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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

Jim Reed won the 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-07-1959 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway

Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.

Fin     St     #     Driver Make Sponsor Pts     Laps     Led     Status Money    
1 14 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed 0 364 152 Running 17,250
2 5 73 Bob Burdick T-Bird Roy Burdick 0 362 25 Running 7,760
3 22 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet Shorty Johns 0 362 57 Running 4,760
4 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 361 7 Running 2,830
5 16 36 Tommy Irwin T-Bird Tommy Irwin 0 358 0 Running 2,010
6 32 88 Jim Paschal Chevrolet Lynton Tyson 0 356 0 Running 1,460
7 1 3 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Jim Stephens 0 354 42 Running 2,330
8 20 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet Carolina Plating 0 350 0 Running 1,025
9 15 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet Lynton Tyson 0 347 0 Running 875
10 18 41 Jimmy Thompson T-Bird Delta Auto Sales 0 346 0 Running 805
11 28 64 Shep Langdon Ford Shep Langdon 0 345 0 Running 600
12 25 27 Bill Champion Ford -- 0 343 0 Running 500
13 12 2 Joe Caspolich Oldsmobile City of Florence 0 342 0 Running 470
14 3 22 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Ogden-Ridgeway 0 333 2 Spring 565
15 29 16 Charlie Cregar Pontiac Happy Steigel 0 331 0 Running 300
16 34 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet Herman Beam 0 328 0 Running 250
17 4 4 Rex White Chevrolet Rex White 0 326 0 Driveshaft 310
18 39 66 L.D. Austin Ford L.D. Austin 0 326 0 Running 225
19 19 6 Cotton Owens T-Bird Thunder Chicken 0 320 24 Running 600
20 9 42 Lee Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 319 0 Running 300
21 32 56 Bud Crothers Chevrolet -- 0 318 0 Running 150
22 47 35 Al White Ford Salad Bowl Restaurant 0 286 0 Running 150
23 31 34 G.C. Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer 0 272 0 Battery 150
24 30 13 Earl Balmer Chevrolet Tommy Thompson 0 234 0 Piston 150
25 27 26 Dick Blackwell Ford Tommy Irwin 0 225 0 Crash 150
26 24 20 Tiny Lund Ford Spook Crawford 0 221 0 Clutch 150
27 33 30 Cale Yarborough Ford Bob Weatherly 0 219 0 Tires 150
28 10 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet Jack Smith 0 218 0 Axle 150
29 21 98 Marvin Panch Ford Tom Vernon 0 194 0 Camshaft 150
30 50 55 Johnny Patterson Chevrolet Bernard Friedland 0 180 0 Axle 150
31 7 93 Banjo Matthews T-Bird T-Bird Power Products 0 178 55 Crash 1,915
32 46 32 George Green Chevrolet Jess Potter 0 175 0 Engine 150
33 35 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet Roy Tyner 0 166 0 Timing 150
34 38 5 Bob Duell Ford Julian Buesink 0 151 0 Pistons 150
35 11 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet Bob Welborn 0 130 0 Crash 200
36 17 59 Tom Pistone T-Bird Rupert Safety Belt 0 119 0 Engine 325
37 41 91 Neil Castles Ford -- 0 92 0 Running 150
38 13 92 Possum Jones T-Bird Gerald Duke 0 74 0 Brakes 295
39 43 83 Lennie Page Ford Lennie Page 0 71 0 Engine 150
40 40 95 Buddy Baker Ford Julian Buesink 0 64 0 Engine 150
41 42 23 Bob Perry Plymouth Bob Perry 0 63 0 Engine 150
42 49 44 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet Chester Barron 0 58 0 Transmission 150
43 8 12 Joe Weatherly T-Bird Coca-Cola 0 54 0 Oil pressure 210
44 36 71 Dick Joslin Dodge Dick Joslin 0 46 0 Head gasket 150
45 2 10 Elmo Langley Buick Ratus Walters 0 41 0 Engine 180
46 26 61 Joe Eubanks Pontiac W.H. Watson 0 26 0 Pistons 190
47 48 15 Marvin Porter Ford Marvin Porter 0 19 0 Head gasket 150
48 45 82 Elmo Henderson Ford Don Every 0 16 0 Engine 150
49 44 86 Larry Flynn Ford Larry Flynn 0 11 0 Rear end 150
50 37 14 Carl Burris Ford -- 0 2 0 Engine 150

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-07-1959
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 36
  • Cars: 50
  • Winner: Jim Reed
  • Start Position: 14th
  • Car Make: 1957 Chevrolet
  • Avg Speed: 111.836 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $51,990
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 12
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Pole: 123.734 mph

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