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1959 Gwyn Staley 160 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 10 of 44 Sunday, April 5, 1959 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 160 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:23:21 Average speed: 71.985 mph Pole speed: 85.746 mph Cautions: 4 for 9 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 10000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1959 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 4 43   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 160 800 running 53 2 8 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '59 Chevrolet 160 525 running 0 3 7 6   Cotton Owens W.H. Watson '58 Pontiac 159 350 running 0 4 9 5   Tiny Lund Tiny Lund '57 Chevrolet 159 250 running 0 5 10 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '57 Mercury 154 225 running 0 6 17 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 147 200 running 0 7 20 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '57 Chevrolet 147 165 running 0 8 18 33   George Green Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 145 150 running 0 9 3 99   Shorty Rollins Shorty's   (Shorty Rollins) '58 Ford 143 140 running 0 10 15 81   Harvey Hege Harvey Hege '57 Ford 142 130 running 0 11 6 59   Curtis Turner Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 141 125 bent rod 19 12 12 45   Bobby Waddell Bobby Waddell '57 Pontiac 136 110 overheating 0 13 19 3   Don Angel Don Angel '58 Ford 131 100 rf lugs 0 14 14 27   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '58 Plymouth 124 85 rr axle 0 15 23 44   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '57 Chevrolet 122 70 running 0 16 13 40   Paul Walton Paul Walton '57 Chevrolet 112 60 piston 0 17 1 1   Speedy Thompson Steve Pierce '57 Chevrolet 88 50 bearing 88 18 22 64   Shep Langdon Shep Langdon '58 Ford 87 50 engine 0 19 21 8   Whitey Norman Whitey Norman '57 Chevrolet 60 50 fuel line 0 20 2 21   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '58 Ford 35 50 engine 0 21 16 88   Buck Baker Buck Baker '59 Chevrolet 23 50 rear end 0 22 5 11   Junior Johnson Paul Spaulding '57 Ford 19 50 bearing 0 23 11 2   Jimmy Thompson Bruce Thompson '57 Chevrolet 11 50 engine 0

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 1 1     2 3 2   #44 spun turn 2   4 12 9     13 14 2   #2 accident turn 2   15 53 39     54 56 3   #27,47 accident turn 4   57 73 17     74 75 2   #8 spun turn 1   76 160 85       Percent of race run under caution: 5.6%             Average green flag run: 30.2 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Speedy Thompson 1 88 88   Curtis Turner 89 107 19   Lee Petty 108 160 53