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Hickory 250
NASCAR Grand National race
Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
May 2, 1959
250 laps on 0.4 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Junior Johnson
| 11
| Paul Spaulding
| 1957 Ford
| 250
| 800
| running
| 38 |
| 2
| 7
| Joe Weatherly
| 41
| Doc White
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 248
| 525
| running
| 50 |
| 3
| 2
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1957 Oldsmobile
| 247
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 3
| Ken Rush
| 40
| Paul Walton
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 246
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 11
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| W.H. Watson
| 1958 Pontiac
| 246
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 17
| Speedy Thompson
| 1
| Steve Pierce
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 237
| 200
| oil pressure
| 138 |
| 7
| 9
| Shep Langdon
| 64
| Shep Langdon
| 1958 Ford
| 237
| 165
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 16
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 221
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 8
| Ned Jarrett
| 38
| Ned Jarrett
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 220
| 140
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 20
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 214
| 130
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 15
| Harvey Hege
| 81
| Harvey Hege
| 1957 Ford
| 209
| 125
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 12
| Harlan Richardson
| 22
| Harlan Richardson
| 1958 Ford
| 193
| 110
| engine
| 0 |
| 13
| 6
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1957 Ford
| 182
| 100
| axle
| 0 |
| 14
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| 34
| G.C. Spencer
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 179
| 85
| transmission
| 0 |
| 15
| 18
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 167
| 70
| oil pressure
| 24 |
| 16
| 14
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 133
| 60
| fan
| 0 |
| 17
| 19
| Buck Brigance
| 39
|
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 125
| 50
| battery cable
| 0 |
| 18
| 10
| Bobby Waddell
| 45
| Bobby Waddell
| 1957 Pontiac
| 81
| 50
| piston
| 0 |
| 19
| 13
| Jimmy Pardue
| 27
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1958 Plymouth
| 73
| 50
| hub
| 0 |
| 20
| 21
| Bunk Moore
| 0
| Richard Riley
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 28
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 5
| Rex White
| 5
| Tiny Lund
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 27
| 50
| transmission
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:36:31
Average Speed: 62.165 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.9 seconds
4 cautions
Attendance: 5,000