1959 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1959 - 17 Race Results

Race Name - 17
Date - 5/30/1959
Race Track - Ascot Stadium
Track Length (Miles) - 0.4 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 195 miles
Pole Speed - 53.59 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 50.982 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $9,084
Race Number - 17

More Races from 1959

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	4	Parnelli Jones	97	Vel Miletich	487	59 Ford	1	$1,805
2	11	Lloyd Dane	44	Lloyd Dane	487	57 Ford		$900
3	12	Marvin Porter	12	Marvin Porter	485	57 Ford		$700
4	6	Bob Ross	34	Jim Rush	482	57 Chevrol		$600
5	27	Bob Keefe	11	Jack Chatenay	459	58 Plymout		$500
6	21	Lucky Long	10	Bob Bristol	457	57 Chevrol		$400
7	17	Dave James	8		454	57 Chevrol		$350
8	29	John Potter	5	Bob Smith	453	58 Ford		$300
9	5	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	451	57 Mercury		$250
10	15	Eddie Pagan	3	Bill Clinton	439	59 T-Bird		$375
11	3	Bob Price	9	Fred Lauria	419	57 Chevrol		$225
12	30	Jim Lamport	26	Jim McNeil	414	56 Ford		$150
13	14	Bob Hogle	37	Walt Palozi	409	57 Pontiac		$140
14	10	Dick Santee	61		407	57 Ford		$130
15	19	Bob Tyrell	18		406	57 Chevrol		$120
16	31	Harlan Richardson	22	Harlan Richardson	393	57 Ford		$110
17	23	Bob Perry	23	Bob Perry	369	59 Plymout		$250
18	24	Ronny Myers	21		369	56 Ford		$100
19	9	Scotty Cain	1	Scotty Cain	367	59 Ford		$200
20	16	Don Taylor	84	Don Taylor	360	57 Chevrol		$100
21	13	Bill Jarlick	43		346	58 Mercury		$75
22	32	Arley Scranton	87	Arley Scranton	339	57 Pontiac		$75
23	26	Ron Hornaday	2		325	57 Chevrol		$75
24	18	Jim Cook	91	Floyd Johnson	270	59 Plymout		$175
25	22	Tom Edmonds	14		239	56 Mercury		$75
26	28	Dick Carter	40		230	58 Mercury		$75
27	8	Danny Letner	0	Floyd Johnson	224	57 Pontiac		$100
28	2	Eddie Gray	98	Vel Miletich	217	57 Ford		$170
29	1	Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	134	59 Chevrol		$134
30	33	Dick Getty	4	Dick Getty	132	59 Chevrol		$175
31	20	George Norton	47		73	57 Chevrol		$50
32	25	Kirby Miller	31		47	59 Chevrol		$150
33	7	Gene Peltier	20		36	57 Chevrol		$50