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1959 Southern 500
1959-09-07 at Darlington Raceway
1 |
14 |
Jim Reed |
152 |
#7 Chevy |
2000 |
364 |
Finish |
$17,250 |
2 |
5 |
Bob Burdick |
25 |
#73 Ford T-Bird |
1920 |
362 |
Finish |
$7,760 |
3 |
22 |
Bobby Johns |
57 |
#72 Chevy |
1840 |
362 |
Finish |
$4,760 |
4 |
6 |
Richard Petty |
7 |
#43 Plymouth |
1760 |
361 |
Finish |
$2,830 |
5 |
16 |
Tommy Irwin |
0 |
#36 Ford T-Bird |
1680 |
358 |
Finish |
$2,010 |
6 |
32 |
Jim Paschal |
0 |
#88 Chevy |
1600 |
356 |
Finish |
$1,460 |
7 |
1 |
Fireball Roberts |
42 |
#3 Pontiac |
1520 |
354 |
Finish |
$2,330 |
8 |
20 |
Larry Frank |
0 |
#76 Chevy |
1440 |
350 |
Finish |
$1,025 |
9 |
15 |
Buck Baker |
0 |
#87 Chevy |
1360 |
347 |
Finish |
$875 |
10 |
18 |
Jimmy Thompson |
0 |
#41 Ford T-Bird |
1280 |
346 |
Finish |
$805 |
11 |
28 |
Shep Langdon |
0 |
#64 Ford |
1200 |
345 |
Finish |
$600 |
12 |
25 |
Bill Champion |
0 |
#27 Ford |
1120 |
343 |
Finish |
$500 |
13 |
12 |
Joe Caspolich |
0 |
#2 Oldsmobile |
1040 |
342 |
Finish |
$470 |
14 |
3 |
Speedy Thompson |
2 |
#22 Chevy |
960 |
333 |
Spring |
$565 |
15 |
29 |
Charlie Cregar |
0 |
#16 Pontiac |
880 |
331 |
Finish |
$300 |
16 |
34 |
Herman Beam |
0 |
#19 Chevy |
800 |
328 |
Finish |
$250 |
17 |
4 |
Rex White |
0 |
#4 Chevy |
720 |
326 |
Driveshaft |
$310 |
18 |
39 |
L.D. Austin |
0 |
#66 Ford |
640 |
326 |
Finish |
$225 |
19 |
19 |
Cotton Owens |
24 |
#6 Ford T-Bird |
560 |
320 |
Finish |
$600 |
20 |
9 |
Lee Petty |
0 |
#42 Plymouth |
480 |
319 |
Finish |
$300 |
21 |
32 |
Bud Crothers |
0 |
#56 Chevy |
400 |
318 |
Finish |
$150 |
22 |
47 |
Al White |
0 |
#35 Ford |
320 |
286 |
Finish |
$150 |
23 |
31 |
G.C. Spencer |
0 |
#34 Chevy |
240 |
272 |
Battery |
$150 |
24 |
30 |
Earl Balmer |
0 |
#13 Chevy |
160 |
234 |
Piston |
$150 |
25 |
27 |
Dick Blackwell |
0 |
#26 Ford |
80 |
225 |
Accident |
$150 |
26 |
24 |
Tiny Lund |
0 |
#20 Ford |
80 |
221 |
Clutch |
$150 |
27 |
33 |
Cale Yarborough |
0 |
#30 Ford |
80 |
219 |
Tire |
$150 |
28 |
10 |
Jack Smith |
0 |
#47 Chevy |
80 |
218 |
Axle |
$150 |
29 |
21 |
Marvin Panch |
0 |
#98 Ford |
80 |
194 |
Camshaft |
$150 |
30 |
50 |
Johnny Patterson |
0 |
#55 Chevy |
80 |
180 |
Axle |
$150 |
31 |
7 |
Banjo Matthews |
55 |
#93 Ford T-Bird |
80 |
178 |
Accident |
$1,915 |
32 |
46 |
George Green |
0 |
#32 Chevy |
80 |
175 |
Engine |
$150 |
33 |
35 |
Roy Tyner |
0 |
#9 Chevy |
80 |
166 |
Timing |
$150 |
34 |
38 |
Bob Duell |
0 |
#5 Ford |
80 |
151 |
Piston |
$150 |
35 |
11 |
Bob Welborn |
0 |
#49 Chevy |
80 |
130 |
Accident |
$200 |
36 |
17 |
Tom Pistone |
0 |
#59 Ford T-Bird |
80 |
119 |
Engine |
$325 |
37 |
41 |
Neil Castles |
0 |
#91 Ford |
80 |
92 |
Finish |
$150 |
38 |
13 |
Possum Jones |
0 |
#92 Ford T-Bird |
80 |
74 |
Brakes |
$295 |
39 |
43 |
Lennie Page |
0 |
#83 Ford |
80 |
71 |
Engine |
$150 |
40 |
40 |
Buddy Baker |
0 |
#95 Ford |
80 |
64 |
Engine |
$150 |
41 |
42 |
Bob Perry |
0 |
#23 Plymouth |
80 |
63 |
Engine |
$150 |
42 |
49 |
Joe Lee Johnson |
0 |
#44 Chevy |
80 |
58 |
Transmission |
$150 |
43 |
8 |
Joe Weatherly |
0 |
#12 Ford T-Bird |
80 |
54 |
Oil Pressure |
$210 |
44 |
36 |
Dick Joslin |
0 |
#71 Dodge |
80 |
46 |
Head Gasket |
$150 |
45 |
2 |
Elmo Langley |
0 |
#10 Buick |
80 |
41 |
Engine |
$180 |
46 |
26 |
Joe Eubanks |
0 |
#61 Pontiac |
80 |
26 |
Piston |
$190 |
47 |
48 |
Marvin Porter |
0 |
#15 Ford |
80 |
19 |
Head Gasket |
$150 |
48 |
45 |
Elmo Henderson |
0 |
#82 Ford |
80 |
16 |
Engine |
$150 |
49 |
44 |
Larry Flynn |
0 |
#86 Ford |
80 |
11 |
Differential |
$150 |
50 |
37 |
Carl Burris |
0 |
#14 Ford |
80 |
2 |
Engine |
$150 |