CUP Series Columbia Speedway

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Results

The 1959 1959-21 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Columbia Speedway race.

1959-21

Thursday, June 18th, 1959

Columbia Speedway, Columbia, SC

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  • 2 Mercury
  • 6 Ford
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 1 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 20
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 58.726
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
1959-21 at Columbia Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 200 7 0 running
2 10 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 200 63 0 running
3 4 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 200 87 0 running
4 11 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 196 0 0 running
5 2 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 196 43 0 running
6 1 73 Bob Burdick Ford 0 0 194 0 0 running
7 12 89 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 193 0 0 running
8 18 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 188 0 0 running
9 19 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 188 0 0 running
10 16 28 Harvey Hege Mercury 0 0 169 0 0 running
11 20 64 Shep Langdon Ford 0 0 167 0 0 running
12 5 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 165 0 0 transmission
13 9 4 Ken Rush Chevrolet 0 0 146 0 0 rf hub
14 17 0 Curtis Crider Chevrolet 0 0 119 0 0 engine
15 7 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 108 0 0 overheating
16 8 11 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 43 0 0 crash
17 15 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 42 0 0 crash
18 6 1 Richard Riley Chevrolet 0 0 42 0 0 crash
19 13 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 crash
20 14 30 Doug Cox Ford 0 0 1 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.