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1959 50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium
1959-06-27 at Bowman Gray Stadium
	| 1 | 
	2 | 
	Rex White | 
	200 | 
	#4 Chevy  | 
	
	200 | 
	200 | 
	Finish | 
	$675 | 
	| 2 | 
	6 | 
	Ken Rush | 
	0 | 
	#14 Ford  | 
	
	0 | 
	200 | 
	Finish | 
	$480 | 
	| 3 | 
	4 | 
	Bob Welborn | 
	0 | 
	#49 Chevy  | 
	
	200 | 
	199 | 
	Finish | 
	$375 | 
	| 4 | 
	10 | 
	Junior Johnson | 
	0 | 
	#11 Ford  | 
	
	192 | 
	198 | 
	Finish | 
	$270 | 
	| 5 | 
	7 | 
	Jim Reed | 
	0 | 
	#7 Chevy  | 
	
	192 | 
	196 | 
	Finish | 
	$235 | 
	| 6 | 
	11 | 
	Tiny Lund | 
	0 | 
	#5 Chevy  | 
	
	0 | 
	193 | 
	Finish | 
	$205 | 
	| 7 | 
	14 | 
	Barney Shore | 
	0 | 
	#97 Chevy  | 
	
	0 | 
	192 | 
	Finish | 
	$185 | 
	| 8 | 
	19 | 
	G.C. Spencer | 
	0 | 
	#34 Chevy  | 
	
	184 | 
	190 | 
	Finish | 
	$150 | 
	| 9 | 
	20 | 
	Buck Baker | 
	0 | 
	#89 Chevy  | 
	
	176 | 
	189 | 
	Engine | 
	$150 | 
	| 10 | 
	1 | 
	Lee Petty | 
	0 | 
	#42 Plymouth  | 
	
	168 | 
	186 | 
	Finish | 
	$170 | 
	| 11 | 
	15 | 
	Cotton Owens | 
	0 | 
	#82 Ford  | 
	
	160 | 
	186 | 
	Finish | 
	$155 | 
	| 12 | 
	13 | 
	Shorty York | 
	0 | 
	#28 Mercury  | 
	
	0 | 
	185 | 
	Finish | 
	$120 | 
	| 13 | 
	12 | 
	Dave White | 
	0 | 
	#40 Chevy  | 
	
	152 | 
	184 | 
	Finish | 
	$100 | 
	| 14 | 
	22 | 
	R.L. Combs | 
	0 | 
	#63 Ford  | 
	
	0 | 
	184 | 
	Finish | 
	$100 | 
	| 15 | 
	17 | 
	Bobby Keck | 
	0 | 
	#96 Chevy  | 
	
	144 | 
	184 | 
	Finish | 
	$75 | 
	| 16 | 
	24 | 
	L.D. Austin | 
	0 | 
	#74 Chevy  | 
	
	136 | 
	178 | 
	Finish | 
	$75 | 
	| 17 | 
	18 | 
	Shep Langdon | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	128 | 
	173 | 
	Oil Pressure | 
	$75 | 
	| 18 | 
	23 | 
	George Green | 
	0 | 
	#32 Chevy  | 
	
	0 | 
	171 | 
	A-Frame | 
	$60 | 
	| 19 | 
	5 | 
	Glen Wood | 
	0 | 
	#21 Ford  | 
	
	0 | 
	165 | 
	Engine | 
	$65 | 
	| 20 | 
	16 | 
	Joe Halton | 
	0 | 
	#41 Chevy  | 
	
	0 | 
	164 | 
	A-Frame | 
	$50 | 
	| 21 | 
	8 | 
	Roy Tyner | 
	0 | 
	#9 Chevy  | 
	
	0 | 
	153 | 
	Crank Shaft | 
	$25 | 
	| 22 | 
	21 | 
	Jerry Draper | 
	0 | 
	#79 Chevy  | 
	
	0 | 
	87 | 
	Fuel Line | 
	$25 | 
	| 23 | 
	9 | 
	Fred Harb | 
	0 | 
	#17 Ford  | 
	
	0 | 
	33 | 
	Overheating | 
	$15 | 
	| 24 | 
	3 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	0 | 
	#43 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	120 | 
	14 | 
	Transmission | 
	$50 |