Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Virginia 500
Martinsville Speedway
May 3rd, 1959
Race #13 of the 1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Chevrolet (25)
- Ford (11)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Martinsville Speedway
race (Old Dominion 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | Steve Pierce | Steve Pierce | ||
| 11 | Junior Johnson | Ford | Paul Spaulding | Paul Spaulding | ||
| 114 | Fritz Wilson | Ford | Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson | ||
| 17 | Fred Harb | Mercury | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 21 | Glen Wood | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 29 | Dick Freeman | Chevrolet | Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman | ||
| 3 | Bunk Moore | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 32 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 33 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 34 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 36 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Rex White | Rex White | ||
| 40 | Dave White | Chevrolet | Dave White | Dave White | ||
| 41 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Delta Auto Sales | Doc White | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Ken Rush | Chevrolet | Chester Barron | Chester Barron | ||
| 46 | Whitey Norman | Chevrolet | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman | ||
| 48 | Fireball Roberts | Chevrolet | E.C. Wilson | E.C. Wilson | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | ||
| 5 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Tiny Lund | Tiny Lund | ||
| 55 | Ben Benz | Chevrolet | Bernard Friedland | Bernard Friedland | ||
| 59 | Tom Pistone | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | Carl Rupert | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | W.H. Watson | W.H. Watson | ||
| 64 | Shep Langdon | Ford | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 72 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 76 | Johnny Beauchamp | Chevrolet | Carolina Plating | Beau Morgan | ||
| 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Honest Charley | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
| 78 | Jim Paschal | Ford | Sam Rice | Sam Rice | ||
| 79 | Jerry Draper | Chevrolet | Jerry Draper | Jerry Draper | ||
| 81 | Harvey Hege | Ford | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Reds Kagle | Chevrolet | Reds Kagle | Reds Kagle | ||
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 96 | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck | ||
| 97 | Barney Shore | Chevrolet | Barney Shore | Barney Shore | ||
| 99 | Shorty Rollins | Ford | Shorty's | Shorty Rollins |