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Gwyn Staley 160

NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 5, 1959
160 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Lee Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	160	800	running	53
2	8	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1959 Chevrolet	160	525	running	0
3	7	Cotton Owens	6	W.H. Watson	1958 Pontiac	159	350	running	0
4	9	Tiny Lund	5	Tiny Lund	1957 Chevrolet	159	250	running	0
5	10	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1957 Mercury	154	225	running	0
6	17	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1957 Chevrolet	147	200	running	0
7	20	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1957 Chevrolet	147	165	running	0
8	18	George Green	33	Jess Potter	1957 Chevrolet	145	150	running	0
9	3	Shorty Rollins	99	Shorty Rollins	1958 Ford	143	140	running	0
10	15	Harvey Hege	81	Harvey Hege	1957 Ford	142	130	running	0
11	6	Curtis Turner	59	Carl Rupert	1959 Ford Thunderbird	141	125	bent rod	19
12	12	Bobby Waddell	45	Bobby Waddell	1957 Pontiac	136	110	overheating	0
13	19	Don Angel	3	Don Angel	1958 Ford	131	100	lugs	0
14	14	Jimmy Pardue	27	Jimmy Pardue	1958 Plymouth	124	85	axle	0
15	23	G.C. Spencer	44	G.C. Spencer	1957 Chevrolet	122	70	running	0
16	13	Paul Walton	40	Paul Walton	1957 Chevrolet	112	60	piston	0
17	1	Speedy Thompson	1	Steve Pierce	1957 Chevrolet	88	50	bearing	88
18	22	Shep Langdon	64	Shep Langdon	1958 Ford	87	50	engine	0
19	21	Whitey Norman	8	Whitey Norman	1957 Chevrolet	60	50	fuel line	0
20	2	Glen Wood	21	Wood Brothers	1958 Ford	35	50	engine	0
21	16	Buck Baker	88	Buck Baker	1959 Chevrolet	23	50	rear end	0
22	5	Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	1957 Ford	19	50	bearing	0
23	11	Jimmy Thompson	2	Bruce Thompson	1957 Chevrolet	11	50	engine	0

Time of race: 01:23:21
Average Speed: 71.985 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.24 seconds
4 cautions for 9 laps
Attendance: 10,000