Official NASCAR Race Results

Lee Petty won the 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Gwyn Staley 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

04-05-1959 | Gwyn Staley 160 | North Wilkesboro Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 4 43 Lee Petty Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises 0 160 53 Running 800
2 8 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet Jack Smith 0 160 0 Running 525
3 7 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac W.H. Watson 0 159 0 Running 350
4 9 5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet Tiny Lund 0 159 0 Running 250
5 10 17 Fred Harb Mercury Fred Harb 0 154 0 Running 225
6 17 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet Herman Beam 0 147 0 Running 200
7 20 74 L.D. Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin 0 147 0 Running 165
8 18 33 George Green Chevrolet Jess Potter 0 145 0 Running 150
9 3 99 Shorty Rollins Ford Shorty's 0 143 0 Running 140
10 15 81 Harvey Hege Ford Harvey Hege 0 142 0 Running 130
11 6 59 Curtis Turner T-Bird Rupert Safety Belt 0 141 19 Bent rod 125
12 12 45 Bobby Waddell Pontiac Bobby Waddell 0 136 0 Overheating 110
13 19 3 Don Angel Ford Don Angel 0 131 0 Rf lugs 100
14 14 27 Jimmy Pardue Plymouth Jimmy Pardue 0 124 0 Rr axle 85
15 23 44 G.C. Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer 0 122 0 Running 70
16 13 40 Paul Walton Chevrolet Paul Walton 0 112 0 Piston 60
17 1 1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Steve Pierce 0 88 88 Bearing 50
18 22 64 Shep Langdon Ford Shep Langdon 0 87 0 Engine 50
19 21 8 Whitey Norman Chevrolet Whitey Norman 0 60 0 Fuel line 50
20 2 21 Glen Wood Ford Wood Brothers 0 35 0 Engine 50
21 16 88 Buck Baker Chevrolet Buck Baker 0 23 0 Rear end 50
22 5 11 Junior Johnson Ford Paul Spaulding 0 19 0 Bearing 50
23 11 2 Jimmy Thompson Chevrolet Bruce Thompson 0 11 0 Engine 50

Race Recap

  • Date: 04-05-1959
  • Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • Race: Gwyn Staley 160
  • Race #: 10
  • Cars: 23
  • Winner: Lee Petty
  • Start Position: 4th
  • Car Make: 1957 Oldsmobile
  • Avg Speed: 71.985 mph
  • Distance: 100 miles
  • Purse: $3,835
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 9
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Pole: 85.746 mph

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