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Results

The 1959 1959-11 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Reading Fairgrounds race.

1959-11

Sunday, April 26th, 1959

Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA

Previous race at Reading Fairgrounds
  • 12 Ford
  • 11 Chevrolet
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 25
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 53.011
  • Cautions: 1 for 12 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
1959-11 at Reading Fairgrounds results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 0 11 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 200 12 0 running
2 0 1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 196 0 0 running
3 0 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 196 0 0 running
4 0 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 192 0 0 running
5 0 90 Buzz Woodward Ford 0 0 191 0 0 running
6 0 42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 189 188 0 axle
7 0 79 Tiny Benson Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 running
8 0 70 Jim Parsley Chevrolet 0 0 177 0 0 running
9 0 50 Ben Benz Chevrolet 0 0 166 0 0 running
10 0 99 Shorty Rollins Ford 0 0 161 0 0 engine
11 0 52 John Seeley Chevrolet 0 0 160 0 0 running
12 0 88 Reds Kagle Chevrolet 0 0 158 0 0 fuel line
13 0 33 Al White Ford 0 0 148 0 0 running
14 0 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 128 0 0 overheating
15 0 53 Ken Johnson Ford 0 0 121 0 0 head gasket
16 0 200 Ray Fanning Chevrolet 0 0 117 0 0 overheating
17 0 100 John Findlay Chevrolet 0 0 116 0 0 hose
18 0 31 Gus Wilson Chevrolet 0 0 100 0 0 front end
19 0 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 97 0 0 push rod
20 0 72A Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 96 0 0 ignition
21 0 73 Johnny Beauchamp Ford 0 0 92 0 0 brakes
22 0 10 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 76 0 0 overheating
23 0 3 Don Angel Ford 0 0 36 0 0 fumes
24 0 7 Jim Reed Ford 0 0 22 0 0 engine
25 0 791 Dave Marburger Ford 0 0 22 0 0 crash

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