Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Firecracker 250
Daytona International Speedway
July 4th, 1959
Race #26 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 100
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (15)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (13)
- Mercury (2)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (3)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Daytona 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Elmo Langley | Buick | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | ||
| 12 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Bob Bennett Motors | Doc White | ||
| 13 | Tommy Thompson | Chevrolet | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson | ||
| 14 | Ken Rush | Ford | Manley Britt | Manley Britt | ||
| 16 | Charlie Cregar | Pontiac | Happy Steigel | Happy Steigel | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 20 | Benny Rakestraw | Mercury | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 22 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | Smith Radiator | W.J. Ridgeway | ||
| 3 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 32 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 34 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 36 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin | ||
| 37 | Eduardo Dibos | Ford | Peru | Van Acker | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Idewild Homes | Rex White | ||
| 41 | Speedy Thompson | Ford | Delta Auto Sales | Doc White | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Gene White | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | ||
| 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | Carl Rupert | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Ford | W.H. Watson | W.H. Watson | ||
| 60 | John Paschall | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 66 | Dick Foley | Chevrolet | Dick Foley | Dick Foley | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 71 | Dick Joslin | Dodge | Dick Joslin | Dick Joslin | ||
| 73 | Bob Burdick | Ford | Roy Burdick | Roy Burdick | ||
| 76 | Larry Frank | Chevrolet | Carolina Plating | Larry Frank | ||
| 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Honest Charley | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
| 82 | Joe Eubanks | Pontiac | Don Every | Don Every | ||
| 83 | Shorty Rollins | Ford | A.J. Blackwelder | A.J. Blackwelder | ||
| 86 | Larry Flynn | Ford | Larry Flynn | Larry Flynn | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 89 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 92 | George Alsobrook | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones | ||
| 97 | Jim Austin | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Mercury | Talmadge Cochrane | Talmadge Cochrane |