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

Official NASCAR Race Results

Lee Petty won the 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

02-22-1959 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway

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 15 42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises 0 200 38 Running 19,050
2 21 73 Johnny Beauchamp T-Bird Roy Burdick 0 200 30 Running 7,650
3 17 18 Charley Griffith Pontiac Red Bank 0 199 0 Running 4,600
4 11 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac W.H. Watson 0 199 0 Running 2,525
5 7 48 Joe Weatherly Chevrolet E.C. Wilson 0 199 6 Running 1,875
6 39 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed 0 196 0 Running 1,075
7 41 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet Bud Moore's Garage/Georgia Chevrolet Dealers 0 196 57 Running 2,625
8 5 59 Tom Pistone T-Bird Rupert Safety Belt 0 195 39 Running 1,825
9 42 15 Tim Flock T-Bird Beau Morgan 0 193 0 Running 800
10 31 1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Steve Pierce 0 193 0 Running 600
11 59 8 Johnny Allen Chevrolet Johnny Allen 0 192 0 Running 400
12 35 38 Raul Cilloniz T-Bird Raul Cilloniz 0 192 0 Running 500
13 43 41 Curtis Turner T-Bird Delta Auto Sales 0 189 0 Running 425
14 33 11 Junior Johnson Ford Paul Spaulding 0 189 0 Running 250
15 25 29 Dick Freeman Chevrolet Dick Freeman 0 188 0 Running 250
16 16 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet Honest Charley 0 187 0 Running 975
17 4 98 Marvin Panch Ford McGee & Taylors Inc. 0 185 0 Running 775
18 10 25 Gene White Chevrolet Gene White 0 185 0 Running 600
19 57 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet Roy Tyner 0 184 0 Running 200
20 18 2 Jimmy Thompson Chevrolet Bruce Thompson 0 182 0 Running 500
21 49 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet Herman Beam 0 182 0 Running 165
22 14 92 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford Joe Jones 0 181 0 Running 250
23 53 16 Jim McGuirk Pontiac Happy Steigel 0 181 0 Running 150
24 12 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet Carolina Plating 0 178 0 Running 250
25 48 10 Elmo Langley Ford Ratus Walters 0 175 0 Running 175
26 19 4 Rex White Chevrolet Idewild Homes 0 174 0 Engine 100
27 30 55 Ben Benz Chevrolet Bernard Friedland 0 169 0 Running 200
28 27 71 Dick Joslin Dodge Dick Joslin 0 167 0 Piston 100
29 24 14 Ken Rush Mercury Manley Britt 0 163 0 Engine 200
30 55 80 Bob Rose Chevrolet Sam Arena 0 162 0 Running 100
31 50 69 Harold Smith Studebaker Bob Korn 0 159 0 Running 110
32 44 66 Dick Foley Chevrolet Dick Foley 0 157 0 Running 150
33 28 32 Brownie King Chevrolet Jess Potter 0 152 0 Engine 150
34 8 21 Glen Wood Ford Wood Brothers 0 149 0 Clutch 100
35 47 83 Bob Pronger Ford Bob Pronger 0 143 0 Running 125
36 26 39 Billy Carden Mercury Davis Brothers 0 140 0 Running 100
37 23 81 Bernie Hentges DeSoto Bernie Hentges 0 138 0 Engine 100
38 2 99 Shorty Rollins Ford Shorty's 0 115 0 Engine 100
39 22 82 Joe Eubanks Ford Don Every 0 95 0 Transmission 100
40 13 88 Tiny Lund Chevrolet Buck Baker 0 92 0 Timing 100
41 1 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet W.J. Ridgeway 0 75 9 Engine 325
42 54 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet Buck Baker 0 75 0 Timing 100
43 37 53 Ken Johnson Ford Ken Johnson 0 67 0 Push rod 100
44 58 74 L.D. Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin 0 65 0 Generator 100
45 46 3 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Pontiac America's No. 1 Road Car 0 56 21 Fuel pump 650
46 40 45 Paul Bass Edsel Paul Bass 0 52 0 Engine 100
47 29 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet Shorty Johns 0 46 0 Overheating 100
48 9 37 Eduardo Dibos T-Bird Peru 0 44 0 Suspension 100
49 36 50 Gober Sosebee Chevrolet Cherokee Garage 0 44 0 Transmission 100
50 20 89 Bob Said Chevrolet Buck Baker 0 42 0 Transmission 100
51 51 95 Bob Duell Ford Julian Buesink 0 38 0 Distributor 100
52 32 36 Pete Kelly Chevrolet Pete Kelly 0 34 0 Engine 100
53 45 24 Bob Potter Chevrolet Bob Potter 0 33 0 Timing 150
54 52 86 Carl Tyler Ford Carl Tyler 0 29 0 Overheating 100
55 34 33 George Green Chevrolet City Motors 0 21 0 Engine 100
56 3 64 Fritz Wilson T-Bird Museum of Speed 0 15 0 Piston 100
57 6 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises 0 8 0 Engine 100
58 38 79 Larry Odo Ford Larry Odo 0 3 0 Engine 100
59 56 75 Ken Marriott Ford Ken Marriott 0 1 0 Engine 100

Race Recap

  • Date: 02-22-1959
  • Track: Daytona International Speedway
  • Race: Daytona 500
  • Race #: 3
  • Cars: 59
  • Winner: Lee Petty
  • Start Position: 15th
  • Car Make: 1959 Oldsmobile
  • Avg Speed: 135.521 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $53,050
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 33
  • Pole: 140.121 mph

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