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1959 Lakewood Speedway
Race 6 of 44
Lakewood
100 laps
Time of race: 1:19:49
Average speed of winner: 75.172 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, Beauchamp 1-100
Race notes: First win for Johnny Beauchamp. Debut for J.C. Hendrix. Finale for Pete Kelly. Only start for Sam Massey.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 2 | Johnny Beauchamp | 73 | '59 Ford Thunderbird | Roy Burdick | 100 | 1 | 100 | running | 800 | 0 | |||
2 | 1 | Buck Baker | 87 | '59 Chevrolet | Buck Baker | 77.888 | 99 | 0 | 0 | running | 525 | 0 | ||
3 | 15 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Rupert Safety Belt | '59 Ford Thunderbird | Rupert | 97 | 0 | 0 | running | 350 | 0 | ||
4 | 6 | Speedy Thompson | 1 | '57 Chevrolet | Steve Pierce | 96 | 0 | 0 | running | 250 | 0 | |||
5 | 14 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | '58 Ford | Every | 95 | 0 | 0 | running | 225 | 0 | |||
6 | 17 | Shorty Rollins | 99 | '58 Ford | Rollins | 94 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||
7 | 21 | Billy Carden | 39 | '57 Mercury | Davis Brothers | 93 | 0 | 0 | running | 165 | 0 | |||
8 | 4 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | '59 Chevrolet | Jim Stephens | 85 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 150 | 0 | |||
9 | 8 | Tiny Lund | 5 | '57 Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 140 | 0 | ||||
10 | 5 | Bob Welborn | 49 | '59 Chevrolet | Welborn | 82 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 130 | 0 | |||
11 | 16 | Jim McGuirk | 16 | '59 Pontiac | Steigel | 81 | 0 | 0 | running | 125 | 0 | |||
12 | 13 | Sam Massey | 35 | '57 Ford | 73 | 0 | 0 | running | 110 | 0 | ||||
13 | 11 | Roscoe Thompson | 58 | '57 Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | 0 | accident | 100 | 0 | ||||
14 | 9 | Cotton Owens | 6 | '58 Pontiac | W.H. Watson | 54 | 0 | 0 | engine | 85 | 0 | |||
15 | 12 | J.C. Hendrix | 68 | '57 Plymouth | 52 | 0 | 0 | accident | 70 | 0 | ||||
16 | 18 | Chester Barron | 44 | '57 Chevrolet | Chester Barron | 45 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 60 | 0 | |||
17 | 7 | Lee Petty | 42 | '57 Oldsmobile | Petty | Petty | 39 | 0 | 0 | axle | 50 | 0 | ||
18 | 19 | Johnny Allen | 8 | '57 Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | 0 | heating | 50 | 0 | ||||
19 | 20 | Pete Kelly | 36 | '57 Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | 0 | head gasket | 50 | 0 | ||||
20 | 10 | Charley Griffith | 18 | '57 Pontiac | Griffith | 2 | 0 | 0 | axle | 50 | 0 | |||
21 | 3 | Jack Smith | 47 | '59 Chevrolet | Jack Smith | Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | engine | 50 | 0 |
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