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Daytona 500 Consolation

NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 21, 1959
10 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 25 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	8	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1959 Chevrolet Impala	10	500	running	5
2	5	Tim Flock	15	Beau Morgan	1959 Ford Thunderbird	10	300	running	2
3	10	Curtis Turner	41	Doc White	1959 Ford Thunderbird	10	150	running	2
4	18	Dick Foley	66	Dick Foley	1959 Chevrolet Impala	10	100	running	0
5	15	Bob Potter	24	Bob Potter	1959 Chevrolet	10	80	running	0
6	14	Fireball Roberts	3	Jim Stephens	1959 Pontiac	10	70	running	0
7	16	Bob Pronger	83	Bob Pronger	1958 Ford	10	60	running	0
8	11	Elmo Langley	10	Ratus Walters	1957 Ford	10	50	running	0
9	3	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1957 Chevrolet	10	50	running	0
10	1	Harold Smith	69	Harold Smith	1959 Studebaker	10	50	running	1
11	12	Bob Duell	95	Julian Buesink	1959 Ford	10	25	running	0
12	4	Carl Tyler	86	Carl Tyler	1957 Ford	10	25	running	0
13	13	Jim McGuirk	16	Happy Steigel	1959 Pontiac	9	25	running	0
14	9	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1959 Chevrolet	9	25	running	0
15	17	Bob Rose	80	Sam Arena	1957 Chevrolet	9	25	running	0
16	2	Ken Marriott	75	Frank Hayworth	1958 Ford	8	25	running	0
17	6	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1957 Chevrolet	5	25	overheating	0
18	19	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1957 Chevrolet	2	25	steering	0
19	7	Roscoe Thompson	58	Roscoe Thompson	1957 Chevrolet	0	0	did not start	0
20	20	Johnny Allen	8	Johnny Allen	1957 Chevrolet	0	0	did not start	0

Notes: The race was a non-championship event.
The top 20 finishers were to qualify for the Daytona 500.
Only 18 drivers started, so all were added to the field.
Time of race: 00:10:37
Average Speed: 141.28 MPH