Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Gwyn Staley 160
North Wilkesboro Speedway
April 5th, 1959
Race #10 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Drivers Entered: 23
- Makes
- Chevrolet (11)
- Ford (7)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (1)
- Pontiac (2)
- Last North Wilkesboro Speedway
race (Wilkes 160)
- 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 | ||
| 17 | Fred Harb | Mercury | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Thompson | Chevrolet | Bruce Thompson | Bruce Thompson | ||
| 21 | Glen Wood | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 27 | Jimmy Pardue | Plymouth | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 3 | Don Angel | Ford | Don Angel | Don Angel | ||
| 33 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 40 | Paul Walton | Chevrolet | Paul Walton | Paul Walton | ||
| 43 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 45 | Bobby Waddell | Pontiac | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 5 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Tiny Lund | Tiny Lund | ||
| 59 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | Carl Rupert | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | W.H. Watson | W.H. Watson | ||
| 64 | Shep Langdon | Ford | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 8 | Whitey Norman | Chevrolet | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman | ||
| 81 | Harvey Hege | Ford | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege | ||
| 88 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 99 | Shorty Rollins | Ford | Shorty's | Shorty Rollins |