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1959 Greenville NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Greenville-Pickens circuit. Full information

1959 Greenville NASCAR

1959 Greenville NASCAR is 415th NASCAR race. Passed at the Greenville-Pickens circuit. Lee Petty won the pole position, Buck Baker won this race. Cotton Owens and Ned Jarrett also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1959 Winston-Salem NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Columbia NASCAR
Race Start: 22nd August 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Greenville NASCAR

1st victory for the Lynton Tyson team
40th victory for the Buck Baker
114th podium for the Buck Baker
14th podium for the Cotton Owens
4th podium for the Ned Jarrett

1959 Greenville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ? 1959, #88	0	1h 43m 21s	Lynton Tyson
2	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6			W.H. Watson
3	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #11			Ned Jarrett
4	Jack Smith	T-Bird ?? 1959, #92			Gerald Duke
5	Jim Paschal	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #48			Julian Petty
6	Tommy Irwin	Ford ?? 1957, #36			Tommy Irwin
7	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25			Gene White
8	Marvin Porter	Ford ?? 1957, #12			Marvin Porter
9	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1958, #82			Don Every
10	Curtis Crider	Pontiac ?? 1957, #45			Bobby Waddell
11	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
12	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5			Tiny Lund
13	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
14	Aubrey Boles	Plymouth ?? 1958, #15			Aubrey Boles
15	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
16	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49			Bob Welborn
17	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
18	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #42			Petty Enterprises
19	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin

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

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #42	Petty Enterprises
2	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49	Bob Welborn
3	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6	W.H. Watson
4	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ? 1959, #88	Lynton Tyson
5	Jim Paschal	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #48	Julian Petty
6	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5	Tiny Lund
7	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #11	Ned Jarrett
8	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
9	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1958, #82	Don Every
10	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
11	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
12	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
13	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25	Gene White
14	Marvin Porter	Ford ?? 1957, #12	Marvin Porter
15	Jack Smith	T-Bird ?? 1959, #92	Gerald Duke
16	Curtis Crider	Pontiac ?? 1957, #45	Bobby Waddell
17	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
18	Aubrey Boles	Plymouth ?? 1958, #15	Aubrey Boles
19	Tommy Irwin	Ford ?? 1957, #36	Tommy Irwin