Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Old Dominion 500
Martinsville Speedway
September 27th, 1959
Race #41 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 47
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (25)
- Ford (16)
- Plymouth (4)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Martinsville Speedway
race (Virginia 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Elmo Langley | Buick | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | ||
| 14 | Bill Taylor | Ford | Manley Britt | Manley Britt | ||
| 15 | LD Austin | Ford | Beau Morgan | Beau Morgan | ||
| 16 | Glen Wood | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 17 | Fred Harb | Ford | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
| 18 | Jerry Smith | Pontiac | Red Bank | Charley Griffith | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Thompson | Chevrolet | Bruce Thompson | Bruce Thompson | ||
| 20 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 22 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | Ogden-Ridgeway | W.J. Ridgeway | ||
| 25 | Gene White | Chevrolet | Gene White | Gene White | ||
| 27 | EJ Trivette | Plymouth | E.J. Trivette | E.J. Trivette | ||
| 31 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 32 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 33 | Bill Scott | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 34 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 36 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin | ||
| 38 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Rex White | Rex White | ||
| 40 | Joe Halton | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 41 | Ken Rush | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Aubrey Boles | Plymouth | Aubrey Boles | Aubrey Boles | ||
| 46 | Whitey Norman | Chevrolet | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | ||
| 5 | Bunk Moore | Chevrolet | Tiny Lund | Tiny Lund | ||
| 55 | Ben Benz | Chevrolet | Bernard Friedland | Bernard Friedland | ||
| 58 | Johnny Beauchamp | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | Carl Rupert | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Ford | Thunder Chicken | W.H. Watson | ||
| 62 | Buck Brigance | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 63 | RL Combs | Ford | R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs | ||
| 64 | Shep Langdon | Ford | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 72 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 75 | John Dodd Sr | Ford | John Dodd, Sr. | John Dodd, Sr. | ||
| 76 | Larry Frank | Chevrolet | Carolina Plating | Larry Frank | ||
| 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Honest Charley | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
| 78 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 86 | Erwin Carpenter | Ford | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Lynton Tyson | Lynton Tyson | ||
| 88 | Fireball Roberts | Chevrolet | Lynton Tyson | Lynton Tyson | ||
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 93 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | Power Products | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 98 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Tom Vernon | Tom Vernon |