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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
September 20, 1959
110 laps on 0.9 mile dirt oval; 99 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	7	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1959 Plymouth	110	900	running	21
2	4	Cotton Owens	6	W.H. Watson	1959 Ford Thunderbird	109	525	running	0
3	2	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1959 Plymouth	100	375	axle	0
4	13	Larry Frank	76	Larry Frank	1957 Chevrolet	100	250	running	0
5	16	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1957 Chevrolet	100	250	running	0
6	18	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1957 Chevrolet	99	250	running	0
7	14	R.L. Combs	63	R.L. Combs	1957 Ford	98	175	running	0
8	15	G.C. Spencer	34	G.C. Spencer	1957 Chevrolet	95	150	engine	0
9	19	Bill Scott	23		1957 Chevrolet	93	140	overheating	0
10	6	Tom Pistone	59	Carl Rupert	1959 Ford Thunderbird	89	130	spindle	39
11	11	Shep Langdon	64	Shep Langdon	1958 Ford	85	125	running	0
12	5	Buck Baker	88	Lynton Tyson	1959 Chevrolet	82	110	sway bar	0
13	9	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1957 Ford	69	100	engine	0
14	10	George Green	32	Jess Potter	1957 Chevrolet	68	85	running	0
15	17	Buck Brigance	62		1957 Chevrolet	65	70	running	0
16	1	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1959 Chevrolet	48	60	axle	50
17	8	Rex White	15	Beau Morgan	1958 Ford	43	50	axle hub	0
18	3	Speedy Thompson	61	W.H. Watson	1958 Pontiac	29	50	A-frame	0
19	12	Ned Jarrett	38	Ned Jarrett	1957 Ford	18	50	axle	0
20	20	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1957 Chevrolet	12	50	head gasket	0
21	21	E.J. Trivette	27	E.J. Trivette	1957 Plymouth	2	50	transmission	0
22	22	Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	1959 Dodge	108		disqualified	0

Time of race: 01:16:17
Average Speed: 77.868 MPH
Pole Speed: 37.88 seconds