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Results

The 1959 Western North Carolina 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Asheville Weaverville Speedway race.

Western North Carolina 500

Sunday, August 16th, 1959

Asheville Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC

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  • 16 Ford
  • 1 Mercury
  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.633
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Western North Carolina 500 at Asheville Weaverville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
35 10 93 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 123 0 0 shocks
20 30 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 420 0 0 fuel
38 33 23 Bill Scott Chevrolet 0 0 65 0 0 overheating
11 37 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 466 0 0 running
1 4 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 500 1 0 running
10 3 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 470 0 0 running
41 32 31 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 44 0 0 fan belt
8 11 88 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 484 0 0 running
27 24 16 Bud Crothers Chevrolet 0 0 266 0 0 oil pressure
7 19 6 Cotton Owens Ford 0 0 484 0 0 running
29 17 40 Dave White Chevrolet 0 0 216 0 0 lr axle
18 36 27 Dominic Persicketti Ford 0 0 444 0 0 running
30 35 13 Earl Balmer Chevrolet 0 0 202 0 0 engine
23 8 10 Elmo Langley Buick 0 0 379 0 0 rear end
36 16 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 83 0 0 engine
39 40 18 Freddy Fryar Pontiac 0 0 53 0 0 pistons
12 31 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 463 0 0 fuel
32 20 25 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 158 0 0 engine
19 28 192 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 425 0 0 running
16 26 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 453 0 0 running
28 2 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 254 0 0 driveshaft
24 25 22 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 342 0 0 running
21 23 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 410 0 0 lr axle
3 5 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 493 0 0 running
4 6 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 489 0 0 running
40 14 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 44 0 0 engine
15 38 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 454 0 0 running
6 12 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 486 0 0 running
2 9 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 497 0 0 running
9 27 12 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 480 0 0 running
17 21 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 452 0 0 running
33 34 86 Neil Castles Ford 0 0 144 0 0 spindle
5 1 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 489 0 0 running
26 22 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 281 0 0 crash
22 18 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 407 0 0 rr axle
13 29 64 Shep Langdon Ford 0 0 457 0 0 running
37 15 92 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 75 0 0 rf hub
14 13 5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 455 0 0 running
34 39 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 142 0 0 engine
31 7 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 187 0 0 engine
25 41 46 Whitey Norman Chevrolet 0 0 339 0 0 running

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