1959 Southern 500

Race 36 of 44

Darlington
364 laps
Time of race: 4:28:30
Average speed of winner: 111.836 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 11 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 12 laps
Lap leaders: S. Thompson 1-2, Roberts 3-44, Matthews 45-61, Owens 62-85, Johns 86-92, R. Petty 93-99, Matthews 100-137, Johns 138-187, Reed 188-238, Burdick 239-263, Reed 264-364

Race notes: Last win for Jim Reed. Finale for Charley Cregar, Bud Crothers, and Johnny Patterson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	14	Jim Reed	7		'57 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			364	2	152	running	17250	0
2	5	Bob Burdick	73		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Roy Burdick			362	1	25	running	7760	0
3	22	Bobby Johns	72		'57 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			362	2	57	running	4760	0
4	6	Richard Petty	43		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		361	1	7	running	2830	0
5	16	Tommy Irwin	36		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Irwin			358	0	0	running	2010	0
6	23	Jim Paschal	88		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			356	0	0	running	1460	0
7	1	Fireball Roberts	3		'59 Pontiac	Jim Stephens		123.734	354	1	42	running	2330	0
8	20	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating	'57 Chevrolet	Larry Frank			350	0	0	running	1025	0
9	15	Buck Baker	87		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			347	0	0	running	875	0
10	18	Jimmy Thompson	41	Delta Auto Sales	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			346	0	0	running	805	0
11	28	Shep Langdon	64		'58 Ford	Langdon			345	0	0	running	600	0
12	25	Bill Champion	27		'57 Ford				343	0	0	running	500	0
13	12	Joe Caspolich	2	City of Florence	'59 Oldsmobile				342	0	0	running	470	0
14	3	Speedy Thompson	22		'59 Chevrolet	Billie Ridgeway			333	1	2	spring	565	0
15	29	Charlie Cregar	16		'59 Pontiac	Steigel			331	0	0	running	300	0
16	34	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			328	0	0	running	250	0
17	4	Rex White	4		'59 Chevrolet	Rex White			326	0	0	drive shaft	310	0
18	39	L.D. Austin	66		'57 Ford	L.D. Austin			326	0	0	running	225	0
19	19	Cotton Owens	6	Thunder Chicken	'59 Ford Thunderbird	W.H. Watson			320	1	24	running	600	0
20	9	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		319	0	0	running	300	0
21	32	Bud Crothers	56		'57 Chevrolet				318	0	0	running	150	0
22	47	Al White	35	Salad Bowl Rest	'58 Ford	Al White			286	0	0	running	150	0
23	31	G.C. Spencer	34		'57 Chevrolet				272	0	0	battery	150	0
24	30	Earl Balmer	13		'59 Chevrolet				234	0	0	piston	150	0
25	27	Dick Blackwell	26		'57 Ford				225	0	0	accident	150	0
26	24	Tiny Lund	20		'58 Ford	Spook Crawford			221	0	0	clutch	150	0
27	33	Cale Yarborough	30		'58 Ford				219	0	0	tires	150	0
28	10	Jack Smith	47		'59 Chevrolet	Jack Smith	Moore		218	0	0	axle	150	0
29	21	Marvin Panch	98		'59 Ford	Tom Vernon			194	0	0	cam shaft	150	0
30	50	Johnny Patterson	55		'57 Chevrolet				180	0	0	axle	150	0
31	7	Banjo Matthews	93	T-Bird Power Products	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Banjo Matthews			178	2	55	accident	1915	0
32	46	George Green	32		'58 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			175	0	0	engine	150	0
33	35	Roy Tyner	9		'57 Chevrolet	Tyner			166	0	0	timing	150	0
34	38	Bob Duell	5		'59 Ford	Buesink			151	0	0	pistons	150	0
35	11	Bob Welborn	49		'59 Chevrolet	Welborn			130	0	0	accident	200	0
36	17	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Rupert			119	0	0	engine	325	0
37	41	Neil Castles	91		'57 Ford				92	0	0	running	150	0
38	13	Possum Jones	92		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Gerald Duke			74	0	0	brakes	295	0
39	43	Lennie Page	83		'57 Ford				71	0	0	engine	150	0
40	40	Buddy Baker	95		'59 Ford	Buesink			64	0	0	engine	150	0
41	42	Bob Perry	23		'59 Plymouth				63	0	0	engine	150	0
42	49	Joe Lee Johnson	44		'59 Chevrolet	Chester Barron			58	0	0	transmission	150	0
43	8	Joe Weatherly	12	Coca-Cola	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			54	0	0	oil pressure	210	0
44	36	Dick Joslin	71		'57 Dodge				46	0	0	head gasket	150	0
45	2	Elmo Langley	10		'59 Buick	Ratus Walters			41	0	0	engine	180	0
46	26	Joe Eubanks	61		'58 Pontiac	W.H. Watson			26	0	0	pistons	190	0
47	48	Marvin Porter	15		'57 Ford	Marvin Porter			19	0	0	head gasket	150	0
48	45	Elmo Henderson	82		'58 Ford				16	0	0	engine	150	0
49	44	Larry Flynn	86		'58 Ford				11	0	0	rear end	150	0
50	37	Carl Burris	14		'57 Ford				2	0	0	engine	150	0