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NASCAR Grand National race
Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
May 22, 1959
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	200	800	running	58
2	3	Tiny Lund	5	Tiny Lund	1957 Chevrolet	200	525	running	0
3	9	Cotton Owens	82	Don Every	1958 Ford	200	350	running	0
4	7	Speedy Thompson	2	Bruce Thompson	1957 Chevrolet	200	250	running	0
5	6	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1959 Chevrolet	199	225	running	58
6	18	Richard Riley	1	Richard Riley	1957 Chevrolet	198	200	running	0
7	10	Jerry Draper	79	Jerry Draper	1957 Chevrolet	197	165	running	0
8	1	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1957 Chevrolet	196	150	running	7
9	16	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1958 Ford	194	140	running	0
10	13	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1959 Chevrolet	193	130	running	0
11	8	Ned Jarrett	38	Ned Jarrett	1957 Chevrolet	189	125	running	0
12	22	G.C. Spencer	34	G.C. Spencer	1957 Chevrolet	171	110	rear end	0
13	23	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1957 Chevrolet	163	100	running	0
14	19	Buck Brigance	62		1957 Chevrolet	159	85	running	0
15	21	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1957 Chevrolet	146	70	running	0
16	2	Joe Weatherly	41	Doc White	1959 Ford Thunderbird	142	60	rear end	77
17	20	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1957 Chevrolet	129	50	engine	0
18	14	Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	1957 Ford	122	50	axle	0
19	11	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	108	50	engine	0
20	15	Larry Frank	21	Wood Brothers	1958 Ford	90	50	axle	0
21	25	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1957 Chevrolet	82	50	engine	0
22	17	Shep Langdon	64	Shep Langdon	1958 Ford	55	50	axle	0
23	12	Bobby Waddell	45	Bobby Waddell	1957 Pontiac	47		piston	0
24	5	Fritz Wilson	99	Shorty Rollins	1958 Ford	17		radiator	0
25	24	Cliff Timberman	80		1957 Chevrolet	2		engine	0

Time of race: 01:48:30
Average Speed: 55.3 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.06 seconds
3 cautions for 12 laps
Attendance: 4,200