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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA
September 13, 1959
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	19	Eddie Gray	1	Vel Miletich	1959 Ford	100	700	running	26
2	13	Scotty Cain	3	Scotty Cain	1959 Ford Thunderbird	100	500	running	65
3	20	Danny Weinberg	16	Carl Dane	1958 Mercury	100	425	running	0
4	2	Bob Ross	34	Jim Rush	1957 Chevrolet	100	335	running	9
5	3	Lucky Long	10	Bob Bristol	1957 Chevrolet	97	300	running	0
6	25	John Potter	5	Bob Smith	1958 Ford	96	250	running	0
7	24	Lloyd Dane	44	Lloyd Dane	1959 Ford	91	200	running	0
8	10	Jim Cook	0	Floyd Johnson	1957 Pontiac	87	150	engine	0
9	18	Bob Perry	23	Bob Perry	1959 Plymouth	87	100	running	0
10	12	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1957 Mercury	78	100	overheating	0
11	23	Parnelli Jones	97	Vel Miletich	1959 Ford	73	100	overheating	0
12	16	Don Taylor	84	Don Taylor	1957 Chevrolet	70	100	running	0
13	17	Chuck Webb	25	Dick Wearing	1958 Ford	63	100	overheating	0
14	6	Owen Loggins	11	Jack Chatenay	1958 Plymouth	57	100	hose	0
15	11	Jack Austin	17	Jay George	1958 Ford	54	75	accident	0
16	9	Jim Blomgren	91	Art Krebs	1959 Plymouth	49	50	engine	0
17	21	Jack D. McCoy	22		1958 Chevrolet	42	50	overheating	0
18	7	Harlan Richardson	32	Harlan Richardson	1957 Ford	39	50	engine	0
19	26	Dick Carter	40		1958 Mercury	39	50	running	0
20	24	Dave James	8		1957 Chevrolet	35	50	engine	0
21	14	Charles Sanchez	37X		1957 Ford	35	25	engine	0
22	4	Arley Scranton	87	Arley Scranton	1957 Pontiac	22	25	accident	0
23	8	Bob Hogle	37	Walt Palozi	1957 Pontiac	20	25	accident	0
24	1	Bill Jarick	43		1958 Mercury	14	25	engine	0
25	5	Bob Price	9	Fred Lauria	1959 Chevrolet	8		engine	0
26	15	Dick Getty	4	Dick Getty	1959 Chevrolet	6		engine	0

Notes: Starting order determined by random draw.
Time of race: 01:25:30
Average Speed: 70.167 MPH
Attendance: 10,000