Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500 Qualifier
Daytona International Speedway
February 20th, 1959
Race #2 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 40
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Makes
- Chevrolet (17)
- Chrysler (1)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (13)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Pontiac (4)
- Studebaker (1)
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | Steve Pierce | Steve Pierce | ||
| 10 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | ||
| 11 | Junior Johnson | Ford | Paul Spaulding | Paul Spaulding | ||
| 15 | Tim Flock | Ford | Beau Morgan | Beau Morgan | ||
| 16 | Jim McGuirk | Pontiac | Happy Steigel | Happy Steigel | ||
| 18 | Charley Griffith | Pontiac | Red Bank | Charley Griffith | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 24 | Bob Potter | Chevrolet | Bob Potter | Bob Potter | ||
| 29 | Dick Freeman | Chevrolet | Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman | ||
| 3 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 37 | Eduardo Dibos | Ford | Peru | Van Acker | ||
| 38 | Raul Cilloniz | Ford | Raul Cilloniz | Raul Cilloniz | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Idewild Homes | Rex White | ||
| 41 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Delta Auto Sales | Doc White | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 48 | Joe Weatherly | Chevrolet | E.C. Wilson | E.C. Wilson | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | W.J. Ridgeway | W.J. Ridgeway | ||
| 53 | Ken Johnson | Ford | Ken Johnson | Ken Johnson | ||
| 58 | Roscoe Thompson | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | Carl Rupert | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | W.H. Watson | W.H. Watson | ||
| 64 | Fritz Wilson | Ford | Museum of Speed | Fritz Wilson | ||
| 66 | Dick Foley | Chevrolet | Dick Foley | Dick Foley | ||
| 69 | Harold Smith | Studebaker | -- | -- | ||
| 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 | Johnny Beauchamp | Ford | Roy Burdick | Roy Burdick | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 80 | Bob Rose | Chevrolet | Sam Arena | Sam Arena | ||
| 81 | Bernie Hentges | Chrysler | Bernie Hentges | Bernie Hentges | ||
| 83 | Bob Pronger | Ford | Bob Pronger | Bob Pronger | ||
| 86 | Carl Tyler | Ford | Carl Tyler | Carl Tyler | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink |