Links for this race (some data may be unavailable): Race Results Qualifying Results Loop Data Stats Pit Stops Comments (14) Video Links (0) Crew Chiefs

1959 Rebel 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Convertible Series race number 8 of 15 Saturday, May 9, 1959 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 219 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (301.125 miles) Time of race: 2:36:00 Average speed: 115.817 mph Pole speed: 120.82 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: .75 lap Attendance: 30000 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1959 NASCAR Convertible Series results   /   1959 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 10 22   Fireball Roberts Frank Strickland '59 Chevrolet 219 6550 running 120 2 29 12   Joe Weatherly Doc White '59 T-Bird 219 3950 running 17 3 4 76   Larry Frank Larry Frank '57 Chevrolet 217 2350 running 0 4 2 73   Bob Burdick Roy Burdick '59 T-Bird 217 1375 running 0 5 14 40   Rex White Rex White '59 Chevrolet 216 1150 running 0 6 17 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '59 Chevrolet 214 850 running 0 7 8 77   Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson '57 Chevrolet 211 725 running 0 8 12 99   Shorty Rollins Shorty Rollins '58 Ford 211 625 running 0 9 20 44   Johnny Allen – '59 Chevrolet 210 500 running 0 10 21 82   Joe Eubanks Don Every '58 Ford 210 400 running 0 11 16 8   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 208 350 running 0 12 31 43   Johnny Beauchamp Petty Engineering '57 Oldsmobile 207 300 running 0 13 6 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '59 Chevrolet 207 350 running 0 14 23 4   Ken Rush Julian Petty '57 Chevrolet 205 225 running 0 15 15 2   Richard Petty Petty Engineering '57 Oldsmobile 204 200 timing chain 0 16 22 42   Lee Petty Petty Engineering '59 Plymouth 202 175 running 0 17 5 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '57 Chevrolet 200 175 running 0 18 24 34   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '57 Chevrolet 198 150 battery 0 19 27 32   Brownie King Jess Potter '58 Chevrolet 197 150 running 0 20 26 74   George Green White Chevrolet Co. Inc.   (Jess Potter) '57 Chevrolet 188 125 running 0 21 28 25   Gene White Gene White '57 Chevrolet 184 100 crash 0 22 30 9   Neil Castles Roy Tyner '57 Chevrolet 183 100 running 0 23 25 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '57 Chevrolet 176 100 running 0 24 11 14   Fritz Wilson Fritz Wilson '59 T-Bird 166 100 running 0 25 32 36   Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin '59 T-Bird 158 100 shocks 0 26 3 87   Buck Baker THOR Chevrolet Inc.   (Buck Baker) '59 Chevrolet 145 100 rear end 6 27 9 64   Shep Langdon Langdon's Service Station   (Shep Langdon) '58 Ford 144 100 engine 0 28 1 41   Curtis Turner Doc White '59 T-Bird 142 150 crash 76 29 18 39   Buck Brigance Buck Brigance '57 Chevrolet 110 100 distributor 0 30 7 47   Jack Smith Bud Moore '59 Chevrolet 57 100 push rod 0 31 19 30   Bobby Lee – '58 Ford 45 100 push rod 0 32 33 92   Wilbur Rakestraw B.J. Jones '57 Ford 22 100 push rod 0 33 34 10   Elmo Langley Ratus Walters '59 Buick 22 100 engine 0 34 13 59   Tom Pistone Rupert Safety Belt   (Carl Rupert) '59 T-Bird 1 100 clutch 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buck Baker 1 1 1   Curtis Turner 2 77 76   Buck Baker 78 82 5   Fireball Roberts 83 142 60   Joe Weatherly 143 159 17   Fireball Roberts 160 219 60