1959 Orange Speedway

Race 40 of 44

Hillsborough
110 laps
Time of race: 1:16:17
Average speed of winner: 77.868 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Smith 1-50, Pistone 51-89, L. Petty 90-100

Race notes: Debut for E.J. Trivette.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		110	1	11	running	900	0
2	4	Cotton Owens	6	Thunder Chicken	'59 Ford Thunderbird	W.H. Watson			109	0	0	running	525	0
3	2	Richard Petty	43		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		100	0	0	axle	375	0
4	13	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating	'57 Chevrolet	Larry Frank			100	0	0	running	250	0
5	16	Roy Tyner	9		'57 Chevrolet	Tyner			100	0	0	running	250	0
6	18	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			99	0	0	running	250	0
7	14	R.L. Combs	63		'57 Ford				98	0	0	running	175	0
8	15	G.C. Spencer	34		'57 Chevrolet				95	0	0	engine	150	0
9	19	Bill Scott	23		'57 Chevrolet				93	0	0	heating	140	0
10	6	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Rupert			89	1	39	spindle	130	0
11	11	Shep Langdon	64		'58 Ford	Langdon			85	0	0	running	125	0
12	5	Buck Baker	88		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			82	0	0	sway bar	110	0
13	9	Fred Harb	17		'57 Ford	Harb			69	0	0	engine	100	0
14	10	George Green	32		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			68	0	0	running	85	0
15	17	Buck Brigance	62		'57 Chevrolet				65	0	0	running	70	0
16	1	Jack Smith	47		'59 Chevrolet	Jack Smith	Moore	85.533	50	1	50	axle	60	0
17	8	Rex White	15		'58 Ford	Beau Morgan			43	0	0	axle hub	50	0
18	3	Speedy Thompson	61		'58 Pontiac	W.H. Watson			29	0	0	a-frame	50	0
19	12	Ned Jarrett	38		'57 Ford	Jarrett			18	0	0	axle	50	0
20	20	Bobby Keck	96		'57 Chevrolet	Bobby Keck			12	0	0	head gasket	50	0
21	21	E.J. Trivette	27		'57 Plymouth				2	0	0	transmission	50	0
22	22	Junior Johnson	11		'59 Dodge	Spaulding			108	0	0	disqualified	0	0