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 - 9 Race Results
| Race Name - 9Date - 4/4/1959Race Track - Columbia SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 60.73 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 57.343 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,835Race Number - 9 | More Races from 1959 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 1 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 200 | 59 Chevrol | 1 | $900 |
| 2 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Paul Spaulding | 200 | 57 Ford | $525 | |
| 3 | 5 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 191 | 57 Oldsmob | $350 | |
| 4 | 6 | Tiny Lund | 5 | Tiny Lund | 190 | 57 Chevrol | $250 | |
| 5 | 11 | Cotton Owens | 6 | WH Watson | 186 | 58 Pontiac | $225 | |
| 6 | 15 | George Green | 33 | Jess Potter | 181 | 57 Chevrol | $200 | |
| 7 | 16 | Harvey Hege | 81 | Harvey Hege | 180 | 57 Ford | $165 | |
| 8 | 14 | Shep Langdon | 64 | Shep Langdon | 177 | 58 Ford | $150 | |
| 9 | 13 | JC Hendrix | 68 | 175 | 57 Plymout | $140 | ||
| 10 | 19 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 174 | 57 Chevrol | $130 | |
| 11 | 17 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 147 | 57 Chevrol | $125 | |
| 12 | 9 | Gene White | 25 | Gene White | 98 | 57 Chevrol | $110 | |
| 13 | 4 | Speedy Thompson | 2 | Bruce Thompson | 94 | 57 Chevrol | $100 | |
| 14 | 18 | Buddy Baker | 89 | Buck Baker | 53 | 58 Chevrol | $85 | |
| 15 | 3 | Curtis Turner | 59 | Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert) | 46 | 59 T-Bird | $70 | |
| 16 | 10 | Bunk Moore | 0 | Richard Riley | 41 | 57 Chevrol | $60 | |
| 17 | 12 | Max Berrier | 15 | Max Berrier | 41 | 58 Plymout | $50 | |
| 18 | 2 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 18 | 59 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 19 | 7 | Buck Baker | 88 | Buck Baker | 13 | 59 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 20 | 20 | Jimmy Pardue | 27 | Jimmy Pardue | 2 | 58 Plymout | $50 | |
| 21 | 21 | Shorty Rollins | 99 | Shortys (Shorty Rollins) | 0 | 58 Ford | $50 |
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