Entry List
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 22nd, 1959
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 59 (19 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 135.521
- Cautions: N/A
- Lead Changes: 33
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Ben Benz | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Bernard Friedland | Bernard Friedland | |
| 2 | 81 | Bernie Hentges | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chrysler | Bernie Hentges | Bernie Hentges | |
| 3 | 39 | Billy Carden | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Davis Brothers | Davis Brothers | |
| 4 | 95 | Bob Duell | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | |
| 5 | 24 | Bob Potter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Bob Potter | Bob Potter | |
| 6 | 83 | Bob Pronger | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Bob Pronger | Bob Pronger | |
| 7 | 80 | Bob Rose | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Sam Arena | Sam Arena | |
| 8 | 89 | Bob Said | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 9 | 49 | Bob Welborn | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | W.J. Ridgeway | W.J. Ridgeway | |
| 10 | 72 | Bobby Johns | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | |
| 11 | 32 | Brownie King | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | |
| 12 | 87 | Buck Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 13 | 86 | Carl Tyler | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Carl Tyler | Carl Tyler | |
| 14 | 18 | Charley Griffith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Red Bank | Charley Griffith | |
| 15 | 6 | Cotton Owens | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | W.H. Watson | W.H. Watson | |
| 16 | 41 | Curtis Turner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Delta Auto Sales | Doc White | |
| 17 | 66 | Dick Foley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Dick Foley | Dick Foley | |
| 18 | 29 | Dick Freeman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman | |
| 19 | 71 | Dick Joslin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Dick Joslin | Dick Joslin | |
| 20 | 37 | Eduardo Dibos | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Peru | Van Acker | |
| 21 | 10 | Elmo Langley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | |
| 22 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Pontiac America's No. 1 Road Car | Jim Stephens | |
| 23 | 64 | Fritz Wilson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Museum of Speed | Fritz Wilson | |
| 24 | 25 | Gene White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Gene White | Gene White | |
| 25 | 33 | George Green | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | City Motors | Jess Potter | |
| 26 | 21 | Glen Wood | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 27 | 50 | Gober Sosebee | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Cherokee Garage | Gober Sosebee | |
| 28 | 69 | Harold Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Studebaker | Bob Korn | Bob Korn | |
| 29 | 19 | Herman Beam | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | |
| 30 | 47 | Jack Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Bud Moore's Garage/Georgia Chevrolet Dealers | Jack Smith | |
| 31 | 16 | Jim McGuirk | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Happy Steigel | Happy Steigel | |
| 32 | 7 | Jim Reed | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | |
| 33 | 2 | Jimmy Thompson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Bruce Thompson | Bruce Thompson | |
| 34 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Don Every | Don Every | |
| 35 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Honest Charley | Joe Lee Johnson | |
| 36 | 48 | Joe Weatherly | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | E.C. Wilson | E.C. Wilson | |
| 37 | 8 | Johnny Allen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Johnny Allen | Johnny Allen | |
| 38 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Roy Burdick | Roy Burdick | |
| 39 | 11 | Junior Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Paul Spaulding | Paul Spaulding | |
| 40 | 53 | Ken Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Ken Johnson | Ken Johnson | |
| 41 | 75 | Ken Marriott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Ken Marriott | Ken Marriott | |
| 42 | 14 | Ken Rush | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Manley Britt | Manley Britt | |
| 43 | 74 | LD Austin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | |
| 44 | 76 | Larry Frank | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Carolina Plating | Larry Frank | |
| 45 | 79 | Larry Odo | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Larry Odo | Larry Odo | |
| 46 | 42 | Lee Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | |
| 47 | 98 | Marvin Panch | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | McGee & Taylors Inc. | Tom Vernon | |
| 48 | 45 | Paul Bass | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Paul Bass | Paul Bass | |
| 49 | 36 | Pete Kelly | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Pete Kelly | Pete Kelly | |
| 50 | 38 | Raul Cilloniz | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Raul Cilloniz | Raul Cilloniz | |
| 51 | 4 | Rex White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Idewild Homes | Rex White | |
| 52 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | |
| 53 | 9 | Roy Tyner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | |
| 54 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Shorty's | Shorty Rollins | |
| 55 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Steve Pierce | Steve Pierce | |
| 56 | 15 | Tim Flock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Beau Morgan | Beau Morgan | |
| 57 | 88 | Tiny Lund | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 58 | 59 | Tom Pistone | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | Carl Rupert | |
| 59 | 92 | Wilbur Rakestraw | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones |