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1959 Daytona 500

1959 Daytona 500 is 1st Daytona 500 race. Passed at the Daytona circuit. Bob Welborn won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Johnny Beauchamp and Charley Griffith also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Next race: 1960 Daytona 500
Race Start: 22nd February 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Daytona 500

1st victory for the Petty Enterprises team
1st victory for the Lee Petty
1st podium for the Lee Petty
1st podium for the Johnny Beauchamp
1st podium for the Charley Griffith

1959 Daytona 500

Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation) #42 - 1959 Daytona 500 winner

1959 Daytona 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #42	0	3h 41m 22s	Petty Enterprises
2	Johnny Beauchamp	T-Bird ?? 1959, #73			Roy Burdick
3	Charley Griffith	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18			Charley Griffith
4	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6			W.H. Watson
5	Joe Weatherly	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #48			E.C. Wilson
6	Jim Reed	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #7			Jim Reed
7	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
8	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59			Carl Rupert
9	Tim Flock	T-Bird ?? 1959, #15			Beau Morgan
10	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1			Steve Pierce
11	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8			Johnny Allen
12	Raul Cilloniz	T-Bird ?? 1959, #38			Raul Cilloniz
13	Curtis Turner	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41			Doc White
14	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11			Paul Spaulding
15	Dick Freeman	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #29			Dick Freeman
16	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77			Joe Lee Johnson
17	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1958, #98			Tom Vernon
18	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25			Gene White
19	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
20	Jimmy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Bruce Thompson
21	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
22	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1957, #92			Joe Jones
23	Jim McGuirk	Pontiac ?? 1959, #16			Happy Steigel
24	Larry Frank	Ford ?? 1958, #76			Larry Frank
25	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1957, #10			Ratus Walters
26	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4			Rex White
27	Ben Benz	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #55			Bernard Friedland
28	Dick Joslin	Dodge ?? 1957, #71			Dick Joslin
29	Ken Rush	Mercury ?? 1957, #14			Manley Britt
30	Bob Rose	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #80			Sam Arena
31	Harold Smith	Studebaker ?? 1959, #69			Bob Korn
32	Dick Foley	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #66			Dick Foley
33	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32			Jess Potter
34	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #21			Wood Brothers
35	Bob Pronger	Ford ?? 1958, #83			Bob Pronger
36	Billy Carden	Mercury ?? 1957, #39			Davis Brothers
37	Bernie Hentges	DeSoto ?? 1959, #81			Bernie Hentges
38	Shorty Rollins	Ford ?? 1958, #99			Shorty Rollins
39	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1958, #82			Don Every
40	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88			Buck Baker
41	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49			W.J. Ridgeway
42	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87			Buck Baker
43	Ken Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #53			Ken Johnson
44	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
45	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1959, #3			Jim Stephens
46	Paul Bass	Edsel ?? 1958, #45			Paul Bass
47	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72			Shorty Johns
48	Eduardo Dibos	T-Bird ?? 1959, #37			Van Acker
49	Gober Sosebee	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50			Gober Sosebee
50	Bob Said	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #89			Buck Baker
51	Bob Duell	Ford ?? 1959, #95			Julian Buesink
52	Pete Kelly	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #36			Pete Kelly
53	Bob Potter	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #24			Bob Potter
54	Carl Tyler	Ford ?? 1957, #86			Carl Tyler
55	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33			Jess Potter
56	Fritz Wilson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #64			Fritz Wilson
57	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43			Petty Enterprises
58	Larry Odo	Ford ?? 1957, #79			Larry Odo
59	Ken Marriott	Ford ?? 1958, #75			Ken Marriott

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Daytona 500 on the Daytona circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49	W.J. Ridgeway
2	Shorty Rollins	Ford ?? 1958, #99	Shorty Rollins
3	Fritz Wilson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #64	Fritz Wilson
4	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1958, #98	Tom Vernon
5	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59	Carl Rupert
6	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43	Petty Enterprises
7	Joe Weatherly	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #48	E.C. Wilson
8	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #21	Wood Brothers
9	Eduardo Dibos	T-Bird ?? 1959, #37	Van Acker
10	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25	Gene White
11	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6	W.H. Watson
12	Larry Frank	Ford ?? 1958, #76	Larry Frank
13	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88	Buck Baker
14	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1957, #92	Joe Jones
15	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
16	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77	Joe Lee Johnson
17	Charley Griffith	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18	Charley Griffith
18	Jimmy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Bruce Thompson
19	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4	Rex White
20	Bob Said	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #89	Buck Baker
21	Johnny Beauchamp	T-Bird ?? 1959, #73	Roy Burdick
22	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1958, #82	Don Every
23	Bernie Hentges	DeSoto ?? 1959, #81	Bernie Hentges
24	Ken Rush	Mercury ?? 1957, #14	Manley Britt
25	Dick Freeman	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #29	Dick Freeman
26	Billy Carden	Mercury ?? 1957, #39	Davis Brothers
27	Dick Joslin	Dodge ?? 1957, #71	Dick Joslin
28	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32	Jess Potter
29	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72	Shorty Johns
30	Ben Benz	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #55	Bernard Friedland
31	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Steve Pierce
32	Pete Kelly	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #36	Pete Kelly
33	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11	Paul Spaulding
34	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33	Jess Potter
35	Raul Cilloniz	T-Bird ?? 1959, #38	Raul Cilloniz
36	Gober Sosebee	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50	Gober Sosebee
37	Ken Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #53	Ken Johnson
38	Larry Odo	Ford ?? 1957, #79	Larry Odo
39	Jim Reed	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #7	Jim Reed
40	Paul Bass	Edsel ?? 1958, #45	Paul Bass
41	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
42	Tim Flock	T-Bird ?? 1959, #15	Beau Morgan
43	Curtis Turner	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41	Doc White
44	Dick Foley	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #66	Dick Foley
45	Bob Potter	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #24	Bob Potter
46	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1959, #3	Jim Stephens
47	Bob Pronger	Ford ?? 1958, #83	Bob Pronger
48	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1957, #10	Ratus Walters
49	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
50	Harold Smith	Studebaker ?? 1959, #69	Bob Korn
51	Bob Duell	Ford ?? 1959, #95	Julian Buesink
52	Carl Tyler	Ford ?? 1957, #86	Carl Tyler
53	Jim McGuirk	Pontiac ?? 1959, #16	Happy Steigel
54	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87	Buck Baker
55	Bob Rose	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #80	Sam Arena
56	Ken Marriott	Ford ?? 1958, #75	Ken Marriott
57	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
58	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
59	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8	Johnny Allen