Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1959-20
Lakewood Speedway
June 14th, 1959
Race #20 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 150
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Chevrolet (23)
- Ford (10)
- Mercury (2)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (2)
- Last Lakewood Speedway
race (1959-06)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | Steve Pierce | Steve Pierce | ||
| 11 | Junior Johnson | Ford | Paul Spaulding | Paul Spaulding | ||
| 122 | Harlan Richardson | Ford | Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson | ||
| 13 | Tommy Thompson | Chevrolet | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson | ||
| 18 | Charley Griffith | Pontiac | Red Bank | Charley Griffith | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Richard Riley | Chevrolet | Bruce Thompson | Bruce Thompson | ||
| 20 | Benny Rakestraw | Mercury | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 21 | Johnny Beauchamp | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Curtis Turner | Chevrolet | Ogden-Ridgeway | W.J. Ridgeway | ||
| 25 | Gene White | Chevrolet | Gene White | Gene White | ||
| 27 | Billy Carden | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 32 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 34 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 36 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin | ||
| 38 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett | ||
| 4 | Ken Rush | Chevrolet | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 41 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Delta Auto Sales | Doc White | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard 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 | ||
| 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | Carl Rupert | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | W.H. Watson | W.H. Watson | ||
| 68 | JC Hendrix | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 71 | Mike Price | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 73 | Bob Burdick | Ford | Roy Burdick | Roy Burdick | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 76 | Larry Frank | Chevrolet | Carolina Plating | Larry Frank | ||
| 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Honest Charley | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
| 79 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | Jerry Draper | Jerry Draper | ||
| 83 | Bunk Moore | Ford | A.J. Blackwelder | A.J. Blackwelder | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Fireball Roberts | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 9 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 92 | George Alsobrook | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones | ||
| 99 | Fritz Wilson | Ford | Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins | ||
| 99X | Wilbur Rakestraw | Mercury | Joe Jones | Joe Jones |