Entry List

The official 1959 Nashville 300 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Nashville 300

Sunday, August 9th, 1959

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 1 Mercury
  • 9 Ford
  • 1 Buick
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 63.343
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
13
 
 
Chevrolet
Tommy Thompson
2
20
 
 
Mercury
Spook Crawford
3
12
 
 
Ford
Marvin Porter
4
49
 
 
Chevrolet
Bob Welborn
5
31
 
 
Chevrolet
Jess Potter
6
87
 
 
Chevrolet
Lynton Tyson
7
16
 
 
Chevrolet
--
8
89
 
 
Chevrolet
Lynton Tyson
9
9
 
 
Chevrolet
Roy Tyner
10
10
 
 
Buick
Ratus Walters
11
34
 
 
Chevrolet
G.C. Spencer
12
25
 
 
Chevrolet
Gene White
13
192
 
 
Ford
Joe Jones
14
32
 
 
Chevrolet
Jess Potter
15
92
 
 
Ford
Gerald Duke
16
22
 
 
Ford
Harlan Richardson
17
189
 
 
Chevrolet
--
18
19
 
 
Chevrolet
Herman Beam
19
97
 
 
Ford
--
20
110
 
 
Ford
--
21
77
 
 
Chevrolet
Honest Charley
22
41
 
 
Ford
Delta Auto Sales
23
74
 
 
Chevrolet
L.D. Austin
24
76
 
 
Chevrolet
Carolina Plating
25
42
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
26
4
 
 
Chevrolet
Rex White
27
43
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
28
44
 
 
Chevrolet
Julian Petty
29
59
 
 
Ford
Rupert Safety Belt
30
36
 
 
Ford
Tommy Irwin