1959 Fairgrounds Speedway

Race 31 of 44

Nashville
300 laps
Time of race: 2:22:05
Average speed of winner: 63.343 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: R. White 1, 2-299 unknown, Johnson 300

Race notes: First win for Joe Lee Johnson. Debut for Bud Crothers, Gerald Duke, and Andy Hampton. Only start for Herb Lewis.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Joe Lee Johnson	77	Honest Charley	'57 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			300	1	3	running	2912	0
2	4	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating	'57 Chevrolet	Larry Frank			297	0	0	running	1453	0
3	12	Elmo Langley	10		'59 Buick	Ratus Walters			297	0	0	running	1125	0
4	3	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		297	0	0	running	900	0
5	10	Tommy Irwin	36		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Irwin			295	0	0	running	750	0
6	16	Cotton Owens	9		'57 Chevrolet	Tyner			290	0	0	running	450	0
7	22	Joe Weatherly	41	Delta Auto Sales	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			289	0	0	running	500	0
8	14	Gene White	25		'57 Chevrolet	Gene White			286	0	0	running	350	0
9	11	Bob Reuther	12		'58 Ford	Marvin Porter			284	0	0	running	250	0
10	5	Bud Crothers	16		'57 Chevrolet				283	0	0	running	225	0
11	7	Buck Baker	87		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			281	0	0	running	250	0
12	20	G.C. Spencer	34		'57 Chevrolet				278	0	0	axle	175	0
13	26	George Alsobrook	192		'57 Ford	B.J. Jones			277	0	0	running	150	0
14	30	George Green	32		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			273	0	0	running	140	0
15	17	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			262	0	0	running	125	0
16	25	L.D. Austin	74		'57 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			251	0	0	running	110	0
17	19	Gerald Duke	92		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Gerald Duke			249	0	0	running	125	0
18	6	Bob Welborn	49		'59 Chevrolet	Welborn			234	0	0	axle	200	0
19	13	Harlan Richardson	22		'58 Ford				224	0	0	running	100	0
20	9	Herb Lewis	189		'58 Chevrolet				221	0	0	ball joint	100	0
21	29	Benny Rakestraw	20		'57 Mercury				213	0	0	running	75	0
22	21	Jim Austin	97		'59 Ford				211	0	0	rear end	75	0
23	15	Jimmy Mairs	110		'57 Ford				202	0	0	engine	75	0
24	1	Rex White	4		'59 Chevrolet	Rex White		74.044	176	1	1	rear end	510	0
25	24	Brownie King	31		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			84	0	0	fan belt	75	0
26	23	Andy Hampton	13		'59 Chevrolet				76	0	0	bearing	50	0
27	27	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Rupert			51	0	0	engine	50	0
28	18	Tiny Lund	44		'59 Chevrolet				30	0	0	heating	50	0
29	8	Richard Petty	43		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		12	0	0	engine	50	0
30	28	Buddy Baker	89		'58 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			10	0	0	engine	50	0