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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.

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1959 - Wilkes 160 Race Results


Race Name - Wilkes 160
Date - 10/18/1959
Race Track - North Wilkesboro Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.625 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 86.806 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 74.829 mph
Lead Changes - 1
Total Race Purse - $3,985
Race Number - 43
 More Races from 1959
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 160 59 Plymout 160 $900
2 6 Rex White 4 Rex White 160 59 Chevrol 0 $525
3 5 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 160 59 Plymout 0 $375
4 8 Tom Pistone 49 Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) 159 59 T-Bird 0 $275
5 18 Junior Johnson 11 Paul Spaulding 159 59 Dodge 0 $250
6 3 Larry Frank 76 Carolina Plating (Larry Frank) 159 57 Chevrol 0 $215
7 1 Glen Wood 16 Wood Brothers 158 58 Ford 0 $175
8 11 Buck Baker 87 Lynton Tyson 154 59 Chevrol 0 $150
9 15 Shep Langdon 64 Shep Langdon 154 58 Ford 0 $140
10 16 Brownie King 31 Jess Potter 154 57 Chevrol 0 $130
11 7 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 154 59 Chevrol 0 $125
12 20 Bill Taylor 94 153 57 Ford 0 $110
13 19 Bill Morton 56 Bill Morton 152 58 Ford 0 $100
14 21 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 147 57 Chevrol 0 $85
15 13 Speedy Thompson 15 Beau Morgan 147 57 Ford 0 $70
16 25 GC Spencer 34 GC Spencer 147 59 Chevrol 0 $60
17 17 Dick Blackwell 26 144 57 Ford 0 $50
18 23 EJ Trivette 27 EJ Trivette 136 57 Plymout 0 $50
19 26 Bobby Keck 96 Bobby Keck 136 57 Chevrol 0 $50
20 22 Layman Utsman 32 Jess Potter 111 58 Chevrol 0 $50
21 24 Bill Scott 33 97 57 Chevrol 0 $50
22 9 Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner 80 57 Chevrol 0 $50
23 4 Tommy Irwin 36 Tommy Irwin 77 59 T-Bird 0 $
24 12 Barney Shore 46 Barney Shore 62 57 Chevrol 0 $
25 10 Ned Jarrett 38 Ned Jarrett 55 57 Ford 0 $
26 14 Jimmie Lewallen 78 9 57 Ford 0 $