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1959 Charlotte NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Southern States circuit. Full information

1959 Charlotte NASCAR

1959 Charlotte NASCAR is 396th NASCAR race. Passed at the Southern States circuit. Bob Welborn won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Tiny Lund and Cotton Owens also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1959 Trenton NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Nashville NASCAR
Race Start: 22nd May 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Charlotte NASCAR

41st victory for the Petty Enterprises team
41st victory for the Lee Petty
124th podium for the Lee Petty
6th podium for the Tiny Lund
13th podium for the Cotton Owens

Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation) - 1959 Charlotte NASCAR winner

Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation) #42 - 1959 Charlotte NASCAR winner

1959 Charlotte NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #42	0	1h 48m 30s	Petty Enterprises
2	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5			Tiny Lund
3	Cotton Owens	Ford ?? 1958, #82			Don Every
4	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Bruce Thompson
5	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87			Buck Baker
6	Richard Riley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1			Richard Riley
7	Jerry Draper	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #79			Jerry Draper
8	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49			Bob Welborn
9	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1958, #17			Fred Harb
10	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
11	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38			Ned Jarrett
12	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
13	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
14	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
15	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
16	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41			Doc White
17	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
18	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11			Paul Spaulding
19	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43			Petty Enterprises
20	Larry Frank	Ford ?? 1958, #21			Wood Brothers
21	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96			Bobby Keck
22	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
23	Bobby Waddell	Pontiac ?? 1957, #45			Bobby Waddell
24	Fritz Wilson	Ford ?? 1958, #99			Shorty Rollins
25	Cliff Timberman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #80

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Charlotte NASCAR on the Southern States circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
2	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41	Doc White
3	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5	Tiny Lund
4	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
5	Fritz Wilson	Ford ?? 1958, #99	Shorty Rollins
6	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87	Buck Baker
7	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Bruce Thompson
8	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38	Ned Jarrett
9	Cotton Owens	Ford ?? 1958, #82	Don Every
10	Jerry Draper	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #79	Jerry Draper
11	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43	Petty Enterprises
12	Bobby Waddell	Pontiac ?? 1957, #45	Bobby Waddell
13	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
14	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11	Paul Spaulding
15	Larry Frank	Ford ?? 1958, #21	Wood Brothers
16	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1958, #17	Fred Harb
17	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
18	Richard Riley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Richard Riley
19	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
20	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
21	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
22	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
23	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
24	Cliff Timberman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #80
25	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck