Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1959-06

Lakewood Speedway

March 22nd, 1959

Race #6 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Drivers Entered: 21
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (10)
    • Ford (5)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Plymouth (1)
    • Pontiac (3)
  • Last Lakewood Speedway race (1958-51)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#22 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: Joey Logano drives the #22 NASCAR Next Gen car in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Steve Pierce Steve Pierce
16 Jim McGuirk Pontiac Happy Steigel Happy Steigel
18 Charley Griffith Pontiac Red Bank Charley Griffith
22 Fireball Roberts Chevrolet Jim Stephens Jim Stephens
35 Sam Massey Ford -- --
36 Pete Kelly Chevrolet Pete Kelly Pete Kelly
39 Billy Carden Mercury Davis Brothers Davis Brothers
42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
44 Chester Barron Chevrolet Chester Barron Chester Barron
47 Jack Smith Chevrolet Jack Smith Jack Smith
49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet Bob Welborn Bob Welborn
5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet Tiny Lund Tiny Lund
58 Roscoe Thompson Chevrolet -- --
59 Tom Pistone Ford Rupert Safety Belt Carl Rupert
6 Cotton Owens Pontiac W.H. Watson W.H. Watson
68 JC Hendrix Plymouth -- --
73 Johnny Beauchamp Ford Roy Burdick Roy Burdick
8 Johnny Allen Chevrolet -- --
82 Joe Eubanks Ford Don Every Don Every
87 Buck Baker Chevrolet Buck Baker Buck Baker
99 Shorty Rollins Ford Shorty Rollins Shorty Rollins