Results


Race Name - Gwyn Staley 160
Date - 4/5/1959
Race Track - North Wilkesboro Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.625 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 85.746 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 9
Average Race Speed - 71.985 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $3,835
Race Number - 10
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Lee Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 160 57 Oldsmob 53 $800
2 8 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 160 59 Chevrol 0 $525
3 7 Cotton Owens 6 WH Watson 159 58 Pontiac 0 $350
4 9 Tiny Lund 5 Tiny Lund 159 57 Chevrol 0 $250
5 10 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 154 57 Mercury 0 $225
6 17 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 147 57 Chevrol 0 $200
7 20 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 147 57 Chevrol 0 $165
8 18 George Green 33 Jess Potter 145 57 Chevrol 0 $150
9 3 Shorty Rollins 99 Shortys (Shorty Rollins) 143 58 Ford 0 $140
10 15 Harvey Hege 81 Harvey Hege 142 57 Ford 0 $130
11 6 Curtis Turner 59 Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) 141 59 T-Bird 19 $125
12 12 Bobby Waddell 45 Bobby Waddell 136 57 Pontiac 0 $110
13 19 Don Angel 3 Don Angel 131 58 Ford 0 $100
14 14 Jimmy Pardue 27 Jimmy Pardue 124 58 Plymout 0 $85
15 23 GC Spencer 44 GC Spencer 122 57 Chevrol 0 $70
16 13 Paul Walton 40 Paul Walton 112 57 Chevrol 0 $60
17 1 Speedy Thompson 1 Steve Pierce 88 57 Chevrol 88 $50
18 22 Shep Langdon 64 Shep Langdon 87 58 Ford 0 $50
19 21 Whitey Norman 8 Whitey Norman 60 57 Chevrol 0 $50
20 2 Glen Wood 21 Wood Brothers 35 58 Ford 0 $50
21 16 Buck Baker 88 Buck Baker 23 59 Chevrol 0 $50
22 5 Junior Johnson 11 Paul Spaulding 19 57 Ford 0 $50
23 11 Jimmy Thompson 2 Bruce Thompson 11 57 Chevrol 0 $50