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Results

The 1959 Nashville 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville race.

Nashville 300

Sunday, August 9th, 1959

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

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  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 1 Mercury
  • 9 Ford
  • 1 Buick
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 63.343
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Nashville 300 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
26 23 13 Andy Hampton Chevrolet 0 0 76 0 0 bearing
21 29 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 213 0 0 running
9 11 12 Bob Reuther Ford 0 0 284 0 0 running
18 6 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 234 0 0 axle
25 24 31 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 84 0 0 fan belt
11 7 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 281 0 0 running
10 5 16 Bud Crothers Chevrolet 0 0 283 0 0 running
30 28 89 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 10 0 0 engine
6 16 9 Cotton Owens Chevrolet 0 0 290 0 0 running
3 12 10 Elmo Langley Buick 0 0 297 0 0 running
12 20 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 278 0 0 axle
8 14 25 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 286 0 0 running
13 26 192 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 277 0 0 running
14 30 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 273 0 0 running
17 19 92 Gerald Duke Ford 0 0 249 0 0 running
19 13 22 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 224 0 0 running
20 9 189 Herb Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 221 0 0 ball joint
15 17 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 262 0 0 running
22 21 97 Jim Austin Ford 0 0 211 0 0 rear end
23 15 110 Jimmy Mairs Ford 0 0 202 0 0 engine
1 2 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 300 1 0 running
7 22 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 289 0 0 running
16 25 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 251 0 0 running
2 4 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 297 0 0 running
4 3 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 297 0 0 running
24 1 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 176 0 0 rear end
29 8 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 12 0 0 engine
28 18 44 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 30 0 0 overheating
27 27 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 51 0 0 engine
5 10 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 295 0 0 running

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