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
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | 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