Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1959-01
Champion Speedway
November 9th, 1959
Race #1 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
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 |