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Results

The 1959 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 7th, 1959

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 24 Ford
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 3 Pontiac
  • 1 Dodge
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 111.836
  • Cautions: 2 for 12 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 14 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 364 152 0 running
2 5 73 Bob Burdick Ford 0 0 362 25 0 running
3 22 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 362 57 0 running
4 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 361 7 0 running
5 16 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 358 0 0 running
6 32 88 Jim Paschal Chevrolet 0 0 356 0 0 running
7 1 3 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 354 42 0 running
8 20 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 350 0 0 running
9 15 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 347 0 0 running
10 18 41 Jimmy Thompson Ford 0 0 346 0 0 running
11 28 64 Shep Langdon Ford 0 0 345 0 0 running
12 25 27 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 343 0 0 running
13 12 2 Joe Caspolich Oldsmobile 0 0 342 0 0 running
14 3 22 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 333 2 0 spring
15 29 16 Charlie Cregar Pontiac 0 0 331 0 0 running
16 34 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 328 0 0 running
17 4 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 326 0 0 driveshaft
18 39 66 LD Austin Ford 0 0 326 0 0 running
19 19 6 Cotton Owens Ford 0 0 320 24 0 running
20 9 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 319 0 0 running
21 32 56 Bud Crothers Chevrolet 0 0 318 0 0 running
22 47 35 Al White Ford 0 0 286 0 0 running
23 31 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 272 0 0 battery
24 30 13 Earl Balmer Chevrolet 0 0 234 0 0 piston
25 27 26 Dick Blackwell Ford 0 0 225 0 0 crash
26 24 20 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 221 0 0 clutch
27 33 30 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 219 0 0 tires
28 10 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 218 0 0 axle
29 21 98 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 194 0 0 camshaft
30 50 55 Johnny Patterson Chevrolet 0 0 180 0 0 axle
31 7 93 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 178 55 0 crash
32 46 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 175 0 0 engine
33 35 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 166 0 0 timing
34 38 5 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 151 0 0 pistons
35 11 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 130 0 0 crash
36 17 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 119 0 0 engine
37 41 91 Neil Castles Ford 0 0 92 0 0 running
38 13 92 Possum Jones Ford 0 0 74 0 0 brakes
39 43 83 Lennie Page Ford 0 0 71 0 0 engine
40 40 95 Buddy Baker Ford 0 0 64 0 0 engine
41 42 23 Bob Perry Plymouth 0 0 63 0 0 engine
42 49 44 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 58 0 0 transmission
43 8 12 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 54 0 0 oil pressure
44 36 71 Dick Joslin Dodge 0 0 46 0 0 head gasket
45 2 10 Elmo Langley Buick 0 0 41 0 0 engine
46 26 61 Joe Eubanks Pontiac 0 0 26 0 0 pistons
47 48 15 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 19 0 0 head gasket
48 45 82 Elmo Henderson Ford 0 0 16 0 0 engine
49 44 86 Larry Flynn Ford 0 0 11 0 0 rear end
50 37 14 Carl Burris Ford 0 0 2 0 0 engine

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