1959 Virginia Sweepstakes 500

Race 41 of 44

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 4:07:56
Average speed of winner: 60.500 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 7 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Wood 1-85, L. Petty 86-164, R. White 165-171, L. Petty 172-179, Reed 180-266, Frank 267-305, R. White 306-500

Race notes: Debut for Jerry Smith. Finale for Ben Benz, John Dodd, Sr., Joe Halton, and Whitey Norman. Only start for Erwin Carpenter.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	14	Rex White	4		'59 Chevrolet	Rex White			500	2	202	running	3250	0
2	1	Glen Wood	16		'58 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	69.471	500	1	85	running	1975	0
3	24	Jim Reed	7		'59 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			497	1	87	running	1425	0
4	2	Tommy Irwin	36		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Irwin			497	0	0	running	1175	0
5	16	Speedy Thompson	22		'59 Chevrolet	Billie Ridgeway			497	0	0	running	900	0
6	7	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating	'57 Chevrolet	Larry Frank			496	1	39	running	750	0
7	4	Tom Pistone	59	Rupert Safety Belt	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Rupert			492	0	0	running	675	0
8	5	Joe Lee Johnson	77	Honest Charley	'57 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			490	0	0	running	600	0
9	15	Roy Tyner	9		'57 Chevrolet	Tyner			490	0	0	running	500	0
10	6	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		488	2	87	running	575	0
11	26	John Dodd, Sr.	75		'59 Ford	Dodd, Sr.			488	0	0	running	375	0
12	39	Ned Jarrett	38		'57 Ford	Jarrett			484	0	0	running	275	0
13	27	Ken Rush	41		'57 Chevrolet				476	0	0	running	250	0
14	32	Buck Baker	87		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			476	0	0	running	225	0
15	3	Richard Petty	43		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		470	0	0	running	275	0
16	19	George Green	32		'58 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			469	0	0	running	200	0
17	37	L.D. Austin	15		'57 Ford	Beau Morgan			469	0	0	running	180	0
18	36	Jerry Smith	18	Red Bank	'57 Pontiac	Griffith			466	0	0	running	165	0
19	12	Tiny Lund	20		'58 Ford	Spook Crawford			451	0	0	running	155	0
20	4	Bunk Moore	5		'57 Chevrolet				451	0	0	running	150	0
21	42	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			447	0	0	running	130	0
22	21	Bill Taylor	14		'58 Ford	Britt			439	0	0	engine	120	0
23	17	Brownie King	31		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			434	0	0	engine	110	0
24	8	Bobby Johns	72		'57 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			431	0	0	running	100	0
25	28	Shep Langdon	64		'58 Ford	Langdon			425	0	0	running	85	0
26	29	Aubrey Boles	45		'57 Plymouth	Aubrey Boles			405	0	0	running	75	0
27	23	R.L. Combs	63		'57 Ford				404	0	0	running	75	0
28	9	Jimmy Thompson	2		'57 Chevrolet	Bruce Thompson			318	0	0	running	75	0
29	22	Jack Smith	47		'59 Chevrolet	Jack Smith	Moore		305	0	0	rear end	75	0
30	30	Fireball Roberts	88		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			303	0	0	rear end	75	0
31	25	Erwin Carpenter	86		'56 Ford	Castles			299	0	0	accident	75	0
32	31	E.J. Trivette	27		'58 Plymouth				293	0	0	radiator	75	0
33	10	Cotton Owens	6	Thunder Chicken	'59 Ford Thunderbird	W.H. Watson			279	0	0	rear end	75	0
34	34	G.C. Spencer	34		'57 Chevrolet				263	0	0	transmission	75	0
35	35	Whitey Norman	46		'57 Chevrolet				259	0	0	axle	75	0
36	41	Buck Brigance	62		'57 Chevrolet				229	0	0	rear end	75	0
37	13	Gene White	25		'57 Chevrolet	Gene White			224	0	0	engine	75	0
38	18	Marvin Panch	98		'59 Ford	Tom Vernon			224	0	0	fuel pump	75	0
39	20	Banjo Matthews	93	Power Products	'59 Ford Thunderbird	Banjo Matthews			216	0	0	rear end	75	0
40	11	Elmo Langley	10		'59 Buick	Ratus Walters			180	0	0	clutch	75	0
41	33	Joe Halton	40		'57 Chevrolet				157	0	0	engine	25	0
42	43	Ben Benz	55		'57 Chevrolet				151	0	0	clutch	25	0
43	44	Bill Scott	33		'57 Chevrolet				151	0	0	clutch	25	0
44	47	Fred Harb	17		'57 Ford	Harb			76	0	0	engine	25	0
45	46	Johnny Beauchamp	58		'57 Chevrolet				50	0	0	steering	25	0
46	48	Bob Welborn	49		'57 Chevrolet	Welborn			37	0	0	engine	25	0
47	38	Jimmie Lewallen	78		'57 Ford				2	0	0	accident	25	0