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1959 Virginia 500
1959-05-03 at Martinsville Speedway
1 |
24 |
Lee Petty |
337 |
#42 Oldsmobile |
500 |
500 |
Finish |
$3,200 |
2 |
20 |
Johnny Beauchamp |
0 |
#76 Chevy |
480 |
495 |
Finish |
$1,475 |
3 |
32 |
Junior Johnson |
78 |
#11 Ford |
460 |
495 |
Finish |
$1,095 |
4 |
10 |
Tom Pistone |
0 |
#59 Ford T-Bird |
440 |
491 |
Finish |
$775 |
5 |
18 |
Roy Tyner |
0 |
#9 Chevy |
0 |
491 |
Finish |
$600 |
6 |
34 |
Bob Welborn |
0 |
#49 Chevy |
420 |
490 |
Finish |
$500 |
7 |
25 |
Richard Petty |
0 |
#43 Oldsmobile |
400 |
490 |
Finish |
$375 |
8 |
31 |
Joe Weatherly |
0 |
#41 Ford T-Bird |
380 |
489 |
Finish |
$375 |
9 |
17 |
Shorty Rollins |
0 |
#99 Ford |
360 |
486 |
Finish |
$300 |
10 |
3 |
Cotton Owens |
0 |
#6 Pontiac |
340 |
484 |
Finish |
$300 |
11 |
19 |
Glen Wood |
13 |
#21 Ford |
0 |
482 |
Finish |
$230 |
12 |
11 |
Dave White |
0 |
#40 Chevy |
320 |
479 |
Finish |
$150 |
13 |
16 |
Tiny Lund |
0 |
#5 Chevy |
300 |
478 |
Finish |
$135 |
14 |
39 |
Dick Freeman |
0 |
#29 Chevy |
280 |
469 |
Vapor Lock |
$125 |
15 |
9 |
Rex White |
0 |
#4 Chevy |
260 |
468 |
Finish |
$125 |
16 |
4 |
Ken Rush |
0 |
#44 Chevy |
0 |
468 |
Finish |
$110 |
17 |
12 |
G.C. Spencer |
0 |
#34 Chevy |
240 |
467 |
Finish |
$110 |
18 |
6 |
Brownie King |
0 |
#32 Chevy |
0 |
466 |
Finish |
$100 |
19 |
14 |
Speedy Thompson |
0 |
#1 Chevy |
220 |
464 |
Bearing |
$100 |
20 |
7 |
Herman Beam |
0 |
#19 Chevy |
200 |
462 |
Finish |
$100 |
21 |
33 |
Fred Harb |
0 |
#17 Mercury |
0 |
461 |
Finish |
$100 |
22 |
35 |
Bunk Moore |
0 |
#3 Ford |
0 |
460 |
Finish |
$100 |
23 |
5 |
Shep Langdon |
0 |
#64 Ford |
180 |
453 |
Finish |
$90 |
24 |
8 |
L.D. Austin |
0 |
#74 Chevy |
160 |
453 |
Finish |
$90 |
25 |
28 |
Fireball Roberts |
0 |
#48 Chevy |
140 |
385 |
Rear End |
$85 |
26 |
40 |
Jim Paschal |
0 |
#78 Ford |
0 |
371 |
Engine |
$80 |
27 |
21 |
Harvey Hege |
0 |
#81 Ford |
120 |
339 |
Accident |
$75 |
28 |
22 |
Fritz Wilson |
0 |
#114 Ford T-Bird |
100 |
333 |
Fuel Pump |
$75 |
29 |
1 |
Bobby Johns |
72 |
#72 Chevy |
80 |
297 |
Rear End |
$75 |
30 |
2 |
Joe Lee Johnson |
0 |
#77 Chevy |
0 |
297 |
Head Gasket |
$125 |
31 |
37 |
Jerry Draper |
0 |
#79 Chevy |
0 |
278 |
Engine |
$50 |
32 |
15 |
Tommy Irwin |
0 |
#36 Ford T-Bird |
0 |
275 |
Engine |
$50 |
33 |
30 |
Reds Kagle |
0 |
#88 Chevy |
0 |
222 |
Engine |
$50 |
34 |
27 |
Bobby Keck |
0 |
#96 Chevy |
60 |
208 |
Engine |
$50 |
35 |
13 |
George Green |
0 |
#33 Chevy |
0 |
143 |
Engine |
$50 |
36 |
26 |
Barney Shore |
0 |
#97 Chevy |
0 |
76 |
Oil Pressure |
0.0 |
37 |
36 |
Jim Reed |
0 |
#7 Chevy |
40 |
47 |
Vapor Lock |
0.0 |
38 |
38 |
Ben Benz |
0 |
#55 Chevy |
0 |
40 |
Brakes |
0.0 |
39 |
23 |
Buck Baker |
0 |
#87 Chevy |
20 |
31 |
Transmission |
0.0 |
40 |
29 |
Whitey Norman |
0 |
#46 Chevy |
0 |
23 |
Axle |
0.0 |