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1959 - 24 Race Results


Race Name - 24
Date - 6/27/1959
Race Track - Bowman-Gray Stadium
Track Length (Miles) - 0.25 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 50 miles
Pole Speed - 47.071 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 41.228 mph
Lead Changes - 1
Total Race Purse - $3,885
Race Number - 24
 More Races from 1959
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Rex White 4 Rex White 200 59 Chevrol 200 $675
2 6 Ken Rush 14 Manley Britt 200 57 Ford 0 $480
3 4 Bob Welborn 49 Bob Welborn 199 57 Chevrol 0 $375
4 10 Junior Johnson 11 Paul Spaulding 198 57 Ford 0 $270
5 7 Jim Reed 7 Jim Reed 196 59 Chevrol 0 $235
6 11 Tiny Lund 5 Tiny Lund 193 57 Chevrol 0 $205
7 14 Barney Shore 97 Barney Shore 192 57 Chevrol 0 $185
8 19 GC Spencer 34 GC Spencer 190 57 Chevrol 0 $150
9 20 Buck Baker 89 Buck Baker 189 58 Chevrol 0 $150
10 1 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 186 59 Plymout 0 $170
11 15 Cotton Owens 82 Don Every 186 58 Ford 0 $155
12 13 Shorty York 28 Harvey Hege 185 57 Mercury 0 $120
13 12 Dave White 40 Dave White 184 58 Chevrol 0 $100
14 22 RL Combs 63 RL Combs 184 57 Ford 0 $100
15 17 Bobby Keck 96 Bobby Keck 184 57 Chevrol 0 $75
16 24 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 178 57 Chevrol 0 $75
17 18 Shep Langdon 64 Shep Langdon 173 58 Ford 0 $75
18 23 George Green 32 Jess Potter 171 57 Chevrol 0 $60
19 5 Glen Wood 21 Wood Brothers 165 58 Ford 0 $65
20 16 Joe Halton 41 164 57 Chevrol 0 $50
21 8 Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner 153 57 Chevrol 0 $25
22 21 Jerry Draper 79 Jerry Draper 87 57 Chevrol 0 $25
23 9 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 33 57 Ford 0 $15
24 3 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 14 57 Oldsmob 0 $50