1959 Lee Kirby Memorial

Race 44 of 44

Concord
300 laps
Time of race: 2:16:39
Average speed of winner: 54.005 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Harb drew pole, Owens 1-89, Smith 90-300

Race notes: Finale for R.L. Combs, Bill Scott, and Bill Taylor.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	18	Jack Smith	47		'59 Chevrolet	Jack Smith	Moore		300	1	211	running	1500	0
2	9	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		299	0	0	running	1000	0
3	3	Buck Baker	87		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			293	0	0	running	700	0
4	8	Buddy Baker	88		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			291	0	0	running	500	0
5	23	Glen Wood	98		'59 Ford	Tom Vernon			288	0	0	running	400	0
6	14	Shep Langdon	64		'58 Ford	Langdon			284	0	0	running	300	0
7	11	Richard Petty	43		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		283	0	0	running	275	0
8	7	Speedy Thompson	2		'57 Chevrolet	Bruce Thompson			282	0	0	running	225	0
9	12	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Rupert			279	0	0	transmission	200	0
10	31	L.D. Austin	74		'58 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			279	0	0	running	150	0
11	15	Tiny Lund	20		'58 Ford	Spook Crawford			268	0	0	running	125	0
12	24	Roy Tyner	9		'57 Chevrolet	Tyner			266	0	0	running	125	0
13	34	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			260	0	0	running	125	0
14	5	Rex White	15		'57 Ford	Beau Morgan			258	0	0	running	125	0
15	30	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating	'57 Chevrolet	Larry Frank			255	0	0	engine	100	0
16	19	Bobby Keck	96		'57 Chevrolet	Bobby Keck			248	0	0	running	90	0
17	28	Junior Johnson	11		'59 Dodge	Spaulding			244	0	0	heating	75	0
18	17	R.L. Combs	63		'57 Ford				237	0	0	spindle	75	0
19	25	Bill Taylor	94		'57 Ford				235	0	0	engine	75	0
20	21	Brownie King	31		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			234	0	0	axle	75	0
21	32	Bill Scott	33		'57 Chevrolet				220	0	0	running	75	0
22	16	Ken Rush	4		'57 Chevrolet	Rex White			177	0	0	heating	75	0
23	33	Joe Lee Johnson	77	Honest Charley	'57 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			173	0	0	head gasket	75	0
24	22	Curtis Turner	75		'59 Ford				159	0	0	transmission	75	0
25	29	Richard Riley	32		'58 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			149	0	0	engine	0	0
26	20	Tommy Irwin	36		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Irwin			121	0	0	spindle	0	0
27	10	Buck Brigance	62		'57 Chevrolet				117	0	0	rear end	0	0
28	2	Cotton Owens	6	Thunder Chicken	'59 Ford Thunderbird	W.H. Watson			111	1	89	hose	0	0
29	6	E.J. Trivette	27		'57 Plymouth				103	0	0	clutch	0	0
30	13	G.C. Spencer	34		'59 Chevrolet				102	0	0	spindle	0	0
31	1	Fred Harb	17		'57 Ford	Harb			82	0	0	radiator	0	0
32	4	Bill Morton	56		'58 Ford				82	0	0	radiator	0	0
33	26	Bunk Moore	5		'57 Chevrolet				71	0	0	generator	0	0
34	27	Ned Jarrett	38		'57 Ford	Jarrett			69	0	0	engine	0	0