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1959 Daytona 500 Qualifier
1959-02-20 at Daytona International Speedway
	| 1 | 
	7 | 
	Bob Welborn | 
	33 | 
	#49 Chevy  | 
	
	200 | 
	40 | 
	Finish | 
	$800 | 
	| 2 | 
	15 | 
	Fritz Wilson | 
	4 | 
	#64 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	192 | 
	40 | 
	Finish | 
	$525 | 
	| 3 | 
	6 | 
	Tom Pistone | 
	0 | 
	#59 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	184 | 
	40 | 
	Finish | 
	$350 | 
	| 4 | 
	3 | 
	Joe Weatherly | 
	1 | 
	#48 Chevy  | 
	
	176 | 
	40 | 
	Finish | 
	$250 | 
	| 5 | 
	18 | 
	Eduardo Dibos | 
	0 | 
	#37 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	168 | 
	39 | 
	Finish | 
	$225 | 
	| 6 | 
	23 | 
	Cotton Owens | 
	0 | 
	#6 Pontiac  | 
	
	160 | 
	39 | 
	Finish | 
	$200 | 
	| 7 | 
	17 | 
	Tiny Lund | 
	0 | 
	#88 Chevy  | 
	
	152 | 
	39 | 
	Finish | 
	$165 | 
	| 8 | 
	14 | 
	Lee Petty | 
	0 | 
	#42 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	144 | 
	39 | 
	Finish | 
	$150 | 
	| 9 | 
	9 | 
	Charley Griffith | 
	0 | 
	#18 Pontiac  | 
	
	0 | 
	38 | 
	Finish | 
	$140 | 
	| 10 | 
	24 | 
	Rex White | 
	0 | 
	#4 Chevy  | 
	
	136 | 
	38 | 
	Finish | 
	$130 | 
	| 11 | 
	8 | 
	Johnny Beauchamp | 
	0 | 
	#73 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	128 | 
	38 | 
	Finish | 
	$125 | 
	| 12 | 
	28 | 
	Bernie Hentges | 
	0 | 
	#81 Chrysler DeSoto | 
	
	120 | 
	38 | 
	Finish | 
	$110 | 
	| 13 | 
	27 | 
	Dick Freeman | 
	0 | 
	#29 Chevy  | 
	
	112 | 
	38 | 
	Finish | 
	$100 | 
	| 14 | 
	38 | 
	Dick Joslin | 
	0 | 
	#71 Dodge  | 
	
	104 | 
	38 | 
	Finish | 
	$85 | 
	| 15 | 
	5 | 
	Bobby Johns | 
	0 | 
	#72 Chevy  | 
	
	96 | 
	38 | 
	Finish | 
	$70 | 
	| 16 | 
	12 | 
	Speedy Thompson | 
	0 | 
	#1 Chevy  | 
	
	88 | 
	38 | 
	Finish | 
	$60 | 
	| 17 | 
	21 | 
	Junior Johnson | 
	0 | 
	#11 Ford  | 
	
	80 | 
	37 | 
	Finish | 
	$50 | 
	| 18 | 
	30 | 
	Raul Cilloniz | 
	0 | 
	#38 Ford  | 
	
	72 | 
	37 | 
	Finish | 
	$50 | 
	| 19 | 
	20 | 
	Ken Johnson | 
	0 | 
	#53 Ford  | 
	
	64 | 
	37 | 
	Finish | 
	$50 | 
	| 20 | 
	26 | 
	Jim Reed | 
	0 | 
	#7 Chevy  | 
	
	56 | 
	35 | 
	Finish | 
	$50 | 
	| 21 | 
	22 | 
	Harold Smith | 
	0 | 
	#69 Studebaker  | 
	
	48 | 
	35 | 
	Finish | 
	$50 | 
	| 22 | 
	33 | 
	Herman Beam | 
	0 | 
	#19 Chevy  | 
	
	40 | 
	35 | 
	Finish | 
	$50 | 
	| 23 | 
	13 | 
	Carl Tyler | 
	0 | 
	#86 Ford  | 
	
	32 | 
	34 | 
	Finish | 
	$50 | 
	| 24 | 
	2 | 
	Tim Flock | 
	0 | 
	#15 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	24 | 
	30 | 
	Push Rod | 
	$50 | 
	| 25 | 
	29 | 
	Roy Tyner | 
	0 | 
	#9 Chevy  | 
	
	16 | 
	29 | 
	Coil | 
	0.0 | 
	| 26 | 
	10 | 
	Roscoe Thompson | 
	0 | 
	#58 Chevy  | 
	
	8 | 
	28 | 
	Engine | 
	0.0 | 
	| 27 | 
	4 | 
	Jack Smith | 
	0 | 
	#47 Chevy  | 
	
	8 | 
	20 | 
	Tire | 
	0.0 | 
	| 28 | 
	16 | 
	Buck Baker | 
	0 | 
	#87 Chevy  | 
	
	8 | 
	20 | 
	Tire | 
	0.0 | 
	| 29 | 
	37 | 
	Curtis Turner | 
	2 | 
	#41 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	8 | 
	17 | 
	Transmission | 
	0.0 | 
	| 30 | 
	11 | 
	Elmo Langley | 
	0 | 
	#10 Ford  | 
	
	8 | 
	17 | 
	Overheating | 
	0.0 | 
	| 31 | 
	19 | 
	Bob Duell | 
	0 | 
	#95 Ford  | 
	
	8 | 
	17 | 
	Overheating | 
	0.0 | 
	| 32 | 
	32 | 
	Jim McGuirk | 
	0 | 
	#16 Pontiac  | 
	
	8 | 
	15 | 
	Distributor | 
	0.0 | 
	| 33 | 
	1 | 
	Fireball Roberts | 
	0 | 
	#3 Pontiac  | 
	
	8 | 
	14 | 
	Distributor | 
	0.0 | 
	| 34 | 
	25 | 
	Bob Potter | 
	0 | 
	#24 Chevy  | 
	
	8 | 
	13 | 
	Tire | 
	0.0 | 
	| 35 | 
	36 | 
	Bob Pronger | 
	0 | 
	#83 Ford  | 
	
	8 | 
	13 | 
	Gasket | 
	0.0 | 
	| 36 | 
	31 | 
	Bob Rose | 
	0 | 
	#80 Chevy  | 
	
	8 | 
	11 | 
	Steering | 
	0.0 | 
	| 37 | 
	34 | 
	Dick Foley | 
	0 | 
	#66 Chevy  | 
	
	8 | 
	9 | 
	Engine | 
	0.0 | 
	| 38 | 
	35 | 
	L.D. Austin | 
	0 | 
	#74 Chevy  | 
	
	8 | 
	1 | 
	Steering | 
	0.0 |