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NASCAR Grand National race
Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA
April 26, 1959
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	1957 Ford	200	800	running	12
2		Speedy Thompson	1	Steve Pierce	1957 Chevrolet	196	525	running	0
3		Tom Pistone	59	Carl Rupert	1959 Ford Thunderbird	196	350	running	0
4		Tommy Irwin	36	Tommy Irwin	1959 Ford Thunderbird	192	250	running	0
5		Buzz Woodward	90	Buzz Woodward	1957 Ford	191	225	running	0
6	1	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	189	200	axle	188
7		Tiny Benson	79	Tiny Benson	1957 Chevrolet	187	165	running	0
8		Jim Parsley	70	Jim Parsley	1957 Chevrolet	177	150	running	0
9		Ben Benz	50	Bernard Friedland	1957 Chevrolet	166	150	running	0
10		Shorty Rollins	99	Shorty Rollins	1958 Ford	161	130	engine	0
11		John Seeley	52		1957 Chevrolet	160	125	running	0
12		Reds Kagle	88	Hoss Kagle	1957 Chevrolet	158	110	fuel line	0
13		Al White	33	Al White	1958 Ford	148	100	running	0
14		Cotton Owens	6	W.H. Watson	1958 Pontiac	128	85	overheating	0
15		Ken Johnson	53	Ken Johnson	1957 Ford	121	70	head gasket	0
16		Ray Fanning	200		1957 Chevrolet	117	60	overheating	0
17		John Findlay	100	Jim Findley	1957 Chevrolet	116	50	hose	0
18		Gus Wilson	31	Gus Wilson	1957 Chevrolet	100	50	front end	0
19		Rex White	4	Rex White	1959 Chevrolet	97	50	push rod	0
20		Bobby Johns	72A	Shorty Johns	1957 Chevrolet	96	50	ignition	0
21		Johnny Beauchamp	73	Roy Burdick	1957 Ford	92	50	brakes	0
22		Elmo Langley	10	Ratus Walters	1957 Ford	76	50	overheating	0
23		Don Angel	3	Don Angel	1958 Ford	36		fumes	0
24		Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	1957 Ford	22		engine	0
25		Dave Marburger	791	Jim Martorana	1957 Ford	22		accident	0

Notes: Starting order determined by random draw.
Time of race: 01:53:11
Average Speed: 53.011 MPH
1 caution for 12 laps
Attendance: 1,716