NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1959 - 9 Race Results
Race Name - 9Date - 4/4/1959Race Track - Columbia SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 60.73 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 57.343 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,835Race Number - 9 | More Races from 1959 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 200 | 59 Chevrol | 1 | $900 |
2 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Paul Spaulding | 200 | 57 Ford | $525 | |
3 | 5 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 191 | 57 Oldsmob | $350 | |
4 | 6 | Tiny Lund | 5 | Tiny Lund | 190 | 57 Chevrol | $250 | |
5 | 11 | Cotton Owens | 6 | WH Watson | 186 | 58 Pontiac | $225 | |
6 | 15 | George Green | 33 | Jess Potter | 181 | 57 Chevrol | $200 | |
7 | 16 | Harvey Hege | 81 | Harvey Hege | 180 | 57 Ford | $165 | |
8 | 14 | Shep Langdon | 64 | Shep Langdon | 177 | 58 Ford | $150 | |
9 | 13 | JC Hendrix | 68 | 175 | 57 Plymout | $140 | ||
10 | 19 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 174 | 57 Chevrol | $130 | |
11 | 17 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 147 | 57 Chevrol | $125 | |
12 | 9 | Gene White | 25 | Gene White | 98 | 57 Chevrol | $110 | |
13 | 4 | Speedy Thompson | 2 | Bruce Thompson | 94 | 57 Chevrol | $100 | |
14 | 18 | Buddy Baker | 89 | Buck Baker | 53 | 58 Chevrol | $85 | |
15 | 3 | Curtis Turner | 59 | Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) | 46 | 59 T-Bird | $70 | |
16 | 10 | Bunk Moore | 0 | Richard Riley | 41 | 57 Chevrol | $60 | |
17 | 12 | Max Berrier | 15 | Max Berrier | 41 | 58 Plymout | $50 | |
18 | 2 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 18 | 59 Chevrol | $50 | |
19 | 7 | Buck Baker | 88 | Buck Baker | 13 | 59 Chevrol | $50 | |
20 | 20 | Jimmy Pardue | 27 | Jimmy Pardue | 2 | 58 Plymout | $50 | |
21 | 21 | Shorty Rollins | 99 | Shortys (Shorty Rollins) | 0 | 58 Ford | $50 |