1959 - NASCAR Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1959 - 20 Race Results

Race Name - 20
Date - 6/14/1959
Race Track - Lakewood Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 150 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 58.499 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $10,750
Race Number - 20

More Races from 1959

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	37	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	150	59 Plymout	1	$2,200
2	27	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	150	57 Oldsmob		$1,400
3	5	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	150	59 Chevrol		$1,025
4	30	Curtis Turner	22	OgdenRidgeway (WJ Ridgeway)	150	59 Chevrol		$950
5	25	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert)	148	59 T-Bird		$625
6	13	Fireball Roberts	88	Buck Baker	148	59 Chevrol		$525
7	7	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	146	59 Chevrol		$450
8	22	Wilbur Rakestraw	99	Joe Jones	145	57 Mercury		$475
9	39	Tommy Irwin	36	Tommy Irwin	142	59 T-Bird		$300
10	34	George Alsobrook	92	Joe Jones	142	57 Ford		$325
11	26	Tiny Lund	5	Tiny Lund	142	57 Chevrol		$275
12	10	Roy Tyner	79	Jerry Draper	141	57 Chevrol		$250
13	1	JC Hendrix	68		134	57 Plymout		$150
14	32	Johnny Beauchamp	21	Wood Brothers	132	58 Ford		$190
15	33	Joe Weatherly	41	Delta Auto Sales (Doc White)	132	59 T-Bird		$225
16	12	Billy Carden	27		131	57 Chevrol		$110
17	38	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	126	57 Chevrol		$100
18	2	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating (Larry Frank)	119	57 Chevrol		$100
19	16	Joe Lee Johnson	77	Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson)	119	57 Chevrol		$100
20	36	Tommy Thompson	13	Tommy Thompson	117	59 Chevrol		$100
21	3	Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	115	57 Ford		$75
22	14	GC Spencer	34	GC Spencer	111	57 Chevrol		$75
23	28	Brownie King	32	Jess Potter	108	58 Chevrol		$75
24	17	Richard Riley	2	Bruce Thompson	101	57 Chevrol		$75
25	19	Cotton Owens	6	WH Watson	91	58 Pontiac		$75
26	9	Speedy Thompson	1	Steve Pierce	91	57 Chevrol		$50
27	35	LD Austin	74	LD Austin	85	57 Chevrol		$50
28	21	Harlan Richardson	122	Harlan Richardson	81	57 Ford		$50
29	6	Gene White	25	Gene White	73	57 Chevrol		$50
30	23	Mike Price	71		72	57 Chevrol		$50
31	18	Ned Jarrett	38	Ned Jarrett	64	57 Chevrol		$50
32	29	Johnny Allen	9	Roy Tyner	57	57 Chevrol		$50
33	40	Fritz Wilson	99	Shorty Rollins	49	58 Ford		$50
34	31	Benny Rakestraw	20	Spook Crawford	35	57 Mercury		$50
35	8	Chester Barron	44	Chester Barron	34	59 Chevrol		$50
36	15	Bunk Moore	83	AJ Blackwelder	24	58 Ford		$
37	24	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	15	59 Chevrol		$
38	20	Ken Rush	4	Julian Petty	13	57 Chevrol		$
39	11	Charley Griffith	18	Red Bank (Charley Griffith)	6	57 Pontiac		$
40	4	Bob Burdick	73	Roy Burdick	3	59 T-Bird		$