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1959 Greenville NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Greenville-Pickens circuit. Full information

1959 Greenville NASCAR

1959 Greenville NASCAR is 400th NASCAR race. Passed at the Greenville-Pickens circuit. Jack Smith won the pole position, Junior Johnson won this race. Roy Tyner and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1959 Spartanburg NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Atlanta NASCAR
Race Start: 13th June 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Greenville NASCAR

10th victory for the Paul Spaulding team
15th victory for the Junior Johnson
27th podium for the Junior Johnson
1st podium for the Roy Tyner
125th podium for the Lee Petty

Ford Fairline - 1959 Greenville NASCAR winner

Ford Fairline #11 - 1959 Greenville NASCAR winner

1959 Greenville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Ford Fairline, #11	0	1h 56m 33s	Paul Spaulding
2	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
3	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5			Tiny Lund
5	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36			Tommy Irwin
6	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88			Buck Baker
7	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
8	Richard Riley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Bruce Thompson
9	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
10	Doug Cox	Ford ?? 1958, #30			Doug Cox
11	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
12	Fred Harb	Mercury ?? 1957, #28			Harvey Hege
13	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
14	Fred Boles	Plymouth ?? 1958, #51
15	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1			Steve Pierce
16	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6			W.H. Watson
17	Buddy Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #89			Buck Baker
18	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49			Bob Welborn
19	Jerry Draper	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #79			Jerry Draper
20	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
21	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32			Jess Potter
22	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38			Ned Jarrett
23	Bunk Moore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
24	Fritz Wilson	Ford ?? 1958, #99			Shorty Rollins
25	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1958, #82			Don Every

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Greenville NASCAR on the Greenville-Pickens circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
2	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6	W.H. Watson
3	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36	Tommy Irwin
4	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
5	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Steve Pierce
6	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88	Buck Baker
7	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
8	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
9	Fritz Wilson	Ford ?? 1958, #99	Shorty Rollins
10	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1958, #82	Don Every
11	Junior Johnson	Ford Fairline, #11	Paul Spaulding
12	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5	Tiny Lund
13	Bunk Moore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
14	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38	Ned Jarrett
15	Richard Riley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Bruce Thompson
16	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32	Jess Potter
17	Doug Cox	Ford ?? 1958, #30	Doug Cox
18	Fred Harb	Mercury ?? 1957, #28	Harvey Hege
19	Buddy Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #89	Buck Baker
20	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
21	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
22	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
23	Fred Boles	Plymouth ?? 1958, #51
24	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
25	Jerry Draper	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #79	Jerry Draper