Race Results : Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville

Nashville 300

Sunday, August 9th, 1959

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville , Nashville, TN

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  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 63.343
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Nashville 300 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 300 1 0 running
2 4 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 297 0 0 running
3 12 10 Elmo Langley Buick 0 0 297 0 0 running
4 3 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 297 0 0 running
5 10 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 295 0 0 running
6 16 9 Cotton Owens Chevrolet 0 0 290 0 0 running
7 22 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 289 0 0 running
8 14 25 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 286 0 0 running
9 11 12 Bob Reuther Ford 0 0 284 0 0 running
10 5 16 Bud Crothers Chevrolet 0 0 283 0 0 running
11 7 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 281 0 0 running
12 20 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 278 0 0 axle
13 26 192 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 277 0 0 running
14 30 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 273 0 0 running
15 17 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 262 0 0 running
16 25 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 251 0 0 running
17 19 92 Gerald Duke Ford 0 0 249 0 0 running
18 6 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 234 0 0 axle
19 13 22 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 224 0 0 running
20 9 189 Herb Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 221 0 0 ball joint
21 29 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 213 0 0 running
22 21 97 Jim Austin Ford 0 0 211 0 0 rear end
23 15 110 Jimmy Mairs Ford 0 0 202 0 0 engine
24 1 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 176 0 0 rear end
25 24 31 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 84 0 0 fan belt
26 23 13 Andy Hampton Chevrolet 0 0 76 0 0 bearing
27 27 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 51 0 0 engine
28 18 44 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 30 0 0 overheating
29 8 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 12 0 0 engine
30 28 89 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 10 0 0 engine

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