Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 7th, 1959
Race #36 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
| 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 |