Results

The 1959 1959-20 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Lakewood Speedway race.

1959-20

Sunday, June 14th, 1959

Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GA

  • 2 Mercury
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 58.499
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • 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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1959-20 at Lakewood Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
34 31 20 Benny Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 35 0 0 battery
16 12 27 Billy Carden Chevrolet 0 0 131 0 0 running
40 4 73 Bob Burdick Ford 0 0 3 0 0 crash
37 24 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 15 0 0 engine
23 28 32 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 108 0 0 running
3 5 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 150 0 0 running
36 15 83 Bunk Moore Ford 0 0 24 0 0 radiator
39 11 18 Charley Griffith Pontiac 0 0 6 0 0 engine
35 8 44 Chester Barron Chevrolet 0 0 34 0 0 steering
25 19 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 91 0 0 rr axle
4 30 22 Curtis Turner Chevrolet 0 0 150 0 0 running
6 13 88 Fireball Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 148 0 0 running
33 40 99 Fritz Wilson Ford 0 0 49 0 0 radiator
22 14 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 111 0 0 running
29 6 25 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 73 0 0 crash
10 34 92 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 142 0 0 running
28 21 122 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 81 0 0 crash
17 38 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 126 0 0 running
13 1 68 JC Hendrix Plymouth 0 0 134 0 0 running
7 7 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 146 0 0 running
19 16 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 119 0 0 battery
15 33 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 132 0 0 running
32 29 9 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 57 0 0 crash
14 32 21 Johnny Beauchamp Ford 0 0 132 0 0 running
21 3 11 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 115 0 0 rear end
38 20 4 Ken Rush Chevrolet 0 0 13 0 0 crash
27 35 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 85 0 0 engine
18 2 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 119 0 0 transmission
1 37 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 150 1 0 running
30 23 71 Mike Price Chevrolet 0 0 72 0 0 crash
31 18 38 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 64 0 0 driveshaft
2 27 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 150 0 0 running
24 17 2 Richard Riley Chevrolet 0 0 101 0 0 running
12 10 79 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 141 0 0 running
26 9 1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 91 0 0 clutch
11 26 5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 142 0 0 running
5 25 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 148 0 0 running
9 39 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 142 0 0 running
20 36 13 Tommy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 117 0 0 running
8 22 99X Wilbur Rakestraw Mercury 0 0 145 0 0 running

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