1959 Trenton Speedway

Race 14 of 44

Trenton
150 laps
Time of race: 1:43:02
Average speed of winner: 87.350 mph
Margin of victory: 11.8 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 4 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Burdick pole, Owens 1-95, Pistone 96-102, Reed 103-105, Pistone 106-150

Race notes: First win for Tom Pistone. First pole for Bob Burdick. Debut for Bob Burdick and Pedro Rodríguez. Finale for Tiny Benson. Only start for Ernie Gesell.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Rupert			150	2	52	running	1450	0
2	2	Cotton Owens	6		'58 Pontiac	W.H. Watson			150	1	95	running	750	0
3	8	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		149	0	0	running	575	0
4	5	Jim Reed	7		'59 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			148	1	3	running	375	0
5	4	Tommy Irwin	36		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Irwin			147	0	0	running	350	0
6	10	Pedro Rodríguez	10		'57 Ford	Ratus Walters			144	0	0	running	300	0
7	13	Ben Benz	55		'57 Chevrolet	Harvey Friedland			139	0	0	running	250	0
8	14	Dominic Persicketti	27		'57 Ford				137	0	0	running	225	0
9	17	Ernie Gesell	61		'57 Ford				115	0	0	running	200	0
10	16	Tiny Benson	79		'56 Chevrolet				111	0	0	running	185	0
11	6	Junior Johnson	11		'57 Ford	Spaulding			103	0	0	running	175	0
12	11	Richard Petty	43		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty	Inman		95	0	0	accident	165	0
13	9	Charlie Cregar	16		'59 Pontiac	Steigel			95	0	0	rear end	150	0
14	18	L.D. Austin	74		'57 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			87	0	0	carburetor	130	0
15	1	Bob Burdick	73		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Roy Burdick		88.950	64	0	0	fire	100	0
16	7	Reds Kagle	88		'57 Chevrolet				53	0	0	oil leak	90	0
17	15	Al White	33		'58 Ford	Al White			52	0	0	u-joint	75	0
18	12	Elmo Langley	110		'57 Ford	Ratus Walters			25	0	0	clutch	75	0