NASCAR: 1959 Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway (paved oval) Daytona Beach, FL, USA
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
Retired: Engine
27 30
0
Ben Benz
28 27
0
Dick Joslin
Retired: Piston
Retired: Piston
29 24
0
Ken Rush
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
30 55
0
Bob Rose
31 50
0
Harold Smith
32 44
0
Dick Foley
33 28
0
Brownie King
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
34 8
0
Glen Wood
Retired: Clutch
Retired: Clutch
35 47
0
Bob Pronger
36 26
0
Billy Carden
37 23
0
Bernie Hentges
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
38 2
0
Shorty Rollins
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
39 22
0
Joe Eubanks
Retired: Transmission
Retired: Transmission
40 13
0
Tiny Lund
Retired: Timing
Retired: Timing
41 1
0
Bob Welborn
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
Q1: 140.121
42 54
0
Buck Baker
Retired: Timing
Retired: Timing
43 37
0
Ken Johnson
Retired: Push Rod
Retired: Push Rod
44 58
0
L.D. Austin
Retired: Generator
Retired: Generator
45 46
0
Fireball Roberts
Retired: Fuel Pump
Retired: Fuel Pump
46 40
0
Paul Bass
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
47 29
0
Bobby Johns
Retired: Heating
Retired: Heating
48 9
0
Eduardo Dibos
Retired: Suspension
Retired: Suspension
49 36
0
Gober Sosebee
Retired: Transmission
Retired: Transmission
50 20
0
Bob Said
Retired: Transmission
Retired: Transmission
51 51
0
Bob Duell
Retired: Distributor
Retired: Distributor
52 32
0
Pete Kelly
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
53 45
0
Bob Potter
Retired: Timing
Retired: Timing
54 52
0
Carl Tyler
Retired: Heating
Retired: Heating
55 34
0
George Green
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
56 3
0
Fritz Wilson
Retired: Piston
Retired: Piston
57 6
0
Richard Petty
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
58 38
0
Larry Odo
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
59 56
0
Ken Marriott
Retired: Engine
Retired: Engine
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