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1959 - 30 Race Results


Race Name - 30
Date - 8/2/1959
Race Track - Southern States Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 62.54 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 52.794 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,885
Race Number - 30
 More Races from 1959
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 10 Ned Jarrett 11 Ned Jarrett 200 57 Ford 1 $800
2 5 Jim Paschal 48 Julian Petty 199 57 Chevrol $525
3 1 Bob Welborn 49 Bob Welborn 199 59 Chevrol $350
4 8 Tommy Irwin 36 Tommy Irwin 193 57 Ford $250
5 12 Larry Frank 76 Carolina Plating (Larry Frank) 190 57 Chevrol $225
6 19 Harlan Richardson 22 Harlan Richardson 190 58 Ford $300
7 17 Joe Halton 4 188 57 Chevrol $165
8 26 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 179 57 Chevrol $150
9 4 Joe Eubanks 82 Don Every 176 58 Ford $140
10 27 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 175 57 Chevrol $130
11 25 Richard Riley 2 Bruce Thompson 166 57 Chevrol $125
12 16 Bobby Waddell 45 Bobby Waddell 164 57 Pontiac $110
13 3 Buck Baker 87 Lynton Tyson 162 59 Chevrol $100
14 9 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 161 57 Ford $85
15 29 Tiny Lund 5 Tiny Lund 159 57 Chevrol $70
16 22 Buck Brigance 62 149 57 Chevrol $60
17 20 RL Combs 63 RL Combs 143 57 Ford $50
18 2 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 131 59 Plymout $50
19 28 Bobby Keck 96 Bobby Keck 121 57 Chevrol $50
20 13 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 114 57 Oldsmob $50
21 15 Buddy Baker 89 Lynton Tyson 112 58 Chevrol $50
22 23 Bill Poor 711 Bill Poor 108 57 Chevrol $50
23 24 George Green 32 Jess Potter 98 58 Chevrol $
24 14 Earl Moss 14 Manley Britt 85 57 Ford $
25 11 Junior Johnson 21 Wood Brothers 76 58 Ford $
26 21 Larry Flynn 86 Larry Flynn 68 57 Ford $
27 6 John Dodd Sr 72 John Dodd Sr 20 59 Ford $
28 18 GC Spencer 34 GC Spencer 15 57 Chevrol $
29 7 Cotton Owens 6 WH Watson 1 58 Pontiac $