The 1959 Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.
Sunday, May 3rd, 1959
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 24 | 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 500 | 337 | 0 | running |
2 | 20 | 76 | Johnny Beauchamp | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 495 | 0 | 0 | running |
3 | 32 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 495 | 78 | 0 | running |
4 | 10 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | 0 | 0 | 491 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 18 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 491 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 34 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 31 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | 0 | 0 | 489 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 17 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Ford | 0 | 0 | 486 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 3 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 484 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 19 | 21 | Glen Wood | Ford | 0 | 0 | 482 | 13 | 0 | running |
12 | 11 | 40 | Dave White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 16 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 478 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 29 | 29 | Dick Freeman | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 469 | 0 | 0 | vapor lock |
15 | 9 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 468 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 4 | 44 | Ken Rush | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 468 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 12 | 34 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 467 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 6 | 32 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 466 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 14 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 464 | 0 | 0 | bearing |
20 | 7 | 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 462 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 33 | 17 | Fred Harb | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 461 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 35 | 3 | Bunk Moore | Ford | 0 | 0 | 460 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 5 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Ford | 0 | 0 | 453 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 8 | 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 453 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 28 | 48 | Fireball Roberts | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 385 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
26 | 40 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Ford | 0 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 0 | engine |
27 | 21 | 81 | Harvey Hege | Ford | 0 | 0 | 339 | 0 | 0 | crash |
28 | 22 | 114 | Fritz Wilson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump |
29 | 1 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 297 | 72 | 0 | rear end |
30 | 2 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 297 | 0 | 0 | head gasket |
31 | 37 | 79 | Jerry Draper | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 0 | engine |
32 | 15 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | 0 | 0 | 275 | 0 | 0 | engine |
33 | 30 | 88 | Reds Kagle | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 0 | engine |
34 | 27 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 208 | 0 | 0 | engine |
35 | 13 | 33 | George Green | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | engine |
36 | 26 | 97 | Barney Shore | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure |
37 | 36 | 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | vapor lock |
38 | 38 | 55 | Ben Benz | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | brakes |
39 | 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
40 | 29 | 46 | Whitey Norman | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | rr axle |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.