Results

The 1959 1959-28 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Southern States Fairgrounds race.

1959-28

Sunday, July 26th, 1959

Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC

  • 2 Plymouth
  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 11 Ford
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 49.553
  • Cautions: 9 for 22 laps
  • 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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1959-28 at Southern States Fairgrounds results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
28 22 15 Aubrey Boles Plymouth 0 0 114 0 0 overheating
25 26 89 Banjo Matthews Chevrolet 0 0 137 0 0 transmission
29 35 711 Bill Poor Chevrolet 0 0 64 0 0 fuel pump
2 33 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 200 0 0 running
19 20 96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet 0 0 174 0 0 running
31 14 45 Bobby Waddell Pontiac 0 0 41 0 0 gas line
3 1 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 200 0 0 running
14 23 62 Buck Brigance Chevrolet 0 0 182 0 0 running
8 17 88 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 194 0 0 running
4 7 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 200 0 0 running
20 6 30 Doug Cox Ford 0 0 170 0 0 distributor
22 12 82 Elmo Henderson Ford 0 0 160 0 0 overheating
34 31 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 16 0 0 radiator
27 13 34 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 114 0 0 rear end
23 30 14 Gene White Ford 0 0 155 0 0 crash
13 19 32 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 185 0 0 running
9 2 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 193 0 0 vapor lock
16 32 19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 0 0 182 0 0 running
1 5 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 200 1 0 running
15 21 97 Jim Austin Ford 0 0 182 0 0 running
32 29 4 Joe Halton Chevrolet 0 0 35 0 0 spindle
26 9 41 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 129 0 0 crash
35 18 11 Junior Johnson Ford 0 0 7 0 0 engine
21 34 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 166 0 0 running
5 28 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 200 0 0 running
10 4 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 193 0 0 rf wheel
17 24 28 Neil Castles Mercury 0 0 179 0 0 running
33 15 63 RL Combs Ford 0 0 28 0 0 rear end
6 3 72 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 197 0 0 running
12 11 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 189 0 0 spindle
18 27 0 Richard Riley Chevrolet 0 0 177 0 0 running
7 25 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 196 0 0 running
24 10 2 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 138 0 0 engine
11 8 5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 191 0 0 running
30 16 36 Tommy Irwin Ford 0 0 55 0 0 overheating

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