1959 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1959 - 42 Race Results

Race Name - 42
Date - 10/11/1959
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 78.568 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 76.433 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,985
Race Number - 42

More Races from 1959

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	4	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	200	59 Plymout	1	$900
2	2	Glen Wood	16	Wood Brothers	200	58 Ford		$525
3	6	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	199	59 Chevrol		$375
4	9	Rex White	4	Rex White	199	59 Chevrol		$275
5	8	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	198	59 Plymout		$250
6	3	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating (Larry Frank)	197	57 Chevrol		$215
7	14	Joe Lee Johnson	77	Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson)	197	57 Chevrol		$175
8	19	Ned Jarrett	38	Ned Jarrett	195	57 Ford		$150
9	11	Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	194	59 Dodge		$140
10	15	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	193	57 Chevrol		$130
11	7	Cotton Owens	6	Thunder Chicken (WH Watson)	192	59 T-Bird		$125
12	13	Buck Baker	88	Lynton Tyson	192	59 Chevrol		$110
13	18	Speedy Thompson	15	Beau Morgan	187	57 Ford		$100
14	16	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	184	57 Ford		$85
15	26	Benny Rakestraw	12	Joe Jones	182	57 Mercury		$70
16	28	LD Austin	64	Shep Langdon	180	58 Ford		$60
17	23	Jimmie Lewallen	78		179	57 Ford		$50
18	25	Jerry Smith	18	Red Bank (Charley Griffith)	178	57 Pontiac		$50
19	20	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	177	57 Chevrol		$50
20	24	Dick Blackwell	26		175	57 Ford		$50
21	5	Bobby Johns	72	Shorty Johns	171	57 Chevrol		$50
22	29	Buck Brigance	62		169	57 Chevrol		$50
23	22	Bill Morton	66	Bill Morton	164	58 Ford		$
24	21	Brownie King	31	Jess Potter	138	57 Chevrol		$
25	27	Chuck Tombs	13	Tommy Thompson	134	59 Chevrol		$
26	17	Layman Utsman	32	Jess Potter	124	57 Chevrol		$
27	10	Tiny Lund	20	Spook Crawford	119	58 Ford		$
28	1	Tommy Irwin	36	Tommy Irwin	96	59 T-Bird		$
29	12	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	81	59 Chevrol		$