1959 North Wilkesboro Speedway

Race 10 of 44

North Wilkesboro
160 laps
Time of race: 1:23:21
Average speed of winner: 71.985 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 9 laps
Lap leaders: S. Thompson 1-88, Turner 89-107, Petty 108-160

Race notes: Last pole for Speedy Thompson. Finale for Paul Walton.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Lee Petty	43		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty	Petty		160	1	53	running	800	0
2	8	Jack Smith	47		'59 Chevrolet	Jack Smith	Moore		160	0	0	running	525	0
3	7	Cotton Owens	6		'58 Pontiac	W.H. Watson			159	0	0	running	350	0
4	9	Tiny Lund	5		'57 Chevrolet				159	0	0	running	250	0
5	10	Fred Harb	17		'57 Mercury	Harb			154	0	0	running	225	0
6	17	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			147	0	0	running	200	0
7	20	L.D. Austin	74		'57 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			147	0	0	running	165	0
8	18	George Green	33		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			145	0	0	running	150	0
9	3	Shorty Rollins	99	Shorty's	'58 Ford	Rollins			143	0	0	running	140	0
10	15	Harvey Hege	81		'57 Ford	Hege			142	0	0	running	130	0
11	6	Curtis Turner	59	Rupert Safety Belt	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Rupert			141	1	19	rod	125	0
12	12	Bobby Waddell	45		'57 Pontiac				136	0	0	heating	110	0
13	19	Don Angel	3		'58 Ford	Don Angel			131	0	0	lugs	100	0
14	14	Jimmy Pardue	27		'58 Plymouth				124	0	0	axle	85	0
15	23	G.C. Spencer	44		'57 Chevrolet	Chester Barron			122	0	0	running	70	0
16	13	Paul Walton	40		'57 Chevrolet				112	0	0	piston	60	0
17	1	Speedy Thompson	1		'57 Chevrolet	Steve Pierce		85.746	88	1	88	bearing	50	0
18	22	Shep Langdon	64		'58 Ford	Langdon			87	0	0	engine	50	0
19	21	Whitey Norman	8		'57 Chevrolet				60	0	0	fuel line	50	0
20	2	Glen Wood	21		'58 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		35	0	0	engine	50	0
21	16	Buck Baker	88		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			23	0	0	rear end	50	0
22	5	Junior Johnson	11		'57 Ford	Spaulding			19	0	0	bearing	50	0
23	11	Jimmy Thompson	2		'57 Chevrolet	Bruce Thompson			11	0	0	engine	50	0