1959 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway

Race 42 of 44

Asheville-Weaverville
200 laps
Time of race: 1:18:30
Average speed of winner: 76.433 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-199 unknown, L. Petty 200

Race notes: First pole for Tommy Irwin. Debut for Chuck Tombs and Layman Utsman. Finale for Benny Rakestraw.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Lee Petty	42		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Petty		200	1	1	running	900	0
2	2	Glen Wood	16		'58 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	0	0	running	525	0
3	6	Jack Smith	47		'59 Chevrolet	Jack Smith	Moore		199	0	0	running	375	0
4	9	Rex White	4		'59 Chevrolet	Rex White			199	0	0	running	275	0
5	8	Richard Petty	43		'59 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		198	0	0	running	250	0
6	3	Larry Frank	76	Carolina Plating	'57 Chevrolet	Larry Frank			197	0	0	running	215	0
7	14	Joe Lee Johnson	77	Honest Charley	'57 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			197	0	0	running	175	0
8	19	Ned Jarrett	38		'57 Ford	Jarrett			195	0	0	running	150	0
9	11	Junior Johnson	11		'59 Dodge	Spaulding			194	0	0	running	140	0
10	15	Roy Tyner	9		'57 Chevrolet	Tyner			193	0	0	running	130	0
11	7	Cotton Owens	6	Thunder Chicken	'59 Ford Thunderbird	W.H. Watson			192	0	0	running	125	0
12	13	Buck Baker	88		'59 Chevrolet	Buck Baker			192	0	0	running	110	0
13	18	Speedy Thompson	15		'57 Ford	Beau Morgan			187	0	0	running	100	0
14	16	Fred Harb	17		'57 Ford	Harb			184	0	0	running	85	0
15	26	Benny Rakestraw	12		'57 Mercury				182	0	0	running	70	0
16	28	L.D. Austin	64		'58 Ford	Langdon			180	0	0	running	60	0
17	23	Jimmie Lewallen	78		'57 Ford				179	0	0	running	50	0
18	25	Jerry Smith	18	Red Bank	'57 Pontiac	Griffith			178	0	0	running	50	0
19	20	Herman Beam	19		'57 Chevrolet	Beam			177	0	0	running	50	0
20	24	Dick Blackwell	26		'57 Ford				175	0	0	running	50	0
21	5	Bobby Johns	72		'57 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			171	0	0	engine	50	0
22	29	Buck Brigance	62		'57 Chevrolet				169	0	0	rear end	50	0
23	22	Bill Morton	66		'58 Ford				164	0	0	engine	0	0
24	21	Brownie King	31		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			138	0	0	running	0	0
25	27	Chuck Tombs	13		'59 Chevrolet				134	0	0	hub	0	0
26	17	Layman Utsman	32		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			124	0	0	spindle	0	0
27	10	Tiny Lund	20		'58 Ford	Spook Crawford			119	0	0	accident	0	0
28	1	Tommy Irwin	36		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Irwin		78.568	96	0	0	engine	0	0
29	12	Bob Welborn	49		'59 Chevrolet	Welborn			81	0	0	sway bar	0	0