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1959 Hickory 250

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NASCAR Grand National race number 12 of 44
Saturday, May 2, 1959 at Hickory Speedway, Hickory, NC
250 laps on a .400 mile dirt track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:36:31
Average Speed: 62.165 mph
Pole Speed: 68.9 mph

Cautions: 4
Margin of Victory: 2.5 laps
Attendance: 5,000
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1959 NASCAR Grand National results / 1959 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	11	Junior Johnson	Paul Spaulding	'57 Ford	250	800	running	38
2	7	41	Joe Weatherly	Delta Auto Sales (Doc White)	'59 T-Bird	248	525	running	50
3	2	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'57 Oldsmobile	247	350	running	0
4	3	40	Ken Rush	Paul Walton	'57 Chevrolet	246	250	running	0
5	11	6	Cotton Owens	W.H. Watson	'58 Pontiac	246	225	running	0
6	17	1	Speedy Thompson	Steve Pierce	'57 Chevrolet	237	200	oil pressure	138
7	9	64	Shep Langdon	Shep Langdon	'58 Ford	237	165	running	0
8	16	74	L.D. Austin	L.D. Austin	'57 Chevrolet	221	150	running	0
9	8	38	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	'57 Chevrolet	220	140	running	0
10	20	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'57 Chevrolet	214	130	running	0
11	15	81	Harvey Hege	Harvey Hege	'57 Ford	209	125	running	0
12	12	22	Harlan Richardson	Harlan Richardson	'58 Ford	193	110	engine	0
13	6	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'57 Ford	182	100	rr axle	0
14	4	34	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'57 Chevrolet	179	85	transmission	0
15	18	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'59 Chevrolet	167	70	oil pressure	24
16	14	96	Bobby Keck	Bobby Keck	'57 Chevrolet	133	60	fan	0
17	19	39	Buck Brigance		'57 Chevrolet	125	50	battery cable	0
18	10	45	Bobby Waddell	Bobby Waddell	'57 Pontiac	81	50	piston	0
19	13	27	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'58 Plymouth	73	50	rf hub	0
20	21	0	Bunk Moore	Richard Riley	'57 Chevrolet	28	50	engine	0
21	5	5	Rex White	Tiny Lund	'57 Chevrolet	27	50	transmission	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Junior Johnson	1	25	25
Speedy Thompson	26	50	25
Joe Weatherly	51	100	50
Buck Baker	101	124	24
Speedy Thompson	125	237	113
Junior Johnson	238	250	13

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