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1959 Western North Carolina 500
1959-08-16 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
	| 1 | 
	4 | 
	Bob Welborn | 
	1 | 
	#49 Chevy  | 
	
	500 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,200 | 
	| 2 | 
	9 | 
	Lee Petty | 
	0 | 
	#42 Plymouth  | 
	
	497 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,025 | 
	| 3 | 
	5 | 
	Jack Smith | 
	0 | 
	#47 Chevy  | 
	
	493 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,325 | 
	| 4 | 
	6 | 
	Joe Lee Johnson | 
	0 | 
	#77 Chevy  | 
	
	489 | 
	Finish | 
	$975 | 
	| 5 | 
	1 | 
	Rex White | 
	0 | 
	#4 Chevy  | 
	
	489 | 
	Finish | 
	$800 | 
	| 6 | 
	12 | 
	Larry Frank | 
	0 | 
	#76 Chevy  | 
	
	486 | 
	Finish | 
	$700 | 
	| 7 | 
	19 | 
	Cotton Owens | 
	0 | 
	#6 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	484 | 
	Finish | 
	$625 | 
	| 8 | 
	11 | 
	Buck Baker | 
	0 | 
	#88 Chevy  | 
	
	484 | 
	Finish | 
	$575 | 
	| 9 | 
	27 | 
	Marvin Porter | 
	0 | 
	#12 Ford  | 
	
	480 | 
	Finish | 
	$455 | 
	| 10 | 
	3 | 
	Bobby Johns | 
	0 | 
	#72 Chevy  | 
	
	470 | 
	Finish | 
	$425 | 
	| 11 | 
	37 | 
	Bob Duell | 
	0 | 
	#95 Ford  | 
	
	466 | 
	Finish | 
	$400 | 
	| 12 | 
	31 | 
	G.C. Spencer | 
	0 | 
	#34 Chevy  | 
	
	463 | 
	Fuel | 
	$375 | 
	| 13 | 
	29 | 
	Shep Langdon | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	457 | 
	Finish | 
	$325 | 
	| 14 | 
	13 | 
	Tiny Lund | 
	0 | 
	#5 Chevy  | 
	
	455 | 
	Finish | 
	$275 | 
	| 15 | 
	38 | 
	L.D. Austin | 
	0 | 
	#74 Chevy  | 
	
	454 | 
	Finish | 
	$250 | 
	| 16 | 
	26 | 
	George Green | 
	0 | 
	#32 Chevy  | 
	
	453 | 
	Finish | 
	$250 | 
	| 17 | 
	21 | 
	Ned Jarrett | 
	0 | 
	#11 Ford  | 
	
	452 | 
	Finish | 
	$250 | 
	| 18 | 
	36 | 
	Dominic Persicketti | 
	0 | 
	#27 Ford  | 
	
	444 | 
	Finish | 
	$225 | 
	| 19 | 
	28 | 
	George Alsobrook | 
	0 | 
	#192 Ford  | 
	
	425 | 
	Finish | 
	$225 | 
	| 20 | 
	30 | 
	Benny Rakestraw | 
	0 | 
	#20 Mercury  | 
	
	420 | 
	Fuel | 
	$220 | 
	| 21 | 
	23 | 
	Herman Beam | 
	0 | 
	#19 Chevy  | 
	
	410 | 
	Axle | 
	$210 | 
	| 22 | 
	18 | 
	Roy Tyner | 
	0 | 
	#9 Chevy  | 
	
	407 | 
	Axle | 
	$200 | 
	| 23 | 
	8 | 
	Elmo Langley | 
	0 | 
	#10 Buick  | 
	
	379 | 
	Rear End | 
	$175 | 
	| 24 | 
	25 | 
	Harlan Richardson | 
	0 | 
	#22 Ford  | 
	
	342 | 
	Finish | 
	$150 | 
	| 25 | 
	41 | 
	Whitey Norman | 
	0 | 
	#46 Chevy  | 
	
	339 | 
	Finish | 
	$140 | 
	| 26 | 
	22 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	0 | 
	#43 Plymouth  | 
	
	281 | 
	Accident | 
	$100 | 
	| 27 | 
	24 | 
	Bud Crothers | 
	0 | 
	#16 Chevy  | 
	
	266 | 
	Oil Pressure | 
	$100 | 
	| 28 | 
	2 | 
	Glen Wood | 
	0 | 
	#21 Ford  | 
	
	254 | 
	Driveshaft | 
	$100 | 
	| 29 | 
	17 | 
	Dave White | 
	0 | 
	#40 Chevy  | 
	
	216 | 
	Axle | 
	$100 | 
	| 30 | 
	35 | 
	Earl Balmer | 
	0 | 
	#13 Chevy  | 
	
	202 | 
	Engine | 
	$100 | 
	| 31 | 
	7 | 
	Tommy Irwin | 
	0 | 
	#36 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	187 | 
	Engine | 
	0.0 | 
	| 32 | 
	20 | 
	Gene White | 
	0 | 
	#25 Chevy  | 
	
	158 | 
	Engine | 
	0.0 | 
	| 33 | 
	34 | 
	Neil Castles | 
	0 | 
	#86 Ford  | 
	
	144 | 
	Spindle | 
	0.0 | 
	| 34 | 
	39 | 
	Tom Pistone | 
	0 | 
	#59 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	142 | 
	Engine | 
	0.0 | 
	| 35 | 
	10 | 
	Banjo Matthews | 
	0 | 
	#93 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	123 | 
	Shocks | 
	0.0 | 
	| 36 | 
	16 | 
	Fred Harb | 
	0 | 
	#17 Ford  | 
	
	83 | 
	Engine | 
	0.0 | 
	| 37 | 
	15 | 
	Speedy Thompson | 
	0 | 
	#92 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	75 | 
	Hub | 
	0.0 | 
	| 38 | 
	33 | 
	Bill Scott | 
	0 | 
	#23 Chevy  | 
	
	65 | 
	Overheating | 
	0.0 | 
	| 39 | 
	40 | 
	Freddy Fryar | 
	0 | 
	#18 Pontiac  | 
	
	53 | 
	Piston | 
	0.0 | 
	| 40 | 
	14 | 
	Joe Weatherly | 
	0 | 
	#41 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	44 | 
	Engine | 
	0.0 | 
	| 41 | 
	32 | 
	Brownie King | 
	0 | 
	#31 Chevy  | 
	
	44 | 
	Fan Belt | 
	0.0 |