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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Western North Carolina 500

Asheville Weaverville Speedway

August 16th, 1959

Race #32 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 71.633 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 0
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 0 500 1 Running
2 9 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 497 0 Running
3 5 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 493 0 Running
4 6 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 0 489 0 Running
5 1 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 489 0 Running
6 12 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 0 486 0 Running
7 19 6 Cotton Owens Ford 0 0 0 484 0 Running
8 11 88 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 484 0 Running
9 27 12 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 0 480 0 Running
10 3 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 0 470 0 Running
11 37 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 0 466 0 Running
12 31 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 463 0 Fuel
13 29 64 Shep Langdon Ford 0 0 0 457 0 Running
14 13 5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 455 0 Running
15 38 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 0 454 0 Running
16 26 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 0 453 0 Running
17 21 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 0 452 0 Running
18 36 27 Dominic Persicketti Ford 0 0 0 444 0 Running
19 28 192 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 0 425 0 Running
20 30 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 0 420 0 Fuel
21 23 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 0 410 0 Lr axle
22 18 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 0 407 0 Rr axle
23 8 10 Elmo Langley Buick 0 0 0 379 0 Rear end
24 25 22 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 0 342 0 Running
25 41 46 Whitey Norman Chevrolet 0 0 0 339 0 Running
26 22 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 281 0 Crash
27 24 16 Bud Crothers Chevrolet 0 0 0 266 0 Oil pressure
28 2 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 0 254 0 Driveshaft
29 17 40 Dave White Chevrolet 0 0 0 216 0 Lr axle
30 35 13 Earl Balmer Chevrolet 0 0 0 202 0 Engine
31 7 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 0 187 0 Engine
32 20 25 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 0 158 0 Engine
33 34 86 Neil Castles Ford 0 0 0 144 0 Spindle
34 39 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 0 142 0 Engine
35 10 93 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 0 123 0 Shocks
36 16 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 0 83 0 Engine
37 15 92 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 0 75 0 Rf hub
38 33 23 Bill Scott Chevrolet 0 0 0 65 0 Overheating
39 40 18 Freddy Fryar Pontiac 0 0 0 53 0 Pistons
40 14 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 0 44 0 Engine
41 32 31 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 0 44 0 Fan belt