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1959 Old Dominion 500
1959-09-27 at Martinsville Speedway
	| 1 | 
	14 | 
	Rex White | 
	202 | 
	#4 Chevy  | 
	
	500 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,250 | 
	| 2 | 
	1 | 
	Glen Wood | 
	85 | 
	#16 Ford  | 
	
	500 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,975 | 
	| 3 | 
	24 | 
	Jim Reed | 
	87 | 
	#7 Chevy  | 
	
	497 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,425 | 
	| 4 | 
	2 | 
	Tommy Irwin | 
	0 | 
	#36 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	497 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,175 | 
	| 5 | 
	16 | 
	Speedy Thompson | 
	0 | 
	#22 Chevy  | 
	
	497 | 
	Finish | 
	$900 | 
	| 6 | 
	7 | 
	Larry Frank | 
	39 | 
	#76 Chevy  | 
	
	496 | 
	Finish | 
	$750 | 
	| 7 | 
	4 | 
	Tom Pistone | 
	0 | 
	#59 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	492 | 
	Finish | 
	$675 | 
	| 8 | 
	5 | 
	Joe Lee Johnson | 
	0 | 
	#77 Chevy  | 
	
	490 | 
	Finish | 
	$600 | 
	| 9 | 
	15 | 
	Roy Tyner | 
	0 | 
	#9 Chevy  | 
	
	490 | 
	Finish | 
	$500 | 
	| 10 | 
	6 | 
	Lee Petty | 
	87 | 
	#42 Plymouth  | 
	
	488 | 
	Finish | 
	$575 | 
	| 11 | 
	26 | 
	John Dodd Sr | 
	0 | 
	#75 Ford  | 
	
	488 | 
	Finish | 
	$375 | 
	| 12 | 
	39 | 
	Ned Jarrett | 
	0 | 
	#38 Ford  | 
	
	484 | 
	Finish | 
	$275 | 
	| 13 | 
	27 | 
	Ken Rush | 
	0 | 
	#41 Chevy  | 
	
	476 | 
	Finish | 
	$250 | 
	| 14 | 
	32 | 
	Buck Baker | 
	0 | 
	#87 Chevy  | 
	
	476 | 
	Finish | 
	$225 | 
	| 15 | 
	3 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	0 | 
	#43 Plymouth  | 
	
	470 | 
	Finish | 
	$275 | 
	| 16 | 
	19 | 
	George Green | 
	0 | 
	#32 Chevy  | 
	
	469 | 
	Finish | 
	$200 | 
	| 17 | 
	37 | 
	L.D. Austin | 
	0 | 
	#15 Ford  | 
	
	469 | 
	Finish | 
	$180 | 
	| 18 | 
	36 | 
	Jerry Smith | 
	0 | 
	#18 Pontiac  | 
	
	466 | 
	Finish | 
	$165 | 
	| 19 | 
	12 | 
	Tiny Lund | 
	0 | 
	#20 Ford  | 
	
	451 | 
	Finish | 
	$155 | 
	| 20 | 
	4 | 
	Bunk Moore | 
	0 | 
	#5 Chevy  | 
	
	451 | 
	Finish | 
	$150 | 
	| 21 | 
	42 | 
	Herman Beam | 
	0 | 
	#19 Chevy  | 
	
	447 | 
	Finish | 
	$130 | 
	| 22 | 
	21 | 
	Bill Taylor | 
	0 | 
	#14 Ford  | 
	
	439 | 
	Engine | 
	$125 | 
	| 23 | 
	17 | 
	Brownie King | 
	0 | 
	#31 Chevy  | 
	
	434 | 
	Engine | 
	$110 | 
	| 24 | 
	8 | 
	Bobby Johns | 
	0 | 
	#72 Chevy  | 
	
	431 | 
	Finish | 
	$100 | 
	| 25 | 
	28 | 
	Shep Langdon | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	425 | 
	Finish | 
	$85 | 
	| 26 | 
	29 | 
	Aubrey Boles | 
	0 | 
	#45 Plymouth  | 
	
	405 | 
	Finish | 
	$75 | 
	| 27 | 
	23 | 
	R.L. Combs | 
	0 | 
	#63 Ford  | 
	
	404 | 
	Finish | 
	$75 | 
	| 28 | 
	9 | 
	Jimmy Thompson | 
	0 | 
	#2 Chevy  | 
	
	318 | 
	Finish | 
	$75 | 
	| 29 | 
	22 | 
	Jack Smith | 
	0 | 
	#47 Chevy  | 
	
	305 | 
	Rear End | 
	$75 | 
	| 30 | 
	30 | 
	Fireball Roberts | 
	0 | 
	#88 Chevy  | 
	
	303 | 
	Rear End | 
	$75 | 
	| 31 | 
	25 | 
	Erwin Carpenter | 
	0 | 
	#86 Ford  | 
	
	299 | 
	Accident | 
	$75 | 
	| 32 | 
	31 | 
	E.J. Trivette | 
	0 | 
	#27 Plymouth  | 
	
	293 | 
	Radiator | 
	$75 | 
	| 33 | 
	10 | 
	Cotton Owens | 
	0 | 
	#6 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	279 | 
	Rear End | 
	$75 | 
	| 34 | 
	34 | 
	G.C. Spencer | 
	0 | 
	#34 Chevy  | 
	
	263 | 
	Transmission | 
	$75 | 
	| 35 | 
	35 | 
	Whitey Norman | 
	0 | 
	#46 Chevy  | 
	
	259 | 
	Axle | 
	$75 | 
	| 36 | 
	41 | 
	Buck Brigance | 
	0 | 
	#62 Chevy  | 
	
	229 | 
	Rear End | 
	$75 | 
	| 37 | 
	13 | 
	Gene White | 
	0 | 
	#25 Chevy  | 
	
	224 | 
	Engine | 
	$75 | 
	| 38 | 
	18 | 
	Marvin Panch | 
	0 | 
	#98 Ford  | 
	
	224 | 
	Fuel Pump | 
	$75 | 
	| 39 | 
	20 | 
	Banjo Matthews | 
	0 | 
	#93 Ford T-Bird | 
	
	216 | 
	Rear End | 
	$75 | 
	| 40 | 
	11 | 
	Elmo Langley | 
	0 | 
	#10 Buick  | 
	
	180 | 
	Clutch | 
	$75 | 
	| 41 | 
	33 | 
	Joe Halton | 
	0 | 
	#40 Chevy  | 
	
	157 | 
	Engine | 
	$25 | 
	| 42 | 
	43 | 
	Ben Benz | 
	0 | 
	#55 Chevy  | 
	
	151 | 
	Clutch | 
	$25 | 
	| 43 | 
	44 | 
	Bill Scott | 
	0 | 
	#33 Chevy  | 
	
	151 | 
	Clutch | 
	$25 | 
	| 44 | 
	47 | 
	Fred Harb | 
	0 | 
	#17 Ford  | 
	
	76 | 
	Engine | 
	$25 | 
	| 45 | 
	46 | 
	Johnny Beauchamp | 
	0 | 
	#58 Chevy  | 
	
	50 | 
	Steering | 
	$25 | 
	| 46 | 
	48 | 
	Bob Welborn | 
	0 | 
	#49 Chevy  | 
	
	37 | 
	Engine | 
	$25 | 
	| 47 | 
	38 | 
	Jimmie Lewallen | 
	0 | 
	#78 Ford  | 
	
	2 | 
	Accident | 
	$25 |