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NASCAR Grand National race
Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GA
March 22, 1959
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Johnny Beauchamp	73	Roy Burdick	1959 Ford Thunderbird	100	800	running	100
2	1	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1959 Chevrolet	99	525	running	0
3	15	Tom Pistone	59	Carl Rupert	1959 Ford Thunderbird	97	350	running	0
4	6	Speedy Thompson	1	Steve Pierce	1957 Chevrolet	96	250	running	0
5	14	Joe Eubanks	82	Don Every	1958 Ford	95	225	running	0
6	17	Shorty Rollins	99	Shorty Rollins	1958 Ford	94	200	running	0
7	21	Billy Carden	39	Davis Brothers	1957 Mercury	93	165	running	0
8	4	Fireball Roberts	22	Jim Stephens	1959 Chevrolet	85	150	rear end	0
9	8	Tiny Lund	5	Tiny Lund	1957 Chevrolet	83	140	transmission	0
10	5	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1959 Chevrolet	82	130	rear end	0
11	16	Jim McGuirk	16	Happy Steigel	1959 Pontiac	81	125	running	0
12	13	Sam Massey	35		1957 Ford	73	110	running	0
13	11	Roscoe Thompson	58		1957 Chevrolet	68	100	accident	0
14	9	Cotton Owens	6	W.H. Watson	1958 Pontiac	54	85	engine	0
15	12	J.C. Hendrix	68		1957 Plymouth	52	70	accident	0
16	18	Chet Barron	44	Chester Barron	1957 Chevrolet	45	60	clutch	0
17	7	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	39	50	axle	0
18	19	Johnny Allen	8		1957 Chevrolet	23	50	overheating	0
19	20	Pete Kelly	36	Pete Kelly	1957 Chevrolet	10	50	head gasket	0
20	10	Charles Griffith	18	Charley Griffith	1957 Pontiac	2	50	axle	0
21	3	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1959 Chevrolet	1	50	engine	0

Time of race: 01:19:49
Average Speed: 75.172 MPH
Pole Speed: 46.22 seconds
Attendance: 15,000