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Richmond 200
NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
June 21, 1959
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 12
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| Carl Rupert
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 200
| 900
| running
| |
| 2
| 3
| Glen Wood
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1958 Ford
| 200
| 525
| running
| |
| 3
| 1
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 200
| 350
| running
| |
| 4
| 5
| Bob Welborn
| 79
| Jerry Draper
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 199
| 250
| running
| |
| 5
| 11
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| W.H. Watson
| 1958 Pontiac
| 191
| 225
| running
| |
| 6
| 8
| Tommy Irwin
| 36
| Tommy Irwin
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 186
| 200
| engine
| |
| 7
| 17
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 186
| 165
| running
| |
| 8
| 13
| George Green
| 32
| Jess Potter
| 1958 Chevrolet
| 171
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
| 16
| Aubrey Boles
| 51
| Aubrey Boles
| 1958 Plymouth
| 165
| 140
| running
| |
| 10
| 4
| Speedy Thompson
| 2
| Bruce Thompson
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 159
| 130
| running
| |
| 11
| 7
| Tiny Lund
| 5
| Tiny Lund
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 159
| 125
| running
| |
| 12
| 18
| Richard Riley
| 0
| Richard Riley
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 152
| 110
| running
| |
| 13
| 20
| Bob Hundley
| 33
| Jess Potter
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 141
| 100
| running
| |
| 14
| 15
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 139
| 85
| running
| |
| 15
| 14
| Buck Brigance
| 62
|
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 122
| 70
| running
| |
| 16
| 2
| Joe Weatherly
| 41
| Doc White
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 81
| 60
| accident
| |
| 17
| 9
| Harlan Richardson
| 22
| Harlan Richardson
| 1957 Ford
| 79
| 50
| engine
| |
| 18
| 6
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1959 Plymouth
| 77
| 50
| engine
| |
| 19
| 19
| Buddy Baker
| 89
| Buck Baker
| 1958 Chevrolet
| 33
| 50
| overheating
| |
| 20
| 10
| Junior Johnson
| 11
| Paul Spaulding
| 1957 Ford
| 22
| 50
| accident
| |
| 21
| 21
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Don Every
| 1958 Ford
| 1
| 50
| engine
| |
| 22
| 22
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 1
| 50
| engine
| |
Time of race: 01:45:29
Average Speed: 56.881 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.1 seconds