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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 |