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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1959-11

Reading Fairgrounds

April 26th, 1959

Race #11 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 25
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (11)
    • Ford (12)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Pontiac (1)
  • Last Reading Fairgrounds race (1958-24)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Steve Pierce Steve Pierce
10 Elmo Langley Ford Ratus Walters Ratus Walters
100 John Findlay Chevrolet Jim Findley Jim Findley
11 Junior Johnson Ford Paul Spaulding Paul Spaulding
200 Ray Fanning Chevrolet -- --
3 Don Angel Ford Don Angel Don Angel
31 Gus Wilson Chevrolet Gus Wilson Gus Wilson
33 Al White Ford Al White Al White
36 Tommy Irwin Ford Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin
4 Rex White Chevrolet Rex White Rex White
42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
50 Ben Benz Chevrolet Bernard Friedland Bernard Friedland
52 John Seeley Chevrolet -- --
53 Ken Johnson Ford Ken Johnson Ken Johnson
59 Tom Pistone Ford Rupert Safety Belt Carl Rupert
6 Cotton Owens Pontiac W.H. Watson W.H. Watson
7 Jim Reed Ford Jim Reed Jim Reed
70 Jim Parsley Chevrolet Jim Parsley Jim Parsley
72A Bobby Johns Chevrolet Shorty Johns Shorty Johns
73 Johnny Beauchamp Ford Roy Burdick Roy Burdick
79 Tiny Benson Chevrolet Tiny Benson Tiny Benson
791 Dave Marburger Ford -- --
88 Reds Kagle Chevrolet Hoss Kagle Hoss Kagle
90 Buzz Woodward Ford Buzz Woodward Buzz Woodward
99 Shorty Rollins Ford Shorty's Shorty Rollins