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1959 Daytona NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Daytona circuit. Full information

1959 Daytona NASCAR

1959 Daytona NASCAR is 407th NASCAR race. Passed at the Daytona circuit. Fireball Roberts won the pole position and this race. Joe Weatherly and Johnny Allen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (402 km).

Previous race: 1959 Weaverville NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Pittsburgh NASCAR
Race Start: 4th July 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Daytona NASCAR

3rd victory for the Jim Stephens team
21st victory for the Fireball Roberts
38th podium for the Fireball Roberts
10th podium for the Joe Weatherly
3rd podium for the Johnny Allen

1959 Daytona NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ? 1959, #3	0	2h 46m 42s	Jim Stephens
2	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #12			Doc White
3	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #22			W.J. Ridgeway
4	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
5	Eduardo Dibos	T-Bird ?? 1959, #37			Van Acker
6	Bob Burdick	T-Bird ?? 1959, #73			Roy Burdick
7	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59			Carl Rupert
8	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6			W.H. Watson
9	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36			Tommy Irwin
10	Jim Reed	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #7			Jim Reed
11	Speedy Thompson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41			Doc White
12	Gene White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #44
13	Bennie Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #20			Spook Crawford
14	George Alsobrook	Ford ?? 1957, #92			Joe Jones
15	Tommy Thompson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #13			Tommy Thompson
16	Shorty Rollins	Ford ?? 1958, #83			A.J. Blackwelder
17	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Larry Frank
18	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
19	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77			Joe Lee Johnson
20	Ken Rush	Ford ?? 1958, #14			Manley Britt
21	Dick Joslin	Dodge ?? 1957, #71			Dick Joslin
22	Wilbur Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #99			Talmadge Cochrane
23	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4			Rex White
24	Larry Flynn	Ford ?? 1957, #86			Larry Flynn
25	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #89			Roy Tyner
26	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43			Petty Enterprises
27	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49			Bob Welborn
28	George Green	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32			Jess Potter
29	Charlie Cregar	Pontiac ?? 1959, #16			Happy Steigel
30	John Paschal	Ford ?? 1958, #60
31	Dick Foley	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #66			Dick Foley
32	Jim Austin	Ford ?? 1959, #97			Jim Austin
33	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #42			Petty Enterprises
34	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
35	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87			Buck Baker
36	Elmo Langley	Buick ?? 1959, #10			Ratus Walters
37	Joe Eubanks	Pontiac ?? 1958, #82			Don Every

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Daytona NASCAR on the Daytona circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ? 1959, #3	Jim Stephens
2	Bob Burdick	T-Bird ?? 1959, #73	Roy Burdick
3	Eduardo Dibos	T-Bird ?? 1959, #37	Van Acker
4	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43	Petty Enterprises
5	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
6	Gene White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #44
7	Jim Reed	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #7	Jim Reed
8	Elmo Langley	Buick ?? 1959, #10	Ratus Walters
9	John Paschal	Ford ?? 1958, #60
10	Wilbur Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #99	Talmadge Cochrane
11	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #22	W.J. Ridgeway
12	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #12	Doc White
13	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59	Carl Rupert
14	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36	Tommy Irwin
15	Charlie Cregar	Pontiac ?? 1959, #16	Happy Steigel
16	George Alsobrook	Ford ?? 1957, #92	Joe Jones
17	Speedy Thompson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41	Doc White
18	Bennie Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #20	Spook Crawford
19	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #42	Petty Enterprises
20	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77	Joe Lee Johnson
21	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6	W.H. Watson
22	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76	Larry Frank
23	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4	Rex White
24	Ken Rush	Ford ?? 1958, #14	Manley Britt
25	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87	Buck Baker
26	George Green	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32	Jess Potter
27	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49	Bob Welborn
28	Joe Eubanks	Pontiac ?? 1958, #82	Don Every
29	Tommy Thompson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #13	Tommy Thompson
30	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
31	Dick Joslin	Dodge ?? 1957, #71	Dick Joslin
32	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #89	Roy Tyner
33	Larry Flynn	Ford ?? 1957, #86	Larry Flynn
34	Shorty Rollins	Ford ?? 1958, #83	A.J. Blackwelder
35	Dick Foley	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #66	Dick Foley
36	Jim Austin	Ford ?? 1959, #97	Jim Austin
37	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam