NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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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 - Lee Kirby 300 Race Results
| Race Name - Lee Kirby 300Date - 10/25/1959Race Track - Concord Speedway (1)Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 150 milesPole Speed - mphNumber of Cautions - 2Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 54.005 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $6,540Race Number - 44 | More Races from 1959 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 18 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 300 | 59 Chevrol | 111 | $1,500 |
| 2 | 9 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 299 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $1,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Buck Baker | 87 | Lynton Tyson | 293 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $700 |
| 4 | 8 | Buddy Baker | 88 | Lynton Tyson | 291 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $500 |
| 5 | 23 | Glen Wood | 98 | Tom Vernon | 288 | 59 Ford | 0 | $400 |
| 6 | 14 | Shep Langdon | 64 | Shep Langdon | 284 | 58 Ford | 0 | $300 |
| 7 | 11 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 283 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $275 |
| 8 | 7 | Speedy Thompson | 2 | Bruce Thompson | 282 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $225 |
| 9 | 12 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) | 279 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $200 |
| 10 | 31 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 279 | 58 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
| 11 | 15 | Tiny Lund | 20 | Spook Crawford | 268 | 58 Ford | 0 | $125 |
| 12 | 24 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 266 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $125 |
| 13 | 34 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 260 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $125 |
| 14 | 5 | Rex White | 15 | Beau Morgan | 258 | 57 Ford | 0 | $125 |
| 15 | 30 | Larry Frank | 76 | Carolina Plating (Larry Frank) | 255 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
| 16 | 19 | Bobby Keck | 96 | Bobby Keck | 248 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $90 |
| 17 | 28 | Junior Johnson | 11 | Paul Spaulding | 244 | 59 Dodge | 0 | $75 |
| 18 | 17 | RL Combs | 63 | RL Combs | 237 | 57 Ford | 0 | $75 |
| 19 | 25 | Bill Taylor | 94 | 235 | 57 Ford | 0 | $75 | |
| 20 | 21 | Brownie King | 31 | Jess Potter | 234 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
| 21 | 32 | Bill Scott | 33 | 220 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $75 | |
| 22 | 16 | Ken Rush | 4 | Julian Petty | 177 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
| 23 | 33 | Joe Lee Johnson | 77 | Honest Charley (Joe Lee Johnson) | 173 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
| 24 | 22 | Curtis Turner | 75 | Frank Hayworth | 159 | 59 Ford | 0 | $75 |
| 25 | 29 | Richard Riley | 32 | Jess Potter | 149 | 58 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
| 26 | 20 | Tommy Irwin | 36 | Tommy Irwin | 121 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $ |
| 27 | 10 | Buck Brigance | 62 | 117 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $ | |
| 28 | 2 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Thunder Chicken (WH Watson) | 111 | 59 T-Bird | 89 | $ |
| 29 | 6 | EJ Trivette | 27 | EJ Trivette | 103 | 57 Plymout | 0 | $ |
| 30 | 13 | GC Spencer | 34 | GC Spencer | 102 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
| 31 | 1 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 82 | 57 Ford | 0 | $ |
| 32 | 4 | Bill Morton | 56 | Bill Morton | 82 | 58 Ford | 0 | $ |
| 33 | 26 | Bunk Moore | 5 | Tiny Lund | 71 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
| 34 | 27 | Ned Jarrett | 38 | Ned Jarrett | 69 | 57 Ford | 0 | $ |
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