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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 7th, 1959

Race #36 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Drivers Entered: 50
  • Makes
    • Buick (1)
    • Chevrolet (17)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (24)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Plymouth (3)
    • Pontiac (3)
  • Last Darlington Raceway race (Southern 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
10 Elmo Langley Buick Ratus Walters Ratus Walters
12 Joe Weatherly Ford Coca-Cola Doc White
13 Earl Balmer Chevrolet Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson
14 Carl Burris Ford -- --
15 Marvin Porter Ford Marvin Porter Marvin Porter
16 Charlie Cregar Pontiac Happy Steigel Happy Steigel
19 Herman Beam Chevrolet Herman Beam Herman Beam
2 Joe Caspolich Oldsmobile City of Florence City of Florence
20 Tiny Lund Ford Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
22 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Ogden-Ridgeway W.J. Ridgeway
23 Bob Perry Plymouth Bob Perry Bob Perry
26 Dick Blackwell Ford Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin
27 Bill Champion Ford -- --
3 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Jim Stephens Jim Stephens
30 Cale Yarborough Ford Bob Weatherly Bob Weatherly
32 George Green Chevrolet Jess Potter Jess Potter
34 GC Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer
35 Al White Ford Salad Bowl Restaurant Al White
36 Tommy Irwin Ford Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin
4 Rex White Chevrolet Rex White Rex White
41 Jimmy Thompson Ford Delta Auto Sales Doc White
42 Lee Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
44 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet Chester Barron Chester Barron
47 Jack Smith Chevrolet Jack Smith Jack Smith
49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet Bob Welborn Bob Welborn
5 Bob Duell Ford Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
55 Johnny Patterson Chevrolet Bernard Friedland Bernard Friedland
56 Bud Crothers Chevrolet -- --
59 Tom Pistone Ford Rupert Safety Belt Carl Rupert
6 Cotton Owens Ford Thunder Chicken W.H. Watson
61 Joe Eubanks Pontiac W.H. Watson W.H. Watson
64 Shep Langdon Ford Shep Langdon Shep Langdon
66 LD Austin Ford L.D. Austin L.D. Austin
7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed Jim Reed
71 Dick Joslin Dodge Dick Joslin Dick Joslin
72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet Shorty Johns Shorty Johns
73 Bob Burdick Ford Roy Burdick Roy Burdick
76 Larry Frank Chevrolet Carolina Plating Larry Frank
82 Elmo Henderson Ford Don Every Don Every
83 Lennie Page Ford Lennie Page Lennie Page
86 Larry Flynn Ford Larry Flynn Larry Flynn
87 Buck Baker Chevrolet Lynton Tyson Lynton Tyson
88 Jim Paschal Chevrolet Lynton Tyson Lynton Tyson
9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet Roy Tyner Roy Tyner
91 Neil Castles Ford -- --
92 Possum Jones Ford Gerald Duke Gerald Duke
93 Banjo Matthews Ford T-Bird Power Products Banjo Matthews
95 Buddy Baker Ford Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
98 Marvin Panch Ford Tom Vernon Tom Vernon