The 1959 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Sunday, February 22nd, 1959
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 200 | 38 | 0 | running |
2 | 21 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Ford | 0 | 0 | 200 | 30 | 0 | running |
3 | 17 | 18 | Charley Griffith | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 11 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 7 | 48 | Joe Weatherly | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 199 | 6 | 0 | running |
6 | 39 | 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 41 | 47 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 196 | 57 | 0 | running |
8 | 5 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | 0 | 0 | 195 | 39 | 0 | running |
9 | 42 | 15 | Tim Flock | Ford | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 31 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 59 | 8 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 35 | 38 | Raul Cilloniz | Ford | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 43 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 33 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 25 | 29 | Dick Freeman | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 16 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 4 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Ford | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 10 | 25 | Gene White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 57 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 18 | 2 | Jimmy Thompson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 49 | 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 14 | 92 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Ford | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 53 | 16 | Jim McGuirk | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 12 | 76 | Larry Frank | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 48 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 19 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | engine |
27 | 30 | 55 | Ben Benz | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | running |
28 | 27 | 71 | Dick Joslin | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | piston |
29 | 24 | 14 | Ken Rush | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | engine |
30 | 55 | 80 | Bob Rose | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | running |
31 | 50 | 69 | Harold Smith | Studebaker | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | running |
32 | 44 | 66 | Dick Foley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | running |
33 | 28 | 32 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | engine |
34 | 8 | 21 | Glen Wood | Ford | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
35 | 47 | 83 | Bob Pronger | Ford | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | running |
36 | 26 | 39 | Billy Carden | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | running |
37 | 23 | 81 | Bernie Hentges | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | engine |
38 | 2 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Ford | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | engine |
39 | 22 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Ford | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
40 | 13 | 88 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | timing |
41 | 1 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 75 | 9 | 0 | engine |
42 | 54 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | timing |
43 | 37 | 53 | Ken Johnson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | push rod |
44 | 58 | 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | generator |
45 | 46 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 56 | 21 | 0 | fuel pump |
46 | 40 | 45 | Paul Bass | Ford | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | engine |
47 | 29 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
48 | 9 | 37 | Eduardo Dibos | Ford | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | suspension |
49 | 36 | 50 | Gober Sosebee | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
50 | 20 | 89 | Bob Said | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
51 | 51 | 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | distributor |
52 | 32 | 36 | Pete Kelly | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | engine |
53 | 45 | 24 | Bob Potter | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | timing |
54 | 52 | 86 | Carl Tyler | Ford | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
55 | 34 | 33 | George Green | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | engine |
56 | 3 | 64 | Fritz Wilson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | piston |
57 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | engine |
58 | 38 | 79 | Larry Odo | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | engine |
59 | 56 | 75 | Ken Marriott | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.