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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500 Qualifier

Daytona International Speedway

February 20th, 1959

Race #2 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 40
  • Miles: 100.0
  • Average Speed: 143.198 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 10
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 7 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 0 40 33 Running
2 15 64 Fritz Wilson Ford 0 0 0 40 4 Running
3 6 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 0 40 0 Running
4 3 48 Joe Weatherly Chevrolet 0 0 0 40 1 Running
5 18 37 Eduardo Dibos Ford 0 0 0 39 0 Running
6 23 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 0 39 0 Running
7 17 88 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 39 0 Running
8 14 42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 0 39 0 Running
9 9 18 Charley Griffith Pontiac 0 0 0 38 0 Running
10 24 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 38 0 Running
11 8 73 Johnny Beauchamp Ford 0 0 0 38 0 Running
12 28 81 Bernie Hentges Chrysler 0 0 0 38 0 Running
13 27 29 Dick Freeman Chevrolet 0 0 0 38 0 Running
14 38 71 Dick Joslin Dodge 0 0 0 38 0 Running
15 5 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 0 38 0 Running
16 12 1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 0 38 0 Running
17 21 11 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 0 37 0 Running
18 30 38 Raul Cilloniz Ford 0 0 0 37 0 Running
19 20 53 Ken Johnson Ford 0 0 0 37 0 Running
20 26 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 0 35 0 Running
21 22 69 Harold Smith Studebaker 0 0 0 35 0 Running
22 33 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 0 35 0 Running
23 13 86 Carl Tyler Ford 0 0 0 34 0 Running
24 2 15 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 0 30 0 Push rod
25 29 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 0 29 0 Coil
26 10 58 Roscoe Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 0 28 0 Engine
27 4 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 20 0 Crash
28 16 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 20 0 Crash
29 37 41 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 0 17 2 Transmission
30 11 10 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 17 0 Overheating
31 19 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 0 17 0 Overheating
32 32 16 Jim McGuirk Pontiac 0 0 0 15 0 Distributor
33 1 3 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 14 0 Distributor
34 25 24 Bob Potter Chevrolet 0 0 0 13 0 Tires
35 36 83 Bob Pronger Ford 0 0 0 13 0 Gasket
36 31 80 Bob Rose Chevrolet 0 0 0 11 0 Steering
37 34 66 Dick Foley Chevrolet 0 0 0 9 0 Engine
38 35 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 0 1 0 Steering