1959 Firecracker 250

Race 26 of 44

Daytona
100 laps
Time of race: 2:46:42
Average speed of winner: 140.581 mph
Margin of victory: 57 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-2, Weatherly 3, Smith 4, Roberts 5-41, Pistone 42-48, Roberts 49-77, Weatherly 78-84, Roberts 85-100

Race notes: Debut for Jim Austin. Finale for Eduardo Dibos and Tommy Thompson. Only start for John Paschall.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Fireball Roberts	3		'59 Pontiac	Jim Stephens		144.997	100	4	84	running	7050	0
2	12	Joe Weatherly	12	Bob Bennett Motor	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			100	2	8	running	4625	0
3	11	Johnny Allen	22	Smith Radiator	'59 Chevrolet	Billie Ridgeway			99	0	0	running	1925	0
4	5	Jack Smith	47	Bud Moore Garage	'59 Chevrolet	Jack Smith	Moore		99	1	1	running	1175	0
5	3	Eduardo Dibos	37	"Peru"	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Van Acker			98	0	0	running	725	0
6	2	Bob Burdick	73		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Roy Burdick			97	0	0	running	1850	0
7	13	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Rupert			96	1	7	running	720	0
8	21	Cotton Owens	6		'59 Ford Thunderbird	W.H. Watson			95	0	0	running	500	0
9	14	Tommy Irwin	36		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Irwin			95	0	0	running	1100	0
10	7	Jim Reed	7		'59 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			95	0	0	running	400	0
11	17	Speedy Thompson	41	Delta Auto Sales	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			94	0	0	running	375	0
12	6	Gene White	44		'59 Chevrolet				92	0	0	running	700	0
13	18	Benny Rakestraw	20		'57 Mercury				92	0	0	running	500	0
14	16	George Alsobrook	92		'57 Ford	B.J. Jones			92	0	0	running	450	0
15	29	Tommy Thompson	13		'59 Chevrolet				90	0	0	running	300	0
16	34	Shorty Rollins	83		'58 Ford				90	0	0	running	300	0
17	22	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating	'57 Chevrolet	Larry Frank			89	0	0	disqualified	350	0
18	37	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			89	0	0	running	200	0
19	20	Joe Lee Johnson	77	Honest Charley	'57 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			88	0	0	running	325	0
20	24	Ken Rush	14		'58 Ford	Britt			88	0	0	running	300	0
21	31	Dick Joslin	71		'57 Dodge				87	0	0	oil leak	150	0
22	10	Wilbur Rakestraw	99		'57 Mercury	Cochrane			87	0	0	running	300	0
23	23	Rex White	4	Idlewild Homes	'59 Chevrolet	Rex White			86	0	0	running	135	0
24	33	Larry Flynn	86		'57 Ford				85	0	0	running	125	0
25	32	Roy Tyner	89		'58 Chevrolet	Tyner			84	0	0	running	125	0
26	4	Richard Petty	43		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		78	0	0	fuel pump	200	0
27	27	Bob Welborn	49		'59 Chevrolet	Welborn			77	0	0	running	210	0
28	26	George Green	32		'58 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			73	0	0	fan	150	0
29	15	Charlie Cregar	16		'59 Pontiac	Steigel			70	0	0	engine	110	0
30	9	John Paschall	60		'58 Ford				67	0	0	running	100	0
31	35	Dick Foley	66		'59 Chevrolet				60	0	0	timing	100	0
32	36	Jim Austin	97		'59 Ford				33	0	0	water pump	100	0
33	19	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		27	0	0	fuel pump	200	0
34	30	G.C. Spencer	34		'57 Chevrolet				16	0	0	engine	135	0
35	25	Buck Baker	87		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			12	0	0	bent rod	100	0
36	8	Elmo Langley	10		'59 Buick	Ratus Walters			11	0	0	engine	125	0
37	28	Joe Eubanks	82		'58 Pontiac	Every			2	0	0	bearing	125	0