1959 Columbia Speedway

Race 21 of 44

Columbia
200 laps
Time of race: 1:42:10
Average speed of winner: 58.726 mph
Margin of victory: 5 car lengths
Lead changes: 5 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Burdick pole, Weatherly 1-43, Buc. Baker 44-126, Irwin 127-189, Buc. Baker 190-193, Petty 194-200

Race notes: Last pole for Bob Burdick. Debut for Curtis Crider.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		200	1	7	running	900	0
2	10	Tommy Irwin	36		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Irwin			200	1	63	running	525	0
3	4	Buck Baker	87		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			200	2	87	running	350	0
4	11	Benny Rakestraw	20		'57 Mercury				196	0	0	running	250	0
5	2	Joe Weatherly	41	Delta Auto Sales	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			196	1	43	running	225	0
6	1	Bob Burdick	73		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Roy Burdick		64.865	194	0	0	running	200	0
7	12	Buddy Baker	89		'58 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			193	0	0	running	165	0
8	18	L.D. Austin	74		'57 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			188	0	0	running	150	0
9	19	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			188	0	0	running	140	0
10	16	Harvey Hege	28		'57 Mercury				169	0	0	running	130	0
11	20	Shep Langdon	64		'58 Ford	Langdon			167	0	0	running	125	0
12	5	Roy Tyner	9		'59 Chevrolet	Tyner			165	0	0	transmission	110	0
13	9	Ken Rush	4		'57 Chevrolet				146	0	0	hub	100	0
14	17	Curtis Crider	0		'57 Chevrolet				119	0	0	engine	85	0
15	7	Cotton Owens	6		'58 Pontiac	W.H. Watson			108	0	0	heating	70	0
16	8	Junior Johnson	11		'57 Ford	Spaulding			43	0	0	accident	60	0
17	15	G.C. Spencer	34		'57 Chevrolet				42	0	0	accident	50	0
18	6	Richard Riley	1		'57 Chevrolet	Steve Pierce			42	0	0	accident	50	0
19	13	Bob Welborn	49		'57 Chevrolet	Welborn			1	0	0	accident	50	0
20	14	Doug Cox	30		'58 Ford				1	0	0	accident	50	0