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Official NASCAR Race Results

Fireball Roberts won the 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

07-04-1959 | Firecracker 250 | 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 1 3 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Jim Stephens 0 100 84 Running 7,050
2 12 12 Joe Weatherly T-Bird Bob Bennett Motors 0 100 8 Running 4,625
3 11 22 Johnny Allen Chevrolet Smith Radiator 0 99 0 Running 1,925
4 5 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet Jack Smith 0 99 1 Running 1,175
5 3 37 Eduardo Dibos T-Bird Peru 0 98 0 Running 725
6 2 73 Bob Burdick T-Bird Roy Burdick 0 97 0 Running 1,850
7 13 59 Tom Pistone T-Bird Rupert Safety Belt 0 96 7 Running 720
8 21 6 Cotton Owens T-Bird W.H. Watson 0 95 0 Running 500
9 14 36 Tommy Irwin T-Bird Tommy Irwin 0 95 0 Running 1,100
10 7 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed 0 95 0 Running 400
11 17 41 Speedy Thompson T-Bird Delta Auto Sales 0 94 0 Running 375
12 6 44 Gene White Chevrolet -- 0 92 0 Running 700
13 18 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury Spook Crawford 0 92 0 Running 500
14 16 92 George Alsobrook Ford Joe Jones 0 92 0 Running 450
15 29 13 Tommy Thompson Chevrolet Tommy Thompson 0 90 0 Running 300
16 34 83 Shorty Rollins Ford A.J. Blackwelder 0 90 0 Running 300
17 22 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet Carolina Plating 0 89 0 Dq 350
18 37 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet Herman Beam 0 89 0 Running 200
19 20 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet Honest Charley 0 88 0 Running 325
20 24 14 Ken Rush Ford Manley Britt 0 88 0 Running 300
21 31 71 Dick Joslin Dodge Dick Joslin 0 87 0 Oil leak 150
22 10 99 Wilbur Rakestraw Mercury Talmadge Cochrane 0 87 0 Running 300
23 23 4 Rex White Chevrolet Idewild Homes 0 86 0 Running 135
24 33 86 Larry Flynn Ford Larry Flynn 0 85 0 Running 125
25 32 89 Roy Tyner Chevrolet Roy Tyner 0 84 0 Running 125
26 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 78 0 Fuel pump 200
27 27 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet Bob Welborn 0 77 0 Running 210
28 26 32 George Green Chevrolet Jess Potter 0 73 0 Fan 150
29 15 16 Charlie Cregar Pontiac Happy Steigel 0 70 0 Engine 110
30 9 60 John Paschall Ford -- 0 67 0 Running 100
31 35 66 Dick Foley Chevrolet Dick Foley 0 60 0 Timing 100
32 36 97 Jim Austin Ford -- 0 33 0 Water pump 100
33 19 42 Lee Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 27 0 Fuel pump 200
34 30 34 G.C. Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer 0 16 0 Engine 135
35 25 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet Buck Baker 0 12 0 Bent rod 100
36 8 10 Elmo Langley Buick Ratus Walters 0 11 0 Engine 125
37 28 82 Joe Eubanks Pontiac Don Every 0 2 0 Bearing 125

Race Recap

  • Date: 07-04-1959
  • Track: Daytona International Speedway
  • Race: Firecracker 250
  • Race #: 26
  • Cars: 37
  • Winner: Fireball Roberts
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: 1959 Pontiac
  • Avg Speed: 140.581 mph
  • Distance: 250 miles
  • Purse: $26,360
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Pole: 144.997 mph

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