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1959 Daytona 500
1959-02-22 at Daytona International Speedway
1 |
15 |
Lee Petty |
38 |
#42 Oldsmobile |
2000 |
200 |
Finish |
$19,050 |
2 |
21 |
Johnny Beauchamp |
30 |
#73 Ford T-Bird |
1920 |
200 |
Finish |
$7,650 |
3 |
17 |
Charley Griffith |
0 |
#18 Pontiac |
0 |
199 |
Finish |
$4,600 |
4 |
11 |
Cotton Owens |
0 |
#6 Pontiac |
1840 |
199 |
Finish |
$2,525 |
5 |
7 |
Joe Weatherly |
6 |
#48 Chevy |
1760 |
199 |
Finish |
$1,875 |
6 |
39 |
Jim Reed |
0 |
#7 Chevy |
1680 |
196 |
Finish |
$1,075 |
7 |
41 |
Jack Smith |
57 |
#47 Chevy |
1600 |
196 |
Finish |
$2,625 |
8 |
5 |
Tom Pistone |
39 |
#59 Ford T-Bird |
1520 |
195 |
Finish |
$1,825 |
9 |
43 |
Tim Flock |
0 |
#15 Ford T-Bird |
1440 |
193 |
Finish |
$800 |
10 |
31 |
Speedy Thompson |
0 |
#1 Chevy |
1360 |
193 |
Finish |
$600 |
11 |
59 |
Johnny Allen |
0 |
#8 Chevy |
1280 |
192 |
Finish |
$400 |
12 |
35 |
Raul Cilloniz |
0 |
#38 Chevy Unk |
1200 |
192 |
Finish |
$500 |
13 |
42 |
Curtis Turner |
0 |
#41 Ford T-Bird |
1120 |
189 |
Finish |
$425 |
14 |
33 |
Junior Johnson |
0 |
#11 Ford |
1040 |
189 |
Finish |
$250 |
15 |
25 |
Dick Freeman |
0 |
#29 Chevy |
960 |
188 |
Finish |
$250 |
16 |
16 |
Joe Lee Johnson |
0 |
#77 Chevy |
2000 |
187 |
Finish |
$975 |
17 |
4 |
Marvin Panch |
0 |
#98 Ford |
1920 |
185 |
Finish |
$775 |
18 |
10 |
Gene White |
0 |
#25 Chevy |
1840 |
185 |
Finish |
$600 |
19 |
57 |
Roy Tyner |
0 |
#9 Chevy |
880 |
184 |
Finish |
$200 |
20 |
18 |
Jimmy Thompson |
0 |
#2 Chevy |
1760 |
182 |
Finish |
$500 |
21 |
49 |
Herman Beam |
0 |
#19 Chevy |
800 |
182 |
Finish |
$165 |
22 |
22 |
Wilbur Rakestraw |
0 |
#92 Ford |
1680 |
181 |
Finish |
$250 |
23 |
53 |
Jim McGuirk |
0 |
#16 Pontiac |
720 |
181 |
Finish |
$150 |
24 |
12 |
Larry Frank |
0 |
#76 Chevy |
1600 |
178 |
Finish |
$250 |
25 |
48 |
Elmo Langley |
0 |
#10 Ford |
640 |
175 |
Finish |
$175 |
26 |
19 |
Rex White |
0 |
#4 Chevy |
560 |
174 |
Engine |
$100 |
27 |
30 |
Ben Benz |
0 |
#55 Chevy |
1520 |
169 |
Finish |
$200 |
28 |
27 |
Dick Joslin |
0 |
#71 Dodge |
480 |
167 |
Piston |
$100 |
29 |
24 |
Ken Rush |
0 |
#14 Mercury |
1440 |
163 |
Engine |
$200 |
30 |
55 |
Bob Rose |
0 |
#80 Chevy |
400 |
162 |
Finish |
$100 |
31 |
50 |
Harold Smith |
0 |
#69 Studebaker |
320 |
159 |
Finish |
$110 |
32 |
44 |
Dick Foley |
0 |
#66 Chevy |
1360 |
157 |
Finish |
$150 |
33 |
28 |
Brownie King |
0 |
#32 Chevy |
240 |
152 |
Engine |
$150 |
34 |
8 |
Glen Wood |
0 |
#21 Ford |
1280 |
149 |
Clutch |
$100 |
35 |
47 |
Bob Pronger |
0 |
#83 Ford |
160 |
143 |
Finish |
$125 |
36 |
26 |
Billy Carden |
0 |
#39 Mercury |
1200 |
140 |
Finish |
$100 |
37 |
23 |
Bernie Hentges |
0 |
#81 Chrysler DeSoto |
80 |
138 |
Engine |
$100 |
38 |
2 |
Shorty Rollins |
0 |
#99 Ford |
1120 |
115 |
Engine |
$100 |
39 |
22 |
Joe Eubanks |
0 |
#82 Ford |
1040 |
95 |
Transmission |
$100 |
40 |
13 |
Tiny Lund |
0 |
#88 Chevy |
80 |
92 |
Timing |
$100 |
41 |
1 |
Bob Welborn |
9 |
#49 Chevy |
80 |
75 |
Engine |
$325 |
42 |
54 |
Buck Baker |
0 |
#87 Chevy |
80 |
75 |
Timing |
$100 |
43 |
37 |
Ken Johnson |
0 |
#53 Ford |
80 |
67 |
Push Rod |
$100 |
44 |
58 |
L.D. Austin |
0 |
#74 Chevy |
80 |
65 |
Generator |
$100 |
45 |
46 |
Fireball Roberts |
21 |
#3 Pontiac |
80 |
56 |
Fuel Pump |
$650 |
46 |
40 |
Paul Bass |
0 |
#45 |
960 |
52 |
Engine |
$100 |
47 |
29 |
Bobby Johns |
0 |
#72 Chevy |
80 |
46 |
Overheating |
$100 |
48 |
9 |
Eduardo Dibos |
0 |
#37 Ford T-Bird |
80 |
44 |
Front End |
$100 |
49 |
36 |
Gober Sosebee |
0 |
#50 Chevy |
880 |
44 |
Transmission |
$100 |
50 |
20 |
Bob Said |
0 |
#89 Chevy |
800 |
42 |
Transmission |
$100 |
51 |
51 |
Bob Duell |
0 |
#95 Ford |
80 |
38 |
Distributor |
$100 |
52 |
32 |
Pete Kelly |
0 |
#36 Chevy |
720 |
34 |
Engine |
$100 |
53 |
45 |
Bob Potter |
0 |
#24 Chevy |
80 |
33 |
Timing |
$150 |
54 |
52 |
Carl Tyler |
0 |
#86 Ford |
80 |
29 |
Overheating |
$100 |
55 |
34 |
George Green |
0 |
#33 Chevy |
640 |
21 |
Engine |
$100 |
56 |
3 |
Fritz Wilson |
0 |
#64 Ford T-Bird |
80 |
15 |
Piston |
$100 |
57 |
6 |
Richard Petty |
0 |
#43 Oldsmobile |
560 |
8 |
Engine |
$100 |
58 |
38 |
Larry Odo |
0 |
#79 Ford |
480 |
3 |
Engine |
$100 |
59 |
56 |
Ken Marriott |
0 |
#75 Ford |
400 |
1 |
Engine |
$100 |