Results

The 1959 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

Old Dominion 500

Sunday, September 27th, 1959

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 4 Plymouth
  • 16 Ford
  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 60.500
  • Cautions: 7 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
26 29 45 Aubrey Boles Plymouth 0 0 405 0 0 running
39 20 93 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 216 0 0 rear end
42 43 55 Ben Benz Chevrolet 0 0 151 0 0 clutch
43 44 33 Bill Scott Chevrolet 0 0 151 0 0 clutch
22 21 14 Bill Taylor Ford 0 0 439 0 0 engine
46 48 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 37 0 0 engine
24 8 72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 431 0 0 running
23 17 31 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 434 0 0 engine
14 32 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 476 0 0 running
36 41 62 Buck Brigance Chevrolet 0 0 229 0 0 rear end
20 4 5 Bunk Moore Chevrolet 0 0 451 0 0 running
33 10 6 Cotton Owens Ford 0 0 279 0 0 rear end
32 31 27 EJ Trivette Plymouth 0 0 293 0 0 radiator
40 11 10 Elmo Langley Buick 0 0 180 0 0 clutch
31 25 86 Erwin Carpenter Ford 0 0 299 0 0 crash
30 30 88 Fireball Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 303 0 0 rear end
44 47 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 76 0 0 engine
34 34 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 263 0 0 transmission
37 13 25 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 224 0 0 engine
16 19 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 469 0 0 running
2 1 16 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 500 85 0 running
21 42 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 447 0 0 running
29 22 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 305 0 0 rear end
18 36 18 Jerry Smith Pontiac 0 0 466 0 0 running
3 24 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 497 87 0 running
47 38 78 Jimmie Lewallen Ford 0 0 2 0 0 crash
28 9 2 Jimmy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 318 0 0 running
41 33 40 Joe Halton Chevrolet 0 0 157 0 0 engine
8 5 77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 490 0 0 running
11 26 75 John Dodd Sr Ford 0 0 488 0 0 running
45 46 58 Johnny Beauchamp Chevrolet 0 0 50 0 0 steering
13 27 41 Ken Rush Chevrolet 0 0 476 0 0 running
17 37 15 LD Austin Ford 0 0 469 0 0 running
6 7 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 496 39 0 running
10 6 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 488 87 0 running
38 18 98 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 224 0 0 fuel pump
12 39 38 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 484 0 0 running
27 23 63 RL Combs Ford 0 0 404 0 0 running
1 14 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 500 202 0 running
15 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 470 0 0 running
9 15 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 490 0 0 running
25 28 64 Shep Langdon Ford 0 0 425 0 0 running
5 16 22 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 497 0 0 running
19 12 20 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 451 0 0 running
7 4 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 492 0 0 running
4 2 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 497 0 0 running
35 35 46 Whitey Norman Chevrolet 0 0 259 0 0 axle

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