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Virginia 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
May 3, 1959
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 24
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1957 Oldsmobile
| 500
| 3,630
| running
| 337 |
| 2
| 20
| Johnny Beauchamp
| 76
| Beau Morgan
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 495
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 32
| Junior Johnson
| 11
| Paul Spaulding
| 1957 Ford
| 495
| 1,205
| running
| 78 |
| 4
| 10
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| Carl Rupert
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 491
| 775
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 18
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 491
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 34
| Bob Welborn
| 49
| Bob Welborn
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 490
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 25
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1957 Oldsmobile
| 490
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 31
| Joe Weatherly
| 41
| Doc White
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 489
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 17
| Shorty Rollins
| 99
| Shorty Rollins
| 1958 Ford
| 486
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 3
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| W.H. Watson
| 1958 Pontiac
| 484
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 19
| Glen Wood
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1958 Ford
| 482
| 230
| running
| 13 |
| 12
| 11
| Dave White
| 40
| Dave White
| 1958 Chevrolet
| 479
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 16
| Tiny Lund
| 5
| Tiny Lund
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 478
| 135
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 29
| Dick Freeman
| 29
| Dick Freeman
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 469
| 125
| vapor lock
| 0 |
| 15
| 9
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 468
| 125
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 4
| Ken Rush
| 44
| Chester Barron
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 468
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 12
| G.C. Spencer
| 34
| G.C. Spencer
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 467
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 6
| Brownie King
| 32
| Jess Potter
| 1958 Chevrolet
| 466
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 14
| Speedy Thompson
| 1
| Steve Pierce
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 464
| 100
| bearing
| 0 |
| 20
| 7
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 462
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 33
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1957 Mercury
| 461
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 35
| Bunk Moore
| 3
|
| 1958 Ford
| 460
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 5
| Shep Langdon
| 64
| Shep Langdon
| 1958 Ford
| 453
| 90
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 8
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 453
| 90
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 28
| Fireball Roberts
| 48
| E.C. Wilson
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 385
| 85
| rear end
| 0 |
| 26
| 40
| Jim Paschal
| 78
| Sam Rice
| 1958 Ford
| 371
| 80
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 21
| Harvey Hege
| 81
| Harvey Hege
| 1957 Ford
| 339
| 75
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 22
| Fritz Wilson
| 114
| Fritz Wilson
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 333
| 75
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 29
| 1
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 297
| 75
| rear end
| 72 |
| 30
| 2
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 77
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 297
| 125
| head gasket
| 0 |
| 31
| 37
| Jerry Draper
| 79
| Jerry Draper
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 278
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 15
| Tommy Irwin
| 36
| Tommy Irwin
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 275
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 30
| Reds Kagle
| 88
| Reds Kagle
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 222
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 27
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 208
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 13
| George Green
| 33
| Jess Potter
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 143
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 26
| Barney Shore
| 97
| Barney Shore
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 76
|
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 37
| 36
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 47
|
| vapor lock
| 0 |
| 38
| 38
| Ben Benz
| 55
| Bernard Friedland
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 40
|
| brakes
| 0 |
| 39
| 23
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 31
|
| transmission
| 0 |
| 40
| 29
| Whitey Norman
| 46
| Whitey Norman
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 23
|
| axle
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:12:03
Average Speed: 59.512 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.26 seconds
3 cautions
Attendance: 14,000