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Daytona 500

Sunday, February 22nd, 1959

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 2 Mercury
  • 21 Ford
  • 4 Pontiac
  • 1 Dodge
  • 1 Studebaker
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • 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
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
27 30 55 Ben Benz Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 169 0 0 0 0 running
37 23 81 Bernie Hentges Chrysler 0 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 engine
36 26 39 Billy Carden Mercury 0 0 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 running
51 51 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 distributor
53 45 24 Bob Potter Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 timing
35 47 83 Bob Pronger Ford 0 0 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 running
30 55 80 Bob Rose Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 running
50 20 89 Bob Said Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 transmission
41 1 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 75 9 0 0 0 engine
47 29 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 overheating
33 28 32 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 engine
42 54 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0 0 timing
54 52 86 Carl Tyler Ford 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 overheating
3 17 18 Charley Griffith Pontiac 0 0 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 running
4 11 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 running
13 43 41 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 0 0 189 0 0 0 0 running
32 44 66 Dick Foley Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 running
15 25 29 Dick Freeman Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 running
28 27 71 Dick Joslin Dodge 0 0 0 0 167 0 0 0 0 piston
48 9 37 Eduardo Dibos Ford 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 suspension
25 48 10 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 0 175 0 0 0 0 running
45 46 3 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 0 56 21 0 0 0 fuel pump
56 3 64 Fritz Wilson Ford 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 piston
18 10 25 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 185 0 0 0 0 running
55 34 33 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 engine
34 8 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 clutch
49 36 50 Gober Sosebee Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 transmission
31 50 69 Harold Smith Studebaker 0 0 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 running
21 49 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 182 0 0 0 0 running
7 41 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 196 57 0 0 0 running
23 53 16 Jim McGuirk Pontiac 0 0 0 0 181 0 0 0 0 running
6 39 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 196 0 0 0 0 running
20 18 2 Jimmy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 182 0 0 0 0 running
39 22 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 transmission
16 16 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 187 0 0 0 0 running
5 7 48 Joe Weatherly Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 199 6 0 0 0 running
11 59 8 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 192 0 0 0 0 running
2 21 73 Johnny Beauchamp Ford 0 0 0 0 200 30 0 0 0 running
14 33 11 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 0 0 189 0 0 0 0 running
43 37 53 Ken Johnson Ford 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 0 push rod
59 56 75 Ken Marriott Ford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 engine
29 24 14 Ken Rush Mercury 0 0 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 engine
44 58 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 generator
24 12 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 178 0 0 0 0 running
58 38 79 Larry Odo Ford 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 engine
1 15 42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 200 38 0 0 0 running
17 4 98 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 0 0 185 0 0 0 0 running
46 40 45 Paul Bass Ford 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 engine
52 32 36 Pete Kelly Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 engine
12 35 38 Raul Cilloniz Ford 0 0 0 0 192 0 0 0 0 running
26 19 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 174 0 0 0 0 engine
57 6 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 engine
19 57 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 184 0 0 0 0 running
38 2 99 Shorty Rollins Ford 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 engine
10 31 1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 193 0 0 0 0 running
9 42 15 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 0 0 193 0 0 0 0 running
40 13 88 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 0 timing
8 5 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 0 0 195 39 0 0 0 running
22 14 92 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford 0 0 0 0 181 0 0 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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