Entry List

The official 1959 Music City 200 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Music City 200

Sunday, May 24th, 1959

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

  • 3 Ford
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 1 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 12
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.006
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Music City 200 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 73 Bob Burdick , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Ford Roy Burdick Roy Burdick
2 87 Buck Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Chevrolet Buck Baker Buck Baker
3 18 Charley Griffith , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Pontiac Red Bank Charley Griffith
4 6 Cotton Owens , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Pontiac W.H. Watson W.H. Watson
5 34 GC Spencer , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Chevrolet G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer
6 19 Herman Beam , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Chevrolet Herman Beam Herman Beam
7 77 Joe Lee Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Chevrolet Honest Charley Joe Lee Johnson
8 11 Junior Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Ford Paul Spaulding Paul Spaulding
9 42 Lee Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
10 4 Rex White , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Chevrolet Rex White Rex White
11 36 Tommy Irwin , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Ford Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin
12 13 Tommy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1959 Chevrolet Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson