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1959 Hickory NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Hickory Speedway circuit. Full information

1959 Hickory NASCAR

1959 Hickory NASCAR is 393rd NASCAR race. Passed at the Hickory Speedway circuit. Junior Johnson won the pole position and this race. Joe Weatherly and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1959 Reading NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Martinsville NASCAR
Race Start: 2nd May 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Hickory NASCAR

9th victory for the Paul Spaulding team
14th victory for the Junior Johnson
23rd podium for the Junior Johnson
9th podium for the Joe Weatherly
121st podium for the Lee Petty

Ford Fairline - 1959 Hickory NASCAR winner

Ford Fairline #11 - 1959 Hickory NASCAR winner

1959 Hickory NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Ford Fairline, #11	0	1h 36m 31s	Paul Spaulding
2	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41			Doc White
3	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #40			Paul Walton
5	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6			W.H. Watson
6	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1			Steve Pierce
7	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
8	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
9	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38			Ned Jarrett
10	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
11	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1957, #81			Harvey Hege
12	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1958, #22			Harlan Richardson
13	Jim Reed	Ford ?? 1957, #7			Jim Reed
14	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
15	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87			Buck Baker
16	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96			Bobby Keck
17	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #39
18	Bobby Waddell	Pontiac ?? 1957, #45			Bobby Waddell
19	Jimmy Pardue	Plymouth ?? 1958, #27			Jimmy Pardue
20	Bunk Moore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0			Richard Riley
21	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5			Tiny Lund

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Hickory NASCAR on the Hickory Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Ford Fairline, #11	Paul Spaulding
2	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
3	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #40	Paul Walton
4	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
5	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5	Tiny Lund
6	Jim Reed	Ford ?? 1957, #7	Jim Reed
7	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41	Doc White
8	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38	Ned Jarrett
9	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
10	Bobby Waddell	Pontiac ?? 1957, #45	Bobby Waddell
11	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6	W.H. Watson
12	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1958, #22	Harlan Richardson
13	Jimmy Pardue	Plymouth ?? 1958, #27	Jimmy Pardue
14	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
15	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1957, #81	Harvey Hege
16	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
17	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Steve Pierce
18	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87	Buck Baker
19	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #39
20	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
21	Bunk Moore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0	Richard Riley