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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1959-01

Champion Speedway

November 9th, 1959

Race #1 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Drivers Entered: 25
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (10)
    • Ford (9)
    • Mercury (2)
    • Oldsmobile (2)
    • Plymouth (1)
    • Pontiac (1)
  • Last Champion Speedway race (1958-01)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
11 Junior Johnson Ford Paul Spaulding Paul Spaulding
14 George Dunn Mercury Manley Britt Manley Britt
17 Fred Harb Mercury Fred Harb Fred Harb
18 Charley Griffith Pontiac Red Bank Charley Griffith
2 Jimmie Lewallen Ford -- --
21 Glen Wood Ford Wood Brothers Wood Brothers
24 Richard Petty Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
32 Brownie King Chevrolet Jess Potter Jess Potter
36 Tiny Lund Ford Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin
40 Rex White Chevrolet Rex White Rex White
42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
46 Bob Welborn Chevrolet Julian Petty Julian Petty
49 Roy Tyner Chevrolet Roy Tyner Roy Tyner
6 Tommy Irwin Ford Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin
63 RL Combs Ford R.L. Combs R.L. Combs
66 Jimmy Pardue Plymouth Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
711 Bill Poor Chevrolet Bill Poor Bill Poor
74 LD Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin L.D. Austin
77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet S.T. Campbell S.T. Campbell
78 Shep Langdon Ford Shep Langdon Shep Langdon
8 Jimmy Thompson Chevrolet -- --
81 Harvey Hege Ford Harvey Hege Harvey Hege
86 Buck Baker Chevrolet Buck Baker Buck Baker
94 Clarence DeZalia Ford Clarence DeZalia Clarence DeZalia
96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet Bobby Keck Bobby Keck