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NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

Sprint Cup

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.

Nascar Cup Series

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 - 6 Race Results


Race Name - 6
Date - 3/22/1959
Race Track - Lakewood Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 77.888 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 75.172 mph
Lead Changes - 1
Total Race Purse - $3,735
Race Number - 6
 More Races from 1959
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Johnny Beauchamp 73 Roy Burdick 100 59 T-Bird 100 $800
2 1 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 99 59 Chevrol 0 $525
3 15 Tom Pistone 59 Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) 97 59 T-Bird 0 $350
4 6 Speedy Thompson 1 Steve Pierce 96 57 Chevrol 0 $250
5 14 Joe Eubanks 82 Don Every 95 58 Ford 0 $225
6 17 Shorty Rollins 99 Shorty Rollins 94 58 Ford 0 $200
7 21 Billy Carden 39 Davis Brothers 93 57 Mercury 0 $165
8 4 Fireball Roberts 22 Jim Stephens 85 59 Chevrol 0 $150
9 8 Tiny Lund 5 Tiny Lund 83 57 Chevrol 0 $140
10 5 Bob Welborn 49 Bob Welborn 82 59 Chevrol 0 $130
11 16 Jim McGuirk 16 Happy Steigel 81 59 Pontiac 0 $125
12 13 Sam Massey 35 73 57 Ford 0 $110
13 11 Roscoe Thompson 58 68 57 Chevrol 0 $100
14 9 Cotton Owens 6 WH Watson 54 58 Pontiac 0 $85
15 12 JC Hendrix 68 52 57 Plymout 0 $70
16 18 Chester Barron 44 Chester Barron 45 57 Chevrol 0 $60
17 7 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 39 57 Oldsmob 0 $50
18 19 Johnny Allen 8 23 57 Chevrol 0 $50
19 20 Pete Kelly 36 Pete Kelly 10 57 Chevrol 0 $50
20 10 Charley Griffith 18 Red Bank (Charley Griffith) 2 57 Pontiac 0 $50
21 3 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 1 59 Chevrol 0 $50