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1959 Firecracker 250
1959-07-04 at Daytona International Speedway
1 |
1 |
Fireball Roberts |
84 |
#3 Pontiac |
100 |
Finish |
$7,050 |
2 |
12 |
Joe Weatherly |
8 |
#12 Ford T-Bird |
100 |
Finish |
$4,625 |
3 |
11 |
Johnny Allen |
0 |
#22 Chevy |
99 |
Finish |
$1,925 |
4 |
5 |
Jack Smith |
1 |
#47 Chevy |
99 |
Finish |
$1,175 |
5 |
3 |
Eduardo Dibos |
0 |
#37 Ford T-Bird |
98 |
Finish |
$725 |
6 |
2 |
Bob Burdick |
0 |
#73 Ford T-Bird |
97 |
Finish |
$1,850 |
7 |
13 |
Tom Pistone |
7 |
#59 Ford T-Bird |
96 |
Finish |
$720 |
8 |
21 |
Cotton Owens |
0 |
#6 Ford T-Bird |
95 |
Finish |
$500 |
9 |
14 |
Tommy Irwin |
0 |
#36 Ford T-Bird |
95 |
Finish |
$1,100 |
10 |
7 |
Jim Reed |
0 |
#7 Chevy |
95 |
Finish |
$400 |
11 |
17 |
Speedy Thompson |
0 |
#41 Ford T-Bird |
94 |
Finish |
$375 |
12 |
6 |
Gene White |
0 |
#44 Chevy |
92 |
Finish |
$700 |
13 |
18 |
Benny Rakestraw |
0 |
#20 Mercury |
92 |
Finish |
$500 |
14 |
16 |
George Alsobrook |
0 |
#92 Ford |
92 |
Finish |
$450 |
15 |
29 |
Tommy Thompson |
0 |
#13 Chevy |
90 |
Finish |
$300 |
16 |
34 |
Shorty Rollins |
0 |
#83 Ford |
90 |
Finish |
$300 |
17 |
22 |
Larry Frank |
0 |
#76 Chevy |
89 |
Disqualified |
$350 |
18 |
37 |
Herman Beam |
0 |
#19 Chevy |
89 |
Finish |
$200 |
19 |
20 |
Joe Lee Johnson |
0 |
#77 Chevy |
88 |
Finish |
$325 |
20 |
24 |
Ken Rush |
0 |
#14 Ford |
88 |
Finish |
$300 |
21 |
31 |
Dick Joslin |
0 |
#71 Dodge |
87 |
Oil Leak |
$150 |
22 |
10 |
Wilbur Rakestraw |
0 |
#99 Mercury |
87 |
Finish |
$300 |
23 |
23 |
Rex White |
0 |
#4 Chevy |
86 |
Finish |
$135 |
24 |
33 |
Larry Flynn |
0 |
#86 Ford |
85 |
Finish |
$125 |
25 |
32 |
Roy Tyner |
0 |
#89 Chevy |
84 |
Finish |
$125 |
26 |
4 |
Richard Petty |
0 |
#43 Plymouth |
78 |
Fuel Pump |
$200 |
27 |
27 |
Bob Welborn |
0 |
#49 Chevy |
77 |
Finish |
$210 |
28 |
26 |
George Green |
0 |
#32 Chevy |
73 |
Fan |
$150 |
29 |
15 |
Charlie Cregar |
0 |
#16 Pontiac |
70 |
Engine |
$110 |
30 |
9 |
John Paschall |
0 |
#60 Ford |
67 |
Finish |
$100 |
31 |
35 |
Dick Foley |
0 |
#66 Chevy |
60 |
Timing |
$100 |
32 |
36 |
Jim Austin |
0 |
#97 Ford |
33 |
Water Pump |
$100 |
33 |
19 |
Lee Petty |
0 |
#42 Plymouth |
27 |
Fuel Pump |
$200 |
34 |
30 |
G.C. Spencer |
0 |
#34 Chevy |
16 |
Engine |
$135 |
35 |
25 |
Buck Baker |
0 |
#87 Chevy |
12 |
Did Not Finish |
$100 |
36 |
8 |
Elmo Langley |
0 |
#10 Buick |
11 |
Engine |
$125 |
37 |
28 |
Joe Eubanks |
0 |
#82 Pontiac |
2 |
Bearing |
$125 |