Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Hickory 250
Hickory Speedway
May 2nd, 1959
Race #12 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Drivers Entered: 21
- Makes
- Chevrolet (11)
- Ford (6)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (1)
- Pontiac (2)
- Last Hickory Speedway
race (Buddy Shuman 250)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bunk Moore | Chevrolet | Richard Riley | Richard Riley | ||
| 1 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | Steve Pierce | Steve Pierce | ||
| 11 | Junior Johnson | Ford | Paul Spaulding | Paul Spaulding | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 22 | Harlan Richardson | Ford | Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson | ||
| 27 | Jimmy Pardue | Plymouth | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 34 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 38 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett | ||
| 39 | Buck Brigance | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 40 | Ken Rush | Chevrolet | Paul Walton | Paul Walton | ||
| 41 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Delta Auto Sales | Doc White | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Bobby Waddell | Pontiac | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell | ||
| 5 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Tiny Lund | Tiny Lund | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | W.H. Watson | W.H. Watson | ||
| 64 | Shep Langdon | Ford | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Ford | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 81 | Harvey Hege | Ford | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 96 | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck |