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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 250

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1959

Race #26 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 100
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 140.581 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 7
#22 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: Joey Logano drives the #22 NASCAR Next Gen car in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 3 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 100 84 Running
2 12 12 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 0 100 8 Running
3 11 22 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 99 0 Running
4 5 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 99 1 Running
5 3 37 Eduardo Dibos Ford 0 0 0 98 0 Running
6 2 73 Bob Burdick Ford 0 0 0 97 0 Running
7 13 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 0 96 7 Running
8 21 6 Cotton Owens Ford 0 0 0 95 0 Running
9 14 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 0 95 0 Running
10 7 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 0 95 0 Running
11 17 41 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 0 94 0 Running
12 6 44 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 0 92 0 Running
13 18 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 0 92 0 Running
14 16 92 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 0 92 0 Running
15 29 13 Tommy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 0 90 0 Running
16 34 83 Shorty Rollins Ford 0 0 0 90 0 Running
17 22 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 0 89 0 Dq
18 37 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 0 89 0 Running
19 20 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 0 88 0 Running
20 24 14 Ken Rush Ford 0 0 0 88 0 Running
21 31 71 Dick Joslin Dodge 0 0 0 87 0 Oil leak
22 10 99 Wilbur Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 0 87 0 Running
23 23 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 86 0 Running
24 33 86 Larry Flynn Ford 0 0 0 85 0 Running
25 32 89 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 0 84 0 Running
26 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 78 0 Fuel pump
27 27 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 0 77 0 Running
28 26 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 0 73 0 Fan
29 15 16 Charlie Cregar Pontiac 0 0 0 70 0 Engine
30 9 60 John Paschall Ford 0 0 0 67 0 Running
31 35 66 Dick Foley Chevrolet 0 0 0 60 0 Timing
32 36 97 Jim Austin Ford 0 0 0 33 0 Water pump
33 19 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 27 0 Fuel pump
34 30 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 16 0 Engine
35 25 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 12 0 Bent rod
36 8 10 Elmo Langley Buick 0 0 0 11 0 Engine
37 28 82 Joe Eubanks Pontiac 0 0 0 2 0 Bearing