Results

The 1959 1959-06 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Lakewood Speedway race.

1959-06

Sunday, March 22nd, 1959

Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GA

  • 1 Mercury
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 3 Pontiac
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 5 Ford
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 21
  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 75.172
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 1
  • 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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1959-06 at Lakewood Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
7 21 39 Billy Carden Mercury 0 0 93 0 0 running
10 5 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 82 0 0 rear end
2 1 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 99 0 0 running
20 10 18 Charley Griffith Pontiac 0 0 2 0 0 axle
16 18 44 Chester Barron Chevrolet 0 0 45 0 0 clutch
14 9 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 54 0 0 engine
8 4 22 Fireball Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 85 0 0 rear end
15 12 68 JC Hendrix Plymouth 0 0 52 0 0 crash
21 3 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 engine
11 16 16 Jim McGuirk Pontiac 0 0 81 0 0 running
5 14 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 95 0 0 running
18 19 8 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 23 0 0 overheating
1 2 73 Johnny Beauchamp Ford 0 0 100 100 0 running
17 7 42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 39 0 0 lr axle
19 20 36 Pete Kelly Chevrolet 0 0 10 0 0 head gasket
13 11 58 Roscoe Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 68 0 0 crash
12 13 35 Sam Massey Ford 0 0 73 0 0 running
6 17 99 Shorty Rollins Ford 0 0 94 0 0 running
4 6 1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 96 0 0 running
9 8 5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 83 0 0 transmission
3 15 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 97 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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