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1959 Daytona 500 Qualifier Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 2 of 44 Friday, February 20, 1959 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 40 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 0:41:54 Average speed: 143.198 mph Pole speed: 140.581 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: .5 cl Attendance: 17000 Lead changes: 10 Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 7 49   Bob Welborn W.J. Ridgeway '59 Chevrolet 40 800 running 33 2 15 64   Fritz Wilson Museum of Speed   (Fritz Wilson) '59 T-Bird 40 525 running 4 3 6 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 40 350 running 0 4 3 48   Joe Weatherly E.C. Wilson '59 Chevrolet 40 250 running 1 5 18 37   Eduardo Dibos Peru   (Van Acker) '59 T-Bird 39 225 running 0 6 23 6   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson '58 Pontiac 39 200 running 0 7 17 88   Tiny Lund Buck Baker '59 Chevrolet 39 165 running 0 8 14 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '59 Oldsmobile 39 150 running 0 9 9 18   Charley Griffith Red Bank   (Charley Griffith) '57 Pontiac 38 140 running 0 10 24 4   Rex White Idewild Homes   (Rex White) '59 Chevrolet 38 130 running 0 11 8 73   Johnny Beauchamp Roy Burdick '59 T-Bird 38 125 running 0 12 28 81   Bernie Hentges Bernie Hentges '59 DeSoto 38 110 running 0 13 27 29   Dick Freeman Dick Freeman '59 Chevrolet 38 100 running 0 14 38 71   Dick Joslin Dick Joslin '57 Dodge 38 85 running 0 15 5 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '57 Chevrolet 38 70 running 0 16 12 1   Speedy Thompson Steve Pierce '57 Chevrolet 38 60 running 0 17 21 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '57 Ford 37 50 running 0 18 30 38   Raul Cilloniz Raul Cilloniz '58 Ford 37 50 running 0 19 20 53   Ken Johnson Ken Johnson '57 Ford 37 50 running 0 20 26 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '59 Chevrolet 35 50 running 0 21 22 69   Harold Smith Bob Korn '59 Studebaker 35 50 running 0 22 33 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 35 50 running 0 23 13 86   Carl Tyler Carl Tyler '57 Ford 34 50 running 0 24 2 15   Tim Flock Beau Morgan '59 T-Bird 30 50 push rod 0 25 29 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 29   coil 0 26 10 58   Roscoe Thompson Roscoe Thompson '57 Chevrolet 28   engine 0 27 4 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '59 Chevrolet 20   crash 0 28 16 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '59 Chevrolet 20   crash 0 29 37 41   Curtis Turner Delta Auto Sales   (Doc White) '59 T-Bird 17   transmission 2 30 11 10   Elmo Langley Ratus Walters '57 Ford 17   overheating 0 31 19 95   Bob Duell Julian Buesink '59 Ford 17   overheating 0 32 32 16   Jim McGuirk Happy Steigel '59 Pontiac 15   distributor 0 33 1 3   Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens '59 Pontiac 14   distributor 0 34 25 24   Bob Potter Bob Potter '59 Chevrolet 13   tires 0 35 36 83   Bob Pronger Bob Pronger '58 Ford 13   gasket 0 36 31 80   Bob Rose Sam Arena '57 Chevrolet 11   steering 0 37 34 66   Dick Foley Dick Foley '59 Chevrolet 9   engine 0 38 35 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 1   steering 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Jim Delaney Ford WD Glen Rockey 31 Ford WD George Henderson 46 Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Weatherly 1 1 1   Bob Welborn 2 6 5   Curtis Turner 7 7 1   Bob Welborn 8 12 5   Curtis Turner 13 13 1   Bob Welborn 14 23 10   Fritz Wilson 24 26 3   Bob Welborn 27 27 1   Fritz Wilson 28 28 1   Bob Welborn 29 40 12