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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Old Dominion 500

Martinsville Speedway

September 27th, 1959

Race #41 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 47
  • Makes
    • Buick (1)
    • Chevrolet (25)
    • Ford (16)
    • Plymouth (4)
    • Pontiac (1)
  • Last Martinsville Speedway race (Virginia 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
10 Elmo Langley Buick Ratus Walters Ratus Walters
14 Bill Taylor Ford Manley Britt Manley Britt
15 LD Austin Ford Beau Morgan Beau Morgan
16 Glen Wood Ford Wood Brothers Wood Brothers
17 Fred Harb Ford Fred Harb Fred Harb
18 Jerry Smith Pontiac Red Bank Charley Griffith
19 Herman Beam Chevrolet Herman Beam Herman Beam
2 Jimmy Thompson Chevrolet Bruce Thompson Bruce Thompson
20 Tiny Lund Ford Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
22 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Ogden-Ridgeway W.J. Ridgeway
25 Gene White Chevrolet Gene White Gene White
27 EJ Trivette Plymouth E.J. Trivette E.J. Trivette
31 Brownie King Chevrolet Jess Potter Jess Potter
32 George Green Chevrolet Jess Potter Jess Potter
33 Bill Scott Chevrolet -- --
34 GC Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer
36 Tommy Irwin Ford Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin
38 Ned Jarrett Ford Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett
4 Rex White Chevrolet Rex White Rex White
40 Joe Halton Chevrolet -- --
41 Ken Rush Chevrolet -- --
42 Lee Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
45 Aubrey Boles Plymouth Aubrey Boles Aubrey Boles
46 Whitey Norman Chevrolet Whitey Norman Whitey Norman
47 Jack Smith Chevrolet Jack Smith Jack Smith
49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet Bob Welborn Bob Welborn
5 Bunk Moore Chevrolet Tiny Lund Tiny Lund
55 Ben Benz Chevrolet Bernard Friedland Bernard Friedland
58 Johnny Beauchamp Chevrolet -- --
59 Tom Pistone Ford Rupert Safety Belt Carl Rupert
6 Cotton Owens Ford Thunder Chicken W.H. Watson
62 Buck Brigance Chevrolet -- --
63 RL Combs Ford R.L. Combs R.L. Combs
64 Shep Langdon Ford Shep Langdon Shep Langdon
7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed Jim Reed
72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet Shorty Johns Shorty Johns
75 John Dodd Sr Ford John Dodd, Sr. John Dodd, Sr.
76 Larry Frank Chevrolet Carolina Plating Larry Frank
77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet Honest Charley Joe Lee Johnson
78 Jimmie Lewallen Ford -- --
86 Erwin Carpenter Ford Neil Castles Neil Castles
87 Buck Baker Chevrolet Lynton Tyson Lynton Tyson
88 Fireball Roberts Chevrolet Lynton Tyson Lynton Tyson
9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet Roy Tyner Roy Tyner
93 Banjo Matthews Ford Power Products Banjo Matthews
98 Marvin Panch Ford Tom Vernon Tom Vernon