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NASCAR Grand National race
Wilson Speedway, Wilson, NC
March 29, 1959
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	22	Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	1957 Ford	200	800	running	24
2	5	Curtis Turner	41	Doc White	1959 Ford Thunderbird	200	525	running	166
3	21	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	198	350	running	0
4	10	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	196	250	running	0
5	8	Tom Pistone	59	Carl Rupert	1959 Ford Thunderbird	196	225	running	0
6	15	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1957 Chevrolet	194	200	running	0
7	17	Joe Eubanks	82	Don Every	1958 Ford	190	165	running	0
8	11	Brownie King	33	Jess Potter	1957 Chevrolet	189	150	running	0
9	2	Joe Weatherly	40	Julian Petty	1957 Chevrolet	188	140	engine	4
10	19	Shep Langdon	64	Shep Langdon	1958 Ford	186	130	running	0
11	3	Cotton Owens	6	W.H. Watson	1958 Pontiac	186	125	running	0
12	14	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1957 Chevrolet	182	110	running	0
13	24	Harvey Hege	81	Harvey Hege	1957 Ford	181	100	running	0
14	18	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1957 Chevrolet	177	85	running	0
15	4	Buck Baker	88	Buck Baker	1959 Chevrolet	175	70	rear end	0
16	20	Bunk Moore	0	Richard Riley	1957 Chevrolet	164	60	steering	0
17	9	Tiny Lund	5	Tiny Lund	1957 Chevrolet	137	50	running	0
18	6	Elmo Langley	10	Ratus Walters	1958 Ford	110	50	engine	0
19	13	Shorty Rollins	99	Shorty Rollins	1958 Ford	95	50	fuel line	0
20	12	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1959 Chevrolet	81	50	overheating	6
21	7	Speedy Thompson	1	Steve Pierce	1957 Chevrolet	78	50	ball joint	0
22	16	Marvin Panch	3	Don Angel	1958 Ford	37	50	engine	0
23	23	Jim McGuirk	16	Happy Steigel	1959 Pontiac	37		rear end	0
24	1	Ken Rush	14	Manley Britt	1957 Mercury	33		clutch	0

Notes: Starting order determined by random draw.
Time of race: 01:59:17
Average Speed: 50.3 MPH
Attendance: 8,800