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NASCAR Grand National race
Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
November 8, 1959
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1959 Chevrolet Impala
| 200
| 800
| running
| 67 |
| 2
| 8
| Bob Welborn
| 22
| W.J. Ridgeway
| 1959 Chevrolet Impala
| 199
| 525
| running
| 76 |
| 3
| 1
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Lynton Tyson
| 1959 Chevrolet Impala
| 198
| 375
| running
| 35 |
| 4
| 14
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 196
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 19
| Speedy Thompson
| 2
| Bruce Thompson
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 193
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 18
| Brownie King
| 31
| Jess Potter
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 189
| 215
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 10
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1959 Plymouth
| 188
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 23
| Buck Brigance
| 62
|
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 187
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 7
| Tiny Lund
| 20
| Spook Crawford
| 1958 Ford
| 187
| 140
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 4
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| Carl Rupert
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 183
| 130
| engine
| 0 |
| 11
| 20
| G.C. Spencer
| 34
| G.C. Spencer
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 177
| 125
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 13
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1959 Plymouth
| 174
| 110
| axle
| 0 |
| 13
| 15
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 77
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 172
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 14
| 27
| Rex White
| 15
| Beau Morgan
| 1957 Ford
| 172
| 85
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Richard Riley
| 32
| Jess Potter
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 172
| 70
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 17
| Shep Langdon
| 64
| Shep Langdon
| 1958 Ford
| 168
| 60
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 11
| Bobby Waddell
| 45
| Bobby Waddell
| 1957 Pontiac
| 168
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 21
| Scotty Cain
| 3
| Scotty Cain
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 99
| 50
| fire
| 0 |
| 19
| 28
| Jim Paschal
| 49
| Bob Welborn
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 98
| 50
| overheating
| 0 |
| 20
| 25
| Barney Shore
| 46
| Barney Shore
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 93
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 21
| 6
| Tommy Irwin
| 36
| Tommy Irwin
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 84
| 50
| rear end
| 0 |
| 22
| 2
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Tom Vernon
| 1959 Ford
| 66
| 50
| accident
| 22 |
| 23
| 16
| Bunk Moore
| 5
| Tiny Lund
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 66
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 26
| Bud Parnell
| 68
| R.L. Baird
| 1958 Plymouth
| 57
|
| axle
| 0 |
| 25
| 22
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1957 Ford
| 56
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 9
| Ned Jarrett
| 38
| Ned Jarrett
| 1957 Ford
| 50
|
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| 12
| Buddy Baker
| 88
| Lynton Tyson
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 34
|
| fuel tank
| 0 |
| 28
| 5
| Junior Johnson
| 11
| Paul Spaulding
| 1959 Dodge
| 11
|
| overheating
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:54:29
Average Speed: 52.409 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.08 seconds
8 cautions
Attendance: 6,000