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1959-11 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 11 of 44 Sunday, April 26, 1959 at Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:53:11 Average speed: 53.011 mph Pole speed: drew for pole Cautions: 1 for 12 laps Margin of victory: 4 laps + Attendance: 2500 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '57 Ford 200 800 running 12 2 – 1   Speedy Thompson Steve Pierce '57 Chevrolet 196 525 running 0 3 – 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 196 350 running 0 4 – 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 192 250 running 0 5 – 90   Buzz Woodward Buzz Woodward '57 Ford 191 225 running 0 6 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 189 200 axle 188 7 – 79   Tiny Benson Tiny Benson '57 Chevrolet 187 165 running 0 8 – 70   Jim Parsley Jim Parsley '57 Chevrolet 177 150 running 0 9 – 50   Ben Benz Bernard Friedland '57 Chevrolet 166 150 running 0 10 – 99   Shorty Rollins Shorty's   (Shorty Rollins) '58 Ford 161 130 engine 0 11 – 52   John Seeley – '57 Chevrolet 160 125 running 0 12 – 88   Reds Kagle Hoss Kagle '57 Chevrolet 158 110 fuel line 0 13 – 33   Al White Al White '58 Ford 148 100 running 0 14 – 6   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson '58 Pontiac 128 85 overheating 0 15 – 53   Ken Johnson Ken Johnson '57 Ford 121 70 head gasket 0 16 – 200   Ray Fanning – '57 Chevrolet 117 60 overheating 0 17 – 100   John Findlay John Findlay '57 Chevrolet 116 50 hose 0 18 – 31   Gus Wilson Gus Wilson '57 Chevrolet 100 50 front end 0 19 – 4   Rex White Rex White '59 Chevrolet 97 50 push rod 0 20 – 72A   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '57 Chevrolet 96 50 ignition 0 21 – 73   Johnny Beauchamp Jim Reed '57 Ford 92 50 brakes 0 22 – 10   Elmo Langley Ratus Walters '57 Ford 76 50 overheating 0 23 – 3   Don Angel Don Angel '58 Ford 36   fumes 0 24 – 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '57 Ford 22   engine 0 25 – 791   Dave Marburger – '57 Ford 22   crash 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Lee Petty 1 188 188   Junior Johnson 189 200 12