Results

The 1959 Richmond 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 200

Sunday, June 21st, 1959

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 2 Plymouth
  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 7 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 22
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 56.881
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Richmond 200 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
9 16 51 Aubrey Boles Plymouth 0 0 165 0 0 running
13 20 33 Bob Hundley Chevrolet 0 0 141 0 0 running
4 5 79 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 199 0 0 running
3 1 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 200 0 0 running
15 14 62 Buck Brigance Chevrolet 0 0 122 0 0 running
19 19 89 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 33 0 0 overheating
5 11 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 191 0 0 running
8 13 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 171 0 0 running
2 3 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 200 0 0 running
17 9 22 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 79 0 0 engine
7 17 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 186 0 0 running
21 21 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 1 0 0 engine
16 2 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 81 0 0 crash
20 10 11 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 22 0 0 crash
14 15 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 139 0 0 running
18 6 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 77 0 0 engine
12 18 0 Richard Riley Chevrolet 0 0 152 0 0 running
22 22 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 engine
10 4 2 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 159 0 0 running
11 7 5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 159 0 0 running
1 12 59 Tom Pistone Ford 0 0 200 1 0 running
6 8 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 186 0 0 engine

Race Infractions

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