Results

The 1959 Music City 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville race.

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 results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
9 9 73 Bob Burdick Ford 0 0 192 0 0 running
4 5 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 198 0 0 running
7 8 18 Charley Griffith Pontiac 0 0 193 0 0 running
8 6 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 193 0 0 running
11 10 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 171 0 0 running
10 11 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 179 0 0 running
5 4 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 198 0 0 running
2 7 11 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 200 12 0 running
6 2 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 196 37 0 running
1 1 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 200 40 0 running
3 3 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 199 111 0 running
12 12 13 Tommy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 160 0 0 running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.