1959 Hickory Speedway

Race 12 of 44

Hickory
250 laps
Time of race: 1:36:31
Average speed of winner: 62.165 mph
Margin of victory: 2 & 1/2 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Johnson 1-25, Thompson 26-50, Weatherly 51-100, Baker 101-124, Thompson 125-237, Johnson 238-250

Race notes: Debut for Harlan Richardson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Junior Johnson	11		'57 Ford	Spaulding		68.900	250	2	38	running	800	0
2	7	Joe Weatherly	41	Delta Auto Sales	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			248	1	50	running	525	0
3	2	Lee Petty	42		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty	Petty		247	0	0	running	350	0
4	3	Ken Rush	40		'57 Chevrolet				246	0	0	running	250	0
5	11	Cotton Owens	6		'58 Pontiac	W.H. Watson			246	0	0	running	225	0
6	17	Speedy Thompson	1		'57 Chevrolet	Steve Pierce			237	2	138	oil pressure	200	0
7	9	Shep Langdon	64		'58 Ford	Langdon			237	0	0	running	165	0
8	16	L.D. Austin	74		'57 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			221	0	0	running	150	0
9	8	Ned Jarrett	38		'57 Chevrolet				220	0	0	running	140	0
10	20	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			214	0	0	running	130	0
11	15	Harvey Hege	81		'57 Ford	Hege			209	0	0	running	125	0
12	12	Harlan Richardson	22		'58 Ford				193	0	0	engine	110	0
13	6	Jim Reed	7		'57 Ford				182	0	0	axle	100	0
14	4	G.C. Spencer	34		'57 Chevrolet				179	0	0	transmission	85	0
15	18	Buck Baker	87		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			167	1	24	oil pressure	70	0
16	14	Bobby Keck	96		'57 Chevrolet	Bobby Keck			133	0	0	fan	60	0
17	19	Buck Brigance	39		'57 Chevrolet				125	0	0	battery cable	50	0
18	10	Bobby Waddell	45		'57 Pontiac				81	0	0	piston	50	0
19	13	Jimmy Pardue	27		'58 Plymouth				73	0	0	hub	50	0
20	21	Bunk Moore	0		'57 Chevrolet				28	0	0	engine	50	0
21	5	Rex White	5		'57 Chevrolet				27	0	0	transmission	50	0