Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Western North Carolina 500
Asheville Weaverville Speedway
August 16th, 1959
Race #32 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 41
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (20)
- Ford (16)
- Mercury (1)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Asheville Weaverville Speedway
race (1959-25)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Elmo Langley | Buick | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett | ||
| 12 | Marvin Porter | Ford | Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter | ||
| 13 | Earl Balmer | Chevrolet | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson | ||
| 16 | Bud Crothers | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 17 | Fred Harb | Ford | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
| 18 | Freddy Fryar | Pontiac | Red Bank | Charley Griffith | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 192 | George Alsobrook | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones | ||
| 20 | Benny Rakestraw | Mercury | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 21 | Glen Wood | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Harlan Richardson | Ford | Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson | ||
| 23 | Bill Scott | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 25 | Gene White | Chevrolet | Gene White | Gene White | ||
| 27 | Dominic Persicketti | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 31 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 32 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 34 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 36 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Rex White | Rex White | ||
| 40 | Dave White | Chevrolet | Dave White | Dave White | ||
| 41 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Delta Auto Sales | Doc White | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 46 | Whitey Norman | Chevrolet | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | ||
| 5 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Tiny Lund | Tiny Lund | ||
| 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | Carl Rupert | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Ford | W.H. Watson | W.H. Watson | ||
| 64 | Shep Langdon | Ford | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon | ||
| 72 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 76 | Larry Frank | Chevrolet | Carolina Plating | Larry Frank | ||
| 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Honest Charley | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
| 86 | Neil Castles | Ford | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 88 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Lynton Tyson | Lynton Tyson | ||
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 92 | Speedy Thompson | Ford | Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke | ||
| 93 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | T-Bird Power Products | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink |