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1959 Daytona 500 Qualifier


Race 2 of 44


Daytona
40 laps
Time of race: 0:41:54
Average speed of winner: 143.198 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 car length
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts pole, Weatherly 1, Welborn 2-6, Turner 7, Welborn 8-12, Turner 13, Welborn 14-23, Wilson 24-26, Welborn 27, Wilson 28, Welborn 29-40

Race notes: Debut for Raul Cilloniz, Eduardo Dibos, Jim McGuirk, Bob Potter, Harold Smith, and Fritz Wilson.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
17Bob Welborn49'59 ChevroletWelborn40533running8000
215Fritz Wilson64Museum of Speed'59 Ford ThunderbirdFritz Wilson4024running5250
36Tom Pistone59Rupert Safety Belt'59 Ford ThunderbirdRupert4000running3500
43Joe Weatherly48'59 ChevroletE.C. Wilson4011running2500
518Eduardo Dibos37"Peru"'59 Ford ThunderbirdVan Acker3900running2250
623Cotton Owens6'58 PontiacW.H. Watson143.1983900running2000
717Tiny Lund88'59 ChevroletBuck Baker3900running1650
814Lee Petty42'59 OldsmobilePettyPetty3900running1500
99Charley Griffith18Red Bank'57 PontiacGriffith3800running1400
1024Rex White4Idlewild Holmes'59 ChevroletRex White3800running1300
118Johnny Beauchamp73'59 Ford ThunderbirdRoy Burdick3800running1250
1228Bernie Hentges81'59 DeSoto3800running1100
1327Dick Freeman29'59 Chevrolet3800running1000
1438Dick Joslin71'57 Dodge3800running850
155Bobby Johns72'57 ChevroletShorty Johns3800running700
1612Speedy Thompson1'57 ChevroletSteve Pierce3800running600
1721Junior Johnson11'57 FordSpaulding3700running500
1830Raul Cilloniz38'58 FordCilloniz3700running500
1920Ken Johnson53'57 Ford3700running500
2026Jim Reed7'59 ChevroletJim Reed3500running500
2122Harold Smith69'59 Studebaker3500running500
2233Herman Beam19'57 ChevroletBeam3500running500
2313Carl Tyler86'57 FordCarl Tyler3400running500
242Tim Flock15'59 Ford ThunderbirdBeau Morgan3000push rod500
2529Roy Tyner9'57 ChevroletTyner2900coil00
2610Roscoe Thompson58'57 Chevrolet2800engine00
274Jack Smith47Bud Moore Garage'59 ChevroletJack SmithMoore2000accident00
2816Buck Baker87'59 ChevroletBuck Baker2000accident00
2937Curtis Turner41Delta Auto Sales'59 Ford ThunderbirdDoc White1722transmission00
3011Elmo Langley10'57 FordRatus Walters1700heating00
3119Bob Duell95'59 FordBuesink1700heating00
3232Jim McGuirk16'59 Pontiac1500distributor00
331Fireball Roberts3'59 PontiacJim Stephens140.5811400distributor00
3425Bob Potter24'59 Chevrolet1300tires00
3536Bob Pronger83'58 Ford1300gasket00
3631Bob Rose80'57 ChevroletSam Arena1100steering00
3734Dick Foley66'59 Chevrolet900engine00
3835L.D. Austin74'57 ChevroletL.D. Austin100steering00


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