NASCAR: 1959 Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway (paved oval) Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Winner
Lee Petty
Distance: 200 laps (3:41:22)
Best Lap
N/A
Time / Speed: N/A
Race Info
Race: 3 of 44
Date: February 22nd, 1959
Distance: 200 laps
Time of race: 3:41:22
Average speed: 135.521 mph.
Margin of victory: 2 feet

Race results

1 15 0
Lee Petty
2 21 0
Johnny Beauchamp
3 17 0
Charley Griffith
4 11 0
Cotton Owens
Q1: 143.198
5 7 0
Joe Weatherly
6 39 0
Jim Reed
7 41 0
Jack Smith
8 5 0
Tom Pistone
9 42 0
Tim Flock
10 31 0
Speedy Thompson
11 59 0
Johnny Allen
12 35 0
Raul Cilloniz
13 43 0
Curtis Turner
14 33 0
Junior Johnson
15 25 0
Dick Freeman
16 16 0
Joe Lee Johnson
17 4 0
Marvin Panch
18 10 0
Gene White
19 57 0
Roy Tyner
20 18 0
Jimmy Thompson
21 49 0
Herman Beam
22 22 0
Wilbur Rakestraw
23 53 0
Jim McGuirk
24 12 0
Larry Frank
25 48 0
Elmo Langley
26 19 0
Rex White
Retired: Engine
27 30 0
Ben Benz
28 27 0
Dick Joslin
Retired: Piston
29 24 0
Ken Rush
Retired: Engine
30 55 0
Bob Rose
31 50 0
Harold Smith
32 44 0
Dick Foley
33 28 0
Brownie King
Retired: Engine
34 8 0
Glen Wood
Retired: Clutch
35 47 0
Bob Pronger
36 26 0
Billy Carden
37 23 0
Bernie Hentges
Retired: Engine
38 2 0
Shorty Rollins
Retired: Engine
39 22 0
Joe Eubanks
Retired: Transmission
40 13 0
Tiny Lund
Retired: Timing
41 1 0
Bob Welborn
Retired: Engine
Q1: 140.121
42 54 0
Buck Baker
Retired: Timing
43 37 0
Ken Johnson
Retired: Push Rod
44 58 0
L.D. Austin
Retired: Generator
45 46 0
Fireball Roberts
Retired: Fuel Pump
46 40 0
Paul Bass
Retired: Engine
47 29 0
Bobby Johns
Retired: Heating
48 9 0
Eduardo Dibos
Retired: Suspension
49 36 0
Gober Sosebee
Retired: Transmission
50 20 0
Bob Said
Retired: Transmission
51 51 0
Bob Duell
Retired: Distributor
52 32 0
Pete Kelly
Retired: Engine
53 45 0
Bob Potter
Retired: Timing
54 52 0
Carl Tyler
Retired: Heating
55 34 0
George Green
Retired: Engine
56 3 0
Fritz Wilson
Retired: Piston
57 6 0
Richard Petty
Retired: Engine
58 38 0
Larry Odo
Retired: Engine
59 56 0
Ken Marriott
Retired: Engine

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