1959 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Nashville 300 Race Results

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1959 - Nashville 300 Race Results

Race Name - Nashville 300
Date - 8/9/1959
Race Track - Nashville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 150 miles
Pole Speed - 74.044 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 63.343 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $11,450
Race Number - 31

More Races from 1959

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	Joe Lee Johnson	77	Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson)	300	57 Chevrol	83	$2,912
2	4	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating (Larry Frank)	297	57 Chevrol	0	$1,453
3	12	Elmo Langley	10	Ratus Walters	297	59 Buick	0	$1,125
4	3	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	297	59 Plymout	42	$900
5	10	Tommy Irwin	36	Tommy Irwin	295	59 T-Bird	0	$750
6	16	Cotton Owens	9	Roy Tyner	290	57 Chevrol	0	$450
7	22	Joe Weatherly	41	Delta Auto Sales (Doc White)	289	59 T-Bird	0	$500
8	14	Gene White	25	Gene White	286	57 Chevrol	0	$350
9	11	Bob Reuther	12	Marvin Porter	284	58 Ford	0	$250
10	5	Bud Crothers	16	Bud Crothers	283	57 Chevrol	0	$225
11	7	Buck Baker	87	Lynton Tyson	281	59 Chevrol	0	$250
12	20	GC Spencer	34	GC Spencer	278	57 Chevrol	0	$175
13	26	George Alsobrook	192	Joe Jones	277	57 Ford	0	$150
14	30	George Green	32	Jess Potter	273	57 Chevrol	0	$140
15	17	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	262	57 Chevrol	0	$125
16	25	LD Austin	74	LD Austin	251	57 Chevrol	0	$110
17	19	Gerald Duke	92	Gerald Duke	249	59 T-Bird	0	$125
18	6	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	234	59 Chevrol	0	$200
19	13	Harlan Richardson	22	Harlan Richardson	224	58 Ford	0	$100
20	9	Herb Lewis	189	Lynton Tyson	221	58 Chevrol	0	$100
21	29	Benny Rakestraw	20	Spook Crawford	213	57 Mercury	0	$75
22	21	Jim Austin	97	Jim Austin	211	59 Ford	0	$75
23	15	Jimmy Mairs	110	Ratus Walters	202	57 Ford	0	$75
24	1	Rex White	4	Rex White	176	59 Chevrol	175	$510
25	24	Brownie King	31	Jess Potter	84	57 Chevrol	0	$75
26	23	Andy Hampton	13	Tommy Thompson	76	59 Chevrol	0	$50
27	27	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert)	51	59 T-Bird	0	$50
28	18	Tiny Lund	44	Julian Petty	30	59 Chevrol	0	$50
29	8	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	12	59 Plymout	0	$50
30	28	Buddy Baker	89	Lynton Tyson	10	58 Chevrol	0	$50