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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
March 1, 1959
110 laps on 0.9 mile dirt oval; 99 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Curtis Turner	41	Doc White	1959 Ford Thunderbird	110	800	running	66
2	2	Tom Pistone	59	Carl Rupert	1959 Ford Thunderbird	110	525	running	41
3	5	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1959 Chevrolet	109	350	fuel	3
4	3	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	109	250	running	0
5	7	Buck Baker	88	Buck Baker	1959 Chevrolet	109	225	running	0
6	8	Glen Wood	21	Wood Brothers	1958 Ford	106	200	running	0
7	16	Brownie King	33	Jess Potter	1958 Chevrolet	105	165	running	0
8	15	Joe Eubanks	82	Don Every	1958 Ford	104	150	running	0
9	4	Cotton Owens	6	W.H. Watson	1958 Pontiac	104	140	running	0
10	20	Jimmy Pardue	27	Jimmy Pardue	1958 Plymouth	99	130	running	0
11	14	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1957 Chevrolet	99	125	running	0
12	19	Harvey Hege	81	Harvey Hege	1957 Ford	98	110	running	0
13	9	Speedy Thompson	1	Steve Pierce	1957 Chevrolet	96	100	fuel	0
14	12	Tiny Lund	89	Buck Baker	1958 Chevrolet	96	85	running	0
15	22	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1957 Chevrolet	95	70	running	0
16	11	Larry Frank	76	Larry Frank	1958 Chevrolet	94	60	accident	0
17	13	Elmo Langley	10	Ratus Walters	1957 Ford	93	50	running	0
18	21	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1957 Chevrolet	90	50	running	0
19	6	Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	1957 Ford	66	50	coil	0
20	10	Tommy Irwin	26	Tommy Irwin	1958 Ford	24	50	accident	0
21	17	Jimmie Lewallen	7		1958 Ford	21	50	engine	0
22	18	Bob Rose	80	Sam Arena	1957 Chevrolet	9	50	rear end	0

Time of race: 01:12:47
Average Speed: 81.612 MPH
Pole Speed: 37.01 seconds
2 cautions
Attendance: 7,500