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NASCAR Grand National race
Heidelberg Raceway, Heidelberg, PA
July 22, 1959
200 laps on 0.25 mile dirt oval; 50 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 200
| 900
| running
| 46 |
| 2
| 2
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 200
| 525
| running
| 148 |
| 3
| 3
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1959 Plymouth
| 197
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 4
| Marvin Porter
| 12
| Marvin Porter
| 1957 Ford
| 195
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| W.H. Watson
| 1959 Pontiac
| 193
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Don Dahle
| 89
|
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 192
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 16
| Slim Brown
| 1
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 183
| 165
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| Ken Johnson
| 53
| Ken Johnson
| 1957 Ford
| 183
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 21
| Don Strain
| 69
|
| 1956 Ford
| 181
| 140
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| Lennie Page
| 83
| Lennie Page
| 1957 Ford
| 180
| 130
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 12
| Al White
| 33
| Al White
| 1958 Ford
| 180
| 125
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 15
| Jim Austin
| 97
|
| 1959 Ford
| 180
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 11
| August Sand
| 25
|
| 1957 Ford
| 133
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 14
| 4
| Russ Gemberling
| V2
|
| 1956 Dodge
| 127
| 85
| wheel
| 3 |
| 15
| 14
| Bill Woolkin
| 88
|
| 1957 Plymouth
| 109
| 70
| wheel
| 0 |
| 16
| 22
| Larry Lyndstrom
| 96
|
| 1957 Ford
| 99
| 60
| rear end
| 0 |
| 17
| 7
| Elmo Langley
| 10
| Ratus Walters
| 1957 Ford
| 99
| 50
| axle
| 0 |
| 18
| 13
| Ted Chamberlain
| 93
| Ted Chamberlain
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 68
| 50
| overheating
| 0 |
| 19
| 1
| Dick Bailey
| 2
|
| 1959 Plymouth
| 54
| 50
| overheating
| 3 |
| 20
| 17
| Russ Whitman
| 17
|
| 1957 Ford
| 27
| 50
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 21
| 20
| Scott Sandman
| 26
|
| 1958 Edsel
| 20
| 50
| spindle
| 0 |
| 22
| 19
| Jim Bickerstaff
| 75
|
| 1956 Ford
| 12
| 50
| axle
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:06:40
Average Speed: 45 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.76 seconds
1 caution for 4 laps
Attendance: 6,000