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Race Results : Asheville Weaverville Speedway

Western North Carolina 500

Asheville Weaverville Speedway , Weaverville, NC

Sunday, August 16th, 1959 Race 32 of 44 1959 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.633
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Western North Carolina 500 at Asheville Weaverville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 500 1 0 running
2 9 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 497 0 0 running
3 5 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 493 0 0 running
4 6 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 489 0 0 running
5 1 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 489 0 0 running
6 12 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 486 0 0 running
7 19 6 Cotton Owens Ford 0 0 484 0 0 running
8 11 88 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 484 0 0 running
9 27 12 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 480 0 0 running
10 3 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 470 0 0 running
11 37 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 466 0 0 running
12 31 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 463 0 0 fuel
13 29 64 Shep Langdon Ford 0 0 457 0 0 running
14 13 5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 455 0 0 running
15 38 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 454 0 0 running
16 26 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 453 0 0 running
17 21 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 452 0 0 running
18 36 27 Dominic Persicketti Ford 0 0 444 0 0 running
19 28 192 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 425 0 0 running
20 30 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 420 0 0 fuel
21 23 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 410 0 0 lr axle
22 18 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 407 0 0 rr axle
23 8 10 Elmo Langley Buick 0 0 379 0 0 rear end
24 25 22 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 342 0 0 running
25 41 46 Whitey Norman Chevrolet 0 0 339 0 0 running
26 22 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 281 0 0 crash
27 24 16 Bud Crothers Chevrolet 0 0 266 0 0 oil pressure
28 2 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 254 0 0 driveshaft
29 17 40 Dave White Chevrolet 0 0 216 0 0 lr axle
30 35 13 Earl Balmer Chevrolet 0 0 202 0 0 engine
31 7 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 187 0 0 engine
32 20 25 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 158 0 0 engine
33 34 86 Neil Castles Ford 0 0 144 0 0 spindle
34 39 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 142 0 0 engine
35 10 93 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 123 0 0 shocks
36 16 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 83 0 0 engine
37 15 92 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 75 0 0 rf hub
38 33 23 Bill Scott Chevrolet 0 0 65 0 0 overheating
39 40 18 Freddy Fryar Pontiac 0 0 53 0 0 pistons
40 14 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 44 0 0 engine
41 32 31 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 44 0 0 fan belt

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